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Managers in transport and distribution

Occupation · SOC 2020 1241 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
1241
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£44,900 (£23.03 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 124
307
Going rate£44,900 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£44,900 (£23.03 per hour)No
Table 2£35,200 (£18.05 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Airport managers
  • Depot and fleet managers
  • Dispatch and distribution managers
  • Harbour and port managers
  • Road traffic managers
  • Managers in transport and distribution 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 124

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 124 (Managers in Logistics, Warehousing and Transport); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

245489202120222023202420252026
245489202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021149
2022245
2023396
2024489
2025307
2026121
By route
  1. Skilled Worker1,353
  2. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)230
  3. Intra-company Transfer76
  4. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)22
  5. UK Expansion Worker (Global Business Mobility)11
  6. Graduate Trainee (Global Business Mobility)8
By nationality, unit group 1241 (where published)
  1. India45
  2. China34
  3. United States13
  4. Italy10
  5. Turkey9
  6. Japan8
  7. France8
  8. Germany7
  9. Spain6
  10. Pakistan6
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 in transport and distribution (Table 1 where listed) is £44,900 a year, #56 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 49.7% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£44,900
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
56 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Managers in transport and distribution44,900
  2. Managers in storage and warehousing29,100
  3. Managers in logistics37,300
  4. Waste disposal and environmental services managers48,300
  5. Managers and directors in the creative industries44,900
  6. Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture29,100
  7. Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services25,800
  8. Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors29,800
  9. Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors26,100
  10. Publicans and managers of licensed premises30,900
  11. Leisure and sports managers and proprietors26,600
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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