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Solicitors and lawyers

Occupation · SOC 2020 2412 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
2412
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£51,600 (£26.46 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 241
1,461
Going rate£51,600 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£51,600 (£26.46 per hour)Yes
Table 2£39,000 (£20.00 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Commercial solicitors and lawyers
  • Criminal solicitors and lawyers
  • Family solicitors and lawyers
  • Property solicitors and lawyers
  • Solicitors and lawyers not elsewhere classified
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 241

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 241 (Legal Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

9321,864202120222023202420252026
9321,864202120222023202420252026
Data table
20211,067
20221,864
20231,518
20241,466
20251,461
2026674
By route
  1. Skilled Worker4,376
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)1,711
  3. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)1,466
  4. Intra-company Transfer245
  5. Graduate Trainee (Global Business Mobility)198
  6. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)41
By nationality, unit group 2412 (where published)
  1. Australia195
  2. United States143
  3. Germany101
  4. Italy72
  5. France66
  6. Singapore62
  7. Netherlands61
  8. Spain59
  9. India51
  10. Hong Kong50
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 Solicitors and lawyers (Table 1 where listed) is £51,600 a year, #36 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 72.0% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£51,600
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
36 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Solicitors and lawyers51,600
  2. Barristers and judges59,400
  3. Legal professionals not elsewhere classified33,400
  4. Chartered and certified accountants49,200
  5. Finance and investment analysts and advisers45,800
  6. Taxation experts48,500
  7. Management consultants and business analysts50,200
  8. Marketing and commercial managers50,100
  9. Actuaries, economists and statisticians55,100
  10. Business and related research professionals38,800
  11. Professional/chartered company secretaries58,200
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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