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Architects

Occupation · SOC 2020 2451 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
2451
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£47,600 (£24.41 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 245
475
Going rate£47,600 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£47,600 (£24.41 per hour)Yes
Table 2£37,800 (£19.38 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

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

Sponsored work visas, minor group 245

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 245 (Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

369737202120222023202420252026
369737202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021388
2022737
2023715
2024581
2025475
2026302
By route
  1. Skilled Worker2,155
  2. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)670
  3. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)216
  4. Intra-company Transfer118
  5. Graduate Trainee (Global Business Mobility)13
  6. Service Supplier (Global Business Mobility)10
By nationality, unit group 2451 (where published)
  1. United States18
  2. Spain10
  3. China7
  4. Turkey7
  5. India7
  6. Italy5
  7. Canada5
  8. Germany5
  9. Poland3
  10. Brazil2
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 Architects (Table 1 where listed) is £47,600 a year, #48 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 58.7% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£47,600
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
48 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Architects47,600
  2. Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants35,800
  3. Quantity surveyors48,600
  4. Chartered surveyors43,800
  5. Construction project managers and related professionals44,300
  6. Barristers and judges59,400
  7. Solicitors and lawyers51,600
  8. Legal professionals not elsewhere classified33,400
  9. Chartered and certified accountants49,200
  10. Finance and investment analysts and advisers45,800
  11. Taxation experts48,500
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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