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Travel agency managers and proprietors

Occupation · SOC 2020 1225 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
1225
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£36,000 (£18.46 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 122
340
Going rate£36,000 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 1a£36,000 (£18.46 per hour)No
Table 2aa£30,000 (£15.38 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

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

Sponsored work visas, minor group 122

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 122 (Managers and Proprietors in Hospitality and Leisure Services); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

8301,659202120222023202420252026
8301,659202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021342
20221,080
20231,530
20241,659
2025340
202624
By route
  1. Skilled Worker4,801
  2. Creative Worker78
  3. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)75
  4. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)14
  5. International Sportsperson4
  6. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)2
By nationality, unit group 1225 (where published)
  1. Pakistan8
  2. Italy2
  3. Bangladesh2
  4. France2
  5. Turkey2
  6. Hungary1
  7. Israel1
  8. Germany1
  9. India1
  10. South Africa1
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 Travel agency managers and proprietors (Table 1 where listed) is £30,000 a year, #139 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 0.0% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£30,000
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
139 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Travel agency managers and proprietors30,000
  2. Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors29,800
  3. Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors26,100
  4. Publicans and managers of licensed premises30,900
  5. Leisure and sports managers and proprietors26,600
  6. Managers in transport and distribution44,900
  7. Waste disposal and environmental services managers48,300
  8. Managers and directors in the creative industries44,900
  9. Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture29,100
  10. Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services25,800
  11. Health care practice managers32,600
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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