SOC 2020 · 2482
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Eligible
This occupation appears on Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Salary floor
£48,200
The going rate, £48,200, is the higher of the two.
Shortage lists
Not listed
This code is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List.
Salary the job must pay
A Skilled Worker job must pay at least the higher of the general threshold and the going rate for its occupation code.
Going rate (standard)
£48,200
General threshold
£41,700
Visa thresholds from
Minimum for this role
£48,200
Home Office going rates from
New entrants and some other cases can use 70% of the going rate, £33,800, subject to the lower general threshold of £33,400.
What this occupation actually pays
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time gross annual pay.
- UK pay for this occupation
- Going rate£48,200
- General threshold£41,700
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £30,947 |
| 25th | £37,854 |
| 50th | £50,083 |
| 75th | £67,255 |
| Going rate | £48,200 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £30,947 | £37,854 | £50,083 | £67,255 | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £44,887 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £42,887 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £59,149 | — | — |
| North East 2025 | — | — | £43,913 |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals plan, organise, co-ordinate and direct the effective measurement monitoring and reporting on the qualitative and regulatory aspects of a specified tangible (industrial production) or non-tangible (service provision) output.
Typical tasks
develops and implements visual, physical, functional or other appropriate measures and tests of quality
analyses and reports upon the results of quality control tests to ensure that production remains within specification
considers the impact of legislation upon specification requirements
examines current operating procedures to determine how quality may be improved
examines operating procedures to ensure the process and the product meet regulatory standards and implements changes necessary to ensure compliance
Entry routes and qualifications
Entry normally requires a degree or equivalent qualification with relevant experience. Off and on-the-job training is available. A variety of vocational qualifications that encompass quality assurance elements are available at up to level 4.