Specialist medical practitioners
Occupation · SOC 2020 2212 · United Kingdom
- SOC 2020 code
- 2212
- Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
- As SOC 2020 occupation code 2211
- On the Immigration Salary List
- No
- Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 221
- 6,655
Going rateAs SOC 2020 occupation code 2211Table 1
Year by year
Data as at Immigration Rules, 11 Nov 2025
OC<GBRSPECIALIST<MEDICAL<PRACTITIONERS<<<<<< 22125<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<0
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.
| Table | Going rate | PhD points |
|---|---|---|
| Table 3 | As SOC 2020 occupation code 2211 | — |
Example job titles (non-exclusive)
- Anaesthetist
- Consultant (hospital service)
- Homeopath (medically qualified)
- Medical acupuncturist
- Paediatrician
- Psychiatrist
- Radiologist
- Surgeon
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025
Sponsored work visas, minor group 221
Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 221 (Medical Practitioners); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.
Visas granted by year (minor group)
Data table
| 2021 | 6,496 |
| 2022 | 9,420 |
| 2023 | 9,660 |
| 2024 | 8,129 |
| 2025 | 6,655 |
| 2026 | 1,949 |
- Health and Care Worker38,727
- Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)3,296
- Skilled Worker269
- Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)16
- International Agreement (previously Tier 5)1
- India625
- Pakistan346
- Sri Lanka279
- Egypt221
- Nigeria131
- Australia120
- Italy101
- Greece82
- Saudi Arabia72
- Malaysia71
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026
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