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SOC 2451Professional Occupations
Architects
UK Skilled Worker visa going rate and threshold requirements for architects (SOC 2451) under 2026 Home Office rules.
Going rate
£47,600
standard
Per hour
£24.41
at 37.5h/week
New-entrant
£37,800
discounted rate
Effective floor
£47,600
actual minimum
01 · Threshold
The 2026 numbers for SOC 2451
To sponsor a architects on a Skilled Worker visa in 2026, the salary offered must clear three separate tests. The Home Office takes the highestof the three as the applicant's effective threshold.
- 1General minimum£41,700Across all eligible occupations
- 2Going rate for SOC 2451£47,60025th percentile UK earnings for the role
- 3Hourly floor£15.88/hrAcross 37.5-hour standard week
Your effective threshold
£47,600 /year
A salary below this will be refused at the salary stage with no appeal on that ground.
02 · Discounts
Lower-rate paths
Some applicants can use a discounted threshold instead of the standard going rate. The lowest applicable rate wins.
New-entrant rate
£37,800
Under 26, recent graduate, or switching from Student/Graduate visa. Max 4 years on this rate.
Effective floor: £37,800
04 · How to check
Verify your offer clears the threshold
- 1Confirm your offer letter shows a basic gross salary of at least £47,600.
- 2Subtract bonuses, overtime, commission, in-kind benefits and pension contributions — none of these count.
- 3Check the hourly equivalent: divide annual basic by your contracted weekly hours × 52. Must be £15.88 or higher.
- 4If you qualify for the new-entrant or ISL discount, apply it — they stack with each other to give the lowest floor.
- 5Build in a £500+ margin: Home Office caseworkers round down, not up.
06 · Related
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