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Managers and directors in the creative industries

Occupation · SOC 2020 1255 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
1255
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 125
302
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£37,000 (£18.97 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Art gallery managers and directors
  • Film and television production managers
  • Publishing managers and directors
  • Radio production managers
  • Sport and talent agents
  • Theatre production managers
  • Managers and directors in the creative industries 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 125

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 125 (Managers and Proprietors in Other Services); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

250500202120222023202420252026
250500202120222023202420252026
Data table
202193
2022214
2023368
2024500
2025302
202688
By route
  1. Skilled Worker1,044
  2. Creative Worker397
  3. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)38
  4. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)37
  5. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)29
  6. Intra-company Transfer7
By nationality, unit group 1255 (where published)
  1. India58
  2. United States54
  3. Nigeria17
  4. France9
  5. Pakistan8
  6. Uganda7
  7. Turkey7
  8. Germany6
  9. China6
  10. Australia5
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 and directors in the creative industries (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 and directors in the creative industries44,900
  2. Waste disposal and environmental services managers48,300
  3. Property, housing and estate managers32,500
  4. Garage managers and proprietors36,300
  5. Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors27,000
  6. Betting shop and gambling establishment managers27,100
  7. Hire services managers and proprietors28,200
  8. Directors in consultancy services44,600
  9. Managers and proprietors in other services not elsewhere classified33,100
  10. Managers in transport and distribution44,900
  11. Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture29,100
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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