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Social services managers and directors

Occupation · SOC 2020 1172 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
1172
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£43,000 (£22.05 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 117
25
Going rate£43,000 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£43,000 (£22.05 per hour)Yes
Table 2£33,100 (£16.97 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Social services managers and directors
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 117

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 117 (Health and Social Services Managers and Directors); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

2346202120222023202420252026
2346202120222023202420252026
Data table
202124
202241
202346
202422
202525
202623
By route
  1. Health and Care Worker91
  2. Skilled Worker68
  3. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)11
  4. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)6
  5. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)4
  6. UK Expansion Worker (Global Business Mobility)1
By nationality, unit group 1172 (where published)
  1. United States1
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 Social services managers and directors (Table 1 where listed) is £43,000 a year, #66 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 43.3% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£43,000
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
66 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Social services managers and directors43,000
  2. Health services and public health managers and directors50,300
  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
  11. Charitable organisation managers and directors44,300
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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