Salary databaseUK Skilled Worker salary by occupation
UK Skilled Worker salary by occupation
All 270 SOC 2020 codes · 2026 rates.
Every eligible occupation, its going rate, hourly equivalent and discount tiers — sourced from the Home Office Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Administrative & Secretarial
13 roles- 4122Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 4214Company secretaries and administrators£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 4121Credit controllers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 4143Customer service managers£35,200 · £18.05/hr
- 4124Finance officers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 4129Financial administrative occupations not elsewhere classified£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 4112Local government administrative occupations£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 4111National government administrative occupations£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 4141Office managers£37,400 · £19.18/hr
- 4113Officers of non-governmental organisations£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 4159Other administrative occupations not elsewhere classified£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 4132Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 4215Personal assistants and other secretaries£33,400 · £17.13/hr
Agriculture & Environment
1 rolesAssociate Professional
41 roles- 3413Actors, entertainers and presenters£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3411Artists£38,200 · £19.59/hr
- 3416Arts officers, producers and directors£38,100 · £19.54/hr
- 3412Authors, writers and translators£36,100 · £18.51/hr
- 3531Brokers£52,400 · £26.87/hr
- 3549Business associate professionals not elsewhere classified£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3551Buyers and procurement officers£35,500 · £18.21/hr
- 3120CAD, drawing and architectural technicians£33,800 · £17.33/hr
- 3572Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3222Child and early years officers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3422Clothing, fashion and accessories designers£36,500 · £18.72/hr
- 3224Counsellors£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3414Dancers and choreographers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3544Data analysts£34,900 · £17.90/hr
- 3211Dispensing opticians£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3112Electrical and electronics technicians£39,300 · £20.15/hr
- 3555Estate agents and auctioneers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3541Estimators, valuers and assessors£35,300 · £18.10/hr
- 3557Events managers and organisers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3534Financial accounts managers£44,700 · £22.92/hr
- 3533Financial and accounting technicians£48,700 · £24.97/hr
- 3223Housing officers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3571Human resources and industrial relations officers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3542Importers and exporters£35,700 · £18.31/hr
- 3581Inspectors of standards and regulations£34,400 · £17.64/hr
- 3532Insurance underwriters£36,500 · £18.72/hr
- 3421Interior designers£35,200 · £18.05/hr
- 3111Laboratory technicians£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3553Merchandisers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3415Musicians£37,500 · £19.23/hr
- 3574Other vocational and industrial trainers£34,500 · £17.69/hr
- 3212Pharmaceutical technicians£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3417Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3116Planning, process and production technicians£34,800 · £17.85/hr
- 3543Project support officers£33,900 · £17.38/hr
- 3560Public services associate professionals£39,500 · £20.26/hr
- 3115Quality assurance technicians£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3512Ship and hovercraft officers£58,300 · £29.90/hr
- 3240Veterinary nurses£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3229Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3221Youth and community workers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
Caring, Leisure & Service
9 roles- 6213Air travel assistants£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 6250Bed and breakfast and guest house owners and proprietors£25,000 · £12.82/hr
- 6135Care workers and home carers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 6232Caretakers£25,000 · £12.82/hr
- 6114Childminders£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 6134Houseparents and residential wardens£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 6116Nannies and au pairs£25,000 · £12.82/hr
- 6117Playworkers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 6136Senior care workers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
Construction & Trades
4 rolesCreative & Media
5 roles- 2494Advertising accounts managers and creative directors£46,000 · £23.59/hr
- 3429Design occupations not elsewhere classified£39,300 · £20.15/hr
- 1255Managers and directors in the creative industries£44,900 · £23.03/hr
- 2492Newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters£34,000 · £17.44/hr
- 2491Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors£39,600 · £20.31/hr
Education
7 roles- 6111Early education and childcare assistants£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3232Early education and childcare practitioners£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 2324Early education and childcare services managers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 1233Early education and childcare services proprietors£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 2323Education advisers and school inspectors£42,200 · £21.64/hr
- 2322Education managers£43,900 · £22.51/hr
- 2311Higher education teaching professionals£52,600 · £26.97/hr
