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Probation officers

Occupation · SOC 2020 2462 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
2462
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£35,700 (£18.31 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 246
1,975
Going rate£35,700 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£35,700 (£18.31 per hour)Yes
Table 2£29,400 (£15.08 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Probation officers
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 246

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 246 (Welfare Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

1,2402,479202120222023202420252026
1,2402,479202120222023202420252026
Data table
20211,896
20222,172
20232,479
20242,199
20251,975
2026986
By route
  1. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)6,295
  2. Minister of Religion (previously Tier 2)2,801
  3. Health and Care Worker1,889
  4. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)432
  5. Skilled Worker113
  6. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)95
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 Probation officers (Table 1 where listed) is £35,700 a year, #96 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 19.0% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£35,700
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
96 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Probation officers35,700
  2. Youth work professionals38,000
  3. Welfare professionals not elsewhere classified39,700
  4. Barristers and judges59,400
  5. Solicitors and lawyers51,600
  6. Legal professionals not elsewhere classified33,400
  7. Chartered and certified accountants49,200
  8. Finance and investment analysts and advisers45,800
  9. 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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