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Librarians

Occupation · SOC 2020 2471 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
2471
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£34,800 (£17.85 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 247
59
Going rate£34,800 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£34,800 (£17.85 per hour)Yes
Table 2£26,400 (£13.54 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

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

Sponsored work visas, minor group 247

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 247 (Librarians and Related Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

3978202120222023202420252026
3978202120222023202420252026
Data table
202132
202278
202362
202451
202559
202625
By route
  1. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)154
  2. Skilled Worker110
  3. Creative Worker28
  4. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)11
  5. Health and Care Worker1
  6. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)1
By nationality, unit group 2471 (where published)
  1. Taiwan1
  2. Germany1
  3. United States1
  4. India1
  5. France1
  6. Poland1
  7. Nigeria1
  8. South Africa1
  9. Singapore1
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 Librarians (Table 1 where listed) is £34,800 a year, #100 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 16.0% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£34,800
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
100 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Librarians34,800
  2. Archivists, conservators and curators33,400
  3. Barristers and judges59,400
  4. Solicitors and lawyers51,600
  5. Legal professionals not elsewhere classified33,400
  6. Chartered and certified accountants49,200
  7. Finance and investment analysts and advisers45,800
  8. Taxation experts48,500
  9. Management consultants and business analysts50,200
  10. Marketing and commercial managers50,100
  11. Actuaries, economists and statisticians55,100
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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