Elementary Occupations
2 rolesEngineering
5 roles- 3114Building and civil engineering technicians£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 2129Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified£46,100 · £23.64/hr
- 2127Engineering project managers and project engineers£51,900 · £26.62/hr
- 3113Engineering technicians£42,500 · £21.79/hr
- 3119Science, engineering and production technicians not elsewhere classified£34,600 · £17.74/hr
Healthcare
5 roles- 3214Complementary health associate professionals£25,000 · £12.82/hr
- 2483Environmental health professionals£40,900 · £20.97/hr
- 3582Health and safety managers and officers£42,500 · £21.79/hr
- 1231Health care practice managers£40,400 · £20.72/hr
- 1171Health services and public health managers and directors£50,300 · £25.79/hr
Hospitality & Food
2 rolesLegal
2 rolesManagement & Admin
2 rolesManagers & Directors
24 roles- 1256Betting shop and gambling establishment managers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 1135Charitable organisation managers and directors£44,300 · £22.72/hr
- 1111Chief executives and senior officials£88,100 · £45.18/hr
- 1258Directors in consultancy services£70,100 · £35.95/hr
- 1131Financial managers and directors£75,100 · £38.51/hr
- 1139Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified£74,700 · £38.31/hr
- 1252Garage managers and proprietors£45,600 · £23.38/hr
- 1253Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 1257Hire services managers and proprietors£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 1136Human resource managers and directors£52,900 · £27.13/hr
- 1211Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture£35,900 · £18.41/hr
- 1212Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 1259Managers and proprietors in other services not elsewhere classified£41,400 · £21.23/hr
- 1242Managers in storage and warehousing£35,100 · £18.00/hr
- 1121Production managers and directors in manufacturing£55,000 · £28.21/hr
- 1123Production managers and directors in mining and energy£54,000 · £27.69/hr
- 1251Property, housing and estate managers£42,600 · £21.85/hr
- 1133Public relations and communications directors£77,200 · £39.59/hr
- 1223Publicans and managers of licensed premises£36,300 · £18.62/hr
- 1134Purchasing managers and directors£54,700 · £28.05/hr
- 1232Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors£40,400 · £20.72/hr
- 1172Social services managers and directors£43,000 · £22.05/hr
- 1225Travel agency managers and proprietors£36,000 · £18.46/hr
- 1254Waste disposal and environmental services managers£48,300 · £24.77/hr
Personal Services
2 rolesProcess, Plant & Machine
5 rolesProfessional Occupations
41 roles- 2433Actuaries, economists and statisticians£55,100 · £28.26/hr
- 2126Aerospace engineers£52,400 · £26.87/hr
- 2451Architects£47,600 · £24.41/hr
- 2472Archivists, conservators and curators£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 2411Barristers and judges£59,400 · £30.46/hr
- 2113Biochemists and biomedical scientists£45,900 · £23.54/hr
- 2112Biological scientists£40,300 · £20.67/hr
- 2440Business and financial project management professionals£56,500 · £28.97/hr
- 2421Chartered and certified accountants£49,200 · £25.23/hr
- 2452Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants£35,800 · £18.36/hr
- 2454Chartered surveyors£43,800 · £22.46/hr
- 2111Chemical scientists£39,900 · £20.46/hr
- 2121Civil engineers£50,400 · £25.85/hr
- 2151Conservation professionals£36,000 · £18.46/hr
- 2123Electrical engineers£58,700 · £30.10/hr
- 2124Electronics engineers£52,000 · £26.67/hr
- 2152Environment professionals£37,200 · £19.08/hr
- 2422Finance and investment analysts and advisers£45,800 · £23.49/hr
- 2142Graphic and multimedia designers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 2471Librarians£34,800 · £17.85/hr
- 2431Management consultants and business analysts£50,200 · £25.74/hr
- 2122Mechanical engineers£46,800 · £24.00/hr
- 2119Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classified£41,500 · £21.28/hr
- 2329Other educational professionals not elsewhere classified£40,600 · £20.82/hr
- 2162Other researchers, unspecified discipline£43,600 · £22.36/hr
- 2114Physical scientists£54,600 · £28.00/hr
- 2462Probation officers£35,700 · £18.31/hr
- 2125Production and process engineers£45,000 · £23.08/hr
- 2435Professional/chartered company secretaries£58,200 · £29.85/hr
- 2493Public relations professionals£37,000 · £18.97/hr
- 2482Quality assurance and regulatory professionals£48,200 · £24.72/hr
- 2481Quality control and planning engineers£41,300 · £21.18/hr
- 2453Quantity surveyors£48,600 · £24.92/hr
- 2115Social and humanities scientists£40,400 · £20.72/hr
- 2412Solicitors and lawyers£51,600 · £26.46/hr
- 2423Taxation experts£48,500 · £24.87/hr
- 2317Teachers of English as a foreign language£36,200 · £18.56/hr
- 2319Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 2240Veterinarians£49,500 · £25.38/hr
- 2469Welfare professionals not elsewhere classified£39,700 · £20.36/hr
- 2464Youth work professionals£38,000 · £19.49/hr
Protective Services
6 roles- 6311Police community support officers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3312Police officers (sergeant and below)£46,900 · £24.05/hr
- 3319Protective service associate professionals not elsewhere classified£41,100 · £21.08/hr
- 5245Security system installers and repairers£36,300 · £18.62/hr
- 1163Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services£61,600 · £31.59/hr
- 1162Senior police officers£64,000 · £32.82/hr
Sales & Customer Service
4 rolesSales & Marketing
11 roles- 3554Advertising and marketing associate professionals£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 3552Business sales executives£36,700 · £18.82/hr
- 9249Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 1150Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£36,400 · £18.67/hr
