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Veterinarians

Occupation · SOC 2020 2240 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
2240
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£49,500 (£25.38 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 224
356
Going rate£49,500 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£49,500 (£25.38 per hour)Yes
Table 2£38,000 (£19.49 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Veterinarians
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 224

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 224 (Veterinarians); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

349698202120222023202420252026
349698202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021334
2022661
2023698
2024534
2025356
2026124
By route
  1. Skilled Worker2,627
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)57
  3. Health and Care Worker16
  4. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)4
  5. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)3
By nationality, unit group 2240 (where published)
  1. Turkey161
  2. Spain82
  3. Portugal45
  4. Italy33
  5. Greece32
  6. United States24
  7. Poland22
  8. South Africa21
  9. Romania19
  10. France17
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 Veterinarians (Table 1 where listed) is £49,500 a year, #41 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 65.0% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£49,500
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
41 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Veterinarians49,500
  2. Generalist medical practitioners (England)29,566
  3. Other psychologists56,763
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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