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Teachers of English as a foreign language

Occupation · SOC 2020 2317 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
2317
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£36,200 (£18.56 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 231
1,785
Going rate£36,200 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£36,200 (£18.56 per hour)Yes
Table 2£30,100 (£15.44 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
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 2317 (where published)
  1. Pakistan4
  2. Bangladesh1
  3. Poland1
  4. 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 Teachers of English as a foreign language (Table 1 where listed) is £36,200 a year, #93 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 20.7% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£36,200
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
93 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Teachers of English as a foreign language36,200
  2. Higher education teaching professionals52,600
  3. Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified33,400
  4. Further education teaching professionals (England)22,387
  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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