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Advertising accounts managers and creative directors

Occupation · SOC 2020 2494 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
2494
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£46,000 (£23.59 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 249
416
Going rate£46,000 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£46,000 (£23.59 per hour)Yes
Table 2£37,200 (£19.08 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Advertising account managers
  • Creative directors
  • Fundraising managers
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 249

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 249 (Media Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

336671202120222023202420252026
336671202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021390
2022671
2023478
2024443
2025416
2026207
By route
  1. Skilled Worker1,858
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)330
  3. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)255
  4. Intra-company Transfer77
  5. Creative Worker50
  6. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)18
By nationality, unit group 2494 (where published)
  1. United States41
  2. China15
  3. India10
  4. Australia8
  5. France8
  6. Canada8
  7. Brazil6
  8. Singapore5
  9. Germany5
  10. Russia4
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 Advertising accounts managers and creative directors (Table 1 where listed) is £46,000 a year, #51 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 53.3% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£46,000
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
51 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Advertising accounts managers and creative directors46,000
  2. Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors39,600
  3. Newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters34,000
  4. Public relations professionals37,000
  5. Barristers and judges59,400
  6. Solicitors and lawyers51,600
  7. Legal professionals not elsewhere classified33,400
  8. Chartered and certified accountants49,200
  9. Finance and investment analysts and advisers45,800
  10. Taxation experts48,500
  11. Management consultants and business analysts50,200
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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