- 2432Marketing and commercial managers£50,100 · £25.69/hr
- 1132Marketing, sales and advertising directors£87,300 · £44.77/hr
- 3556Sales accounts and business development managers£55,200 · £28.31/hr
- 4151Sales administrators£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 7129Sales related occupations not elsewhere classified£25,000 · £12.82/hr
- 7132Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 7131Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale£33,700 · £17.28/hr
Science & Research
4 rolesSkilled Trades
50 roles- 5119Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5225Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers£41,100 · £21.08/hr
- 5432Bakers and flour confectioners£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5235Boat and ship builders and repairers£33,700 · £17.28/hr
- 5313Bricklayers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5431Butchers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5316Carpenters and joiners£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5436Catering and bar managers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5434Chefs£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5244Computer system and equipment installers and servicers£35,100 · £18.00/hr
- 5249Electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified£45,800 · £23.49/hr
- 5246Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers£39,700 · £20.36/hr
- 5241Electricians and electrical fitters£38,800 · £19.90/hr
- 5111Farmers£34,100 · £17.49/hr
- 5433Fishmongers and poultry dressers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5322Floorers and wall tilers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5443Florists£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5412Footwear and leather working trades£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5442Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5113Gardeners and landscape gardeners£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5441Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5317Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5114Groundsmen and greenkeepers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5112Horticultural trades£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5221Metal machining setters and setter-operators£34,600 · £17.74/hr
- 5212Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations£36,700 · £18.82/hr
- 5223Metal working production and maintenance fitters£39,300 · £20.15/hr
- 5449Other skilled trades not elsewhere classified£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5323Painters and decorators£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5214Pipe fitters£46,000 · £23.59/hr
- 5321Plasterers£34,200 · £17.54/hr
- 5315Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers£38,100 · £19.54/hr
- 5421Pre-press technicians£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5224Precision instrument makers and repairers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5423Print finishing and binding workers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5422Printers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5314Roofers, roof tilers and slaters£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5211Sheet metal workers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5250Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors£42,400 · £21.74/hr
- 5311Steel erectors£35,000 · £17.95/hr
- 5312Stonemasons and related trades£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5413Tailors and dressmakers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5419Textiles, garments and related trades not elsewhere classified£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5222Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out£38,400 · £19.69/hr
- 5243Tv, video and audio servicers and repairers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5411Upholsterers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5232Vehicle body builders and repairers£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5233Vehicle paint technicians£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 5231Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£35,500 · £18.21/hr
- 5213Welding trades£34,900 · £17.90/hr
Technology
15 roles- 2135Cyber security professionals£48,500 · £24.87/hr
- 3133Database administrators and web content technicians£34,600 · £17.74/hr
- 1137Information technology directors£86,000 · £44.10/hr
- 2139Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified£52,300 · £26.82/hr
- 3573Information technology trainers£40,000 · £20.51/hr
- 2133IT business analysts, architects and systems designers£54,900 · £28.15/hr
- 2132IT managers£55,000 · £28.21/hr
- 2137IT network professionals£45,600 · £23.38/hr
- 3131IT operations technicians£35,200 · £18.05/hr
- 2131IT project managers£58,200 · £29.85/hr
- 2136IT quality and testing professionals£41,200 · £21.13/hr
- 3132IT user support technicians£33,400 · £17.13/hr
- 2134Programmers and software development professionals£54,700 · £28.05/hr
- 5242Telecoms and related network installers and repairers£36,700 · £18.82/hr
- 2141Web design professionals£43,800 · £22.46/hr
Transport & Logistics
10 roles- 5234Aircraft maintenance and related trades£45,000 · £23.08/hr
- 3511Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers£80,400 · £41.23/hr
- 1140Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport£81,400 · £41.74/hr
- 8215Driving instructors£39,500 · £20.26/hr
- 1243Managers in logistics£44,900 · £23.03/hr
- 1241Managers in transport and distribution£44,900 · £23.03/hr
- 8232Marine and waterways transport operatives£38,300 · £19.64/hr
- 5236Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers£57,000 · £29.23/hr
- 6214Rail travel assistants£41,300 · £21.18/hr
- 4134Transport and distribution clerks and assistants£33,400 · £17.13/hr