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Chief executives and senior officials

Occupation · SOC 2020 1111 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
1111
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£88,100 (£45.18 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 111
1,121
Going rate£88,100 Table 1
Year by year
Data as at Immigration Rules, 11 Nov 2025
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Going rates

Minimum salaries by table of Appendix Skilled Occupations (per year, 37.5-hour week). Which table applies depends on the route and option.

TableGoing ratePhD points
Table 1£88,100 (£45.18 per hour)Yes
Table 2£60,000 (£30.77 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Chairpersons
  • Chief executives
  • Diplomats and foreign office officials
  • Senior public service officials
  • Chief executives and senior officials not elsewhere classified
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 111

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 111 (Chief Executives and Senior Officials); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

6871,374202120222023202420252026
6871,374202120222023202420252026
Data table
20211,040
20221,245
20231,374
20241,218
20251,121
2026512
By route
  1. Skilled Worker4,193
  2. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)1,516
  3. Intra-company Transfer451
  4. UK Expansion Worker (Global Business Mobility)201
  5. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)127
  6. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)12
By nationality, unit group 1111 (where published)
  1. United States432
  2. Japan202
  3. France152
  4. Germany112
  5. India95
  6. Italy88
  7. Australia82
  8. China79
  9. Canada69
  10. Spain52
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026

Compared with other occupations

The going rate for Chief executives and senior officials (Table 1 where listed) is £88,100 a year, #1 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 193.7% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£88,100
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
1 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Chief executives and senior officials88,100
  2. Production managers and directors in manufacturing55,000
  3. Production managers and directors in construction53,400
  4. Production managers and directors in mining and energy54,000
  5. Financial managers and directors75,100
  6. Marketing, sales and advertising directors87,300
  7. Public relations and communications directors77,200
  8. Purchasing managers and directors54,700
  9. Charitable organisation managers and directors44,300
  10. Human resource managers and directors52,900
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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