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Senior police officers

Occupation · SOC 2020 1162 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
1162
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£64,000 (£32.82 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 116
5
Going rate£64,000 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£64,000 (£32.82 per hour)Yes
Table 2£60,800 (£31.18 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Chief, deputy chief and assistant chief constables
  • Chief inspectors
  • Chief superintendents
  • Senior police officers 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 116

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 116 (Senior Officers in Protective Services); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

163120212022202320242025
163120212022202320242025
Data table
202131
202216
202315
202420
20255
By route
  1. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)59
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)23
  3. Skilled Worker5
By nationality, unit group 1162 (where published)
  1. Spain10
  2. Canada3
  3. Australia1
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 Senior police officers (Table 1 where listed) is £64,000 a year, #9 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 113.3% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£64,000
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
9 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Senior police officers64,000
  2. Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services61,600
  3. Chief executives and senior officials88,100
  4. Production managers and directors in manufacturing55,000
  5. Production managers and directors in construction53,400
  6. Production managers and directors in mining and energy54,000
  7. Financial managers and directors75,100
  8. Marketing, sales and advertising directors87,300
  9. Public relations and communications directors77,200
  10. Purchasing managers and directors54,700
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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