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Pharmaceutical technicians

Occupation · SOC 2020 3212 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3212
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
Yes
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 321
187
Going rate£33,400 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£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)No
Table 2aa£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

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

Immigration Salary List

This occupation is on the Immigration Salary List (lower salary threshold and fee).

CriteriaEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland
3212 Pharmaceutical technicians – all jobsYesYesYesYes
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 321

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 321 (Health Associate Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

173345202120222023202420252026
173345202120222023202420252026
Data table
202148
2022124
2023221
2024345
2025187
20262
By route
  1. Health and Care Worker706
  2. Skilled Worker213
  3. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)6
  4. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)1
  5. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)1
By nationality, unit group 3212 (where published)
  1. Pakistan50
  2. India19
  3. Bangladesh3
  4. Malaysia2
  5. Afghanistan2
  6. Nigeria2
  7. St Kitts and Nevis1
  8. Philippines1
  9. Ghana1
  10. Canada1
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 Pharmaceutical technicians (Table 1 where listed) is £25,000 a year, #229 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 16.7% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£25,000
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
229 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Pharmaceutical technicians25,000
  2. Dispensing opticians25,100
  3. Complementary health associate professionals31,300
  4. Youth and community workers26,500
  5. Child and early years officers25,400
  6. Housing officers27,800
  7. Counsellors26,200
  8. Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified25,400
  9. Early education and childcare practitioners25,000
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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