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Further education teaching professionals (England)

Occupation · SOC 2020 2312 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
2312
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
• Unqualified lecturer: £22,387• Qualified lecturer: £27,786• Advanced teaching and training: £41,905• Leadership & management: £41,905These going rates are per year and based on the definition of a full-time teaching professional used when determining these pay scales. They must be pro-rated for other working patterns, based on the weekly working hours stated by the applicant’s sponsor.
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 231
1,785
Going rate• Unqualified lecturer: £22,387• Qualified lecturer: £27,786• Advanced teaching and training: £41,905• Leadership & management: £41,905These going rates are per year and based on the definition of a full-time teaching professional used when determining these pay scales. They must be pro-rated for other working patterns, based on the weekly working hours stated by the applicant’s sponsor.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 3• Unqualified lecturer: £22,387• Qualified lecturer: £27,786• Advanced teaching and training: £41,905• Leadership & management: £41,905These going rates are per year and based on the definition of a full-time teaching professional used when determining these pay scales. They must be pro-rated for other working patterns, based on the weekly working hours stated by the applicant’s sponsor.—
Table 3• Lecturer and equivalent: £27,786• Senior lecturer and equivalent: £41,905These going rates are per year and based on the definition of a full-time teaching professional used when determining these pay scales. They must be pro-rated for other working patterns, based on the weekly working hours stated by the applicant’s sponsor.—
Table 3• Instructor / demonstrator and associate lecturer: £24,048.75• Main grade lecturer: £30,619.64• Upper pay spine: £44,010.49• Management: £47,696.57These going rates are per year and based on the definition of a full-time teaching professional used when determining these pay scales. They must be pro-rated for other working patterns, based on the weekly working hours stated by the applicant’s sponsor.—
Table 3• Lecturer: £30,000• Principal lecturer: £52,361• Heads of Departments: £55,339These going rates are per year and based on the definition of a full-time teaching professional used when determining these pay scales. They must be pro-rated for other working patterns, based on the weekly working hours stated by the applicant’s sponsor.—

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • FE College lecturer
  • Lecturer (further education)
  • Teacher (further education)
  • Tutor (further education)
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 231

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 231 (Teaching Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

1,7543,508202120222023202420252026
1,7543,508202120222023202420252026
Data table
20212,074
20223,077
20233,508
20242,975
20251,785
2026227
By route
  1. Skilled Worker8,621
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)4,595
  3. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)180
  4. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)104
  5. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)78
  6. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)18
By nationality, unit group 2312 (where published)
  1. Pakistan18
  2. United States4
  3. India4
  4. Ghana2
  5. China2
  6. Finland2
  7. Nigeria2
  8. Jordan1
  9. Turkey1
  10. Egypt1
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 Further education teaching professionals (England) (Table 1 where listed) is £22,387 a year, #277 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 25.4% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£22,387
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
277 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Further education teaching professionals (England)22,387
  2. Higher education teaching professionals52,600
  3. Teachers of English as a foreign language36,200
  4. Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified33,400
  5. Education managers43,900
  6. Education advisers and school inspectors42,200
  7. Other educational professionals not elsewhere classified40,600
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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