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Database administrators and web content technicians

Occupation · SOC 2020 3133 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3133
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£34,600 (£17.74 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 313
171
Going rate£34,600 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 1a£34,600 (£17.74 per hour)Yes
Table 2aa£29,200 (£14.97 per hour)Yes
Table 2b£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)—

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Database administrators
  • Web content technicians
  • Database administrators and web content technicians 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 313

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 313 (Information Technology Technicians); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

356711202120222023202420252026
356711202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021145
2022341
2023711
2024487
2025171
202640
By route
  1. Skilled Worker1,780
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)66
  3. Intra-company Transfer19
  4. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)16
  5. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)6
  6. Health and Care Worker4
By nationality, unit group 3133 (where published)
  1. India10
  2. Pakistan9
  3. United States5
  4. Sri Lanka2
  5. France1
  6. Canada1
  7. Turkey1
  8. China1
  9. Nigeria1
  10. Ghana1
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 Database administrators and web content technicians (Table 1 where listed) is £29,200 a year, #158 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 2.7% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£29,200
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
158 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Database administrators and web content technicians29,200
  2. IT operations technicians27,700
  3. IT user support technicians27,700
  4. Laboratory technicians25,000
  5. Electrical and electronics technicians30,800
  6. Engineering technicians34,700
  7. Building and civil engineering technicians27,900
  8. Quality assurance technicians26,500
  9. Planning, process and production technicians28,700
  10. Science, engineering and production technicians not elsewhere classified28,000
  11. CAD, drawing and architectural technicians28,700
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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