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Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors

Occupation · SOC 2020 1232 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
1232
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£40,400 (£20.72 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
Yes
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 123
24
Going rate£40,400 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£40,400 (£20.72 per hour)No
Table 2aa£32,000 (£16.41 per hour)No
Table 2b£32,000 (£16.41 per hour)—

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Day care managers
  • Home care managers
  • Residential care managers and proprietors
  • Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors not elsewhere classified
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Immigration Salary List

This occupation is on the Immigration Salary List (lower salary threshold and fee).

CriteriaEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland
1232 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors – all jobsYesYesYesYes
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 123

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 123 (Managers and Proprietors in Health and Care Services); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

5210420212022202320242025
5210420212022202320242025
Data table
202146
2022104
202383
202438
202524
By route
  1. Health and Care Worker142
  2. Skilled Worker102
  3. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)49
  4. Intra-company Transfer1
  5. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)1
By nationality, unit group 1232 (where published)
  1. Pakistan4
  2. Zimbabwe3
  3. India2
  4. Nigeria2
  5. Iran1
  6. Uganda1
  7. Spain1
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 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors (Table 1 where listed) is £32,000 a year, #120 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 6.7% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£32,000
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
120 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors32,000
  2. Health care practice managers32,600
  3. Early education and childcare services proprietors25,000
  4. Managers in transport and distribution44,900
  5. Waste disposal and environmental services managers48,300
  6. Managers and directors in the creative industries44,900
  7. Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture29,100
  8. Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services25,800
  9. Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors29,800
  10. Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors26,100
  11. Publicans and managers of licensed premises30,900
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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