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Secondary education teaching professionals

Occupation · SOC 2020 2313 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
2313
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
See relevant pay band in Table 5
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 231
1,785
Going rateSee relevant pay band in Table 5Table 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 3See relevant pay band in Table 5—

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Curriculum leader (secondary school)
  • Deputy head teacher (secondary school)
  • Head of year (secondary school)
  • Secondary school teacher
  • Sixth form teacher
  • Teacher (secondary school)
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 2313 (where published)
  1. United States70
  2. Jamaica59
  3. South Africa31
  4. Spain24
  5. Turkey20
  6. Ghana18
  7. France18
  8. Greece12
  9. Germany11
  10. Switzerland10
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026

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