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Managers and directors in retail and wholesale

Occupation · SOC 2020 1150 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
1150
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£36,400 (£18.67 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 115
209
Going rate£36,400 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 1a£36,400 (£18.67 per hour)Yes
Table 2aa£29,400 (£15.08 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 115

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 115 (Managers and Directors in Retail and Wholesale); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

6481,295202120222023202420252026
6481,295202120222023202420252026
Data table
202170
2022182
2023699
20241,295
2025209
20264
By route
  1. Skilled Worker2,436
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)22
  3. Intra-company Transfer1
By nationality, unit group 1150 (where published)
  1. Sri Lanka72
  2. Pakistan65
  3. India45
  4. Italy18
  5. Turkey15
  6. France12
  7. China10
  8. United States10
  9. Bangladesh9
  10. Spain7
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 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale (Table 1 where listed) is £29,400 a year, #155 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 2.0% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£29,400
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
155 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Managers and directors in retail and wholesale29,400
  2. Chief executives and senior officials88,100
  3. Production managers and directors in manufacturing55,000
  4. Production managers and directors in construction53,400
  5. Production managers and directors in mining and energy54,000
  6. Financial managers and directors75,100
  7. Marketing, sales and advertising directors87,300
  8. Public relations and communications directors77,200
  9. Purchasing managers and directors54,700
  10. Charitable organisation managers and directors44,300
  11. 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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