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Graphic and multimedia designers

Occupation · SOC 2020 2142 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
2142
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
Yes
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 214
404
Going rate£33,400 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 1£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)Yes
Table 2£26,200 (£13.44 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Multimedia animators
  • Graphic and multimedia designers 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
2142 Graphic and multimedia designers – 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 214

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 214 (Web and Multimedia Design Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

7141,428202120222023202420252026
7141,428202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021530
2022930
20231,428
20241,179
2025404
2026130
By route
  1. Skilled Worker4,193
  2. Creative Worker137
  3. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)105
  4. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)62
  5. Intra-company Transfer38
  6. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)36
By nationality, unit group 2142 (where published)
  1. India101
  2. Pakistan90
  3. United States38
  4. France32
  5. China23
  6. Bangladesh21
  7. Italy18
  8. Nigeria17
  9. Turkey15
  10. Spain15
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 Graphic and multimedia designers (Table 1 where listed) is £33,400 a year, #108 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 11.3% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£33,400
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
108 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Graphic and multimedia designers33,400
  2. Web design professionals43,800
  3. Chemical scientists39,900
  4. Biological scientists40,300
  5. Biochemists and biomedical scientists45,900
  6. Physical scientists54,600
  7. Social and humanities scientists40,400
  8. Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classifiedNote: For Skilled Worker purposes, SOC 2020 occupation code 2119 includes researchers in research organisations other than universities.41,500
  9. Civil engineers50,400
  10. Mechanical engineers46,800
  11. Electrical engineers58,700
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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