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Counsellors

Occupation · SOC 2020 3224 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3224
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 322
978
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£26,200 (£13.44 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Bereavement counsellors
  • Debt advisers
  • Life coaches
  • Relationship counsellors
  • Substance misuse workers
  • Counsellors 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 322

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 322 (Welfare and Housing Associate Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

5341,067202120222023202420252026
5341,067202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021718
2022680
2023848
20241,067
2025978
2026235
By route
  1. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)3,365
  2. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)563
  3. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)352
  4. Skilled Worker190
  5. Minister of Religion (previously Tier 2)43
  6. Health and Care Worker7
By nationality, unit group 3224 (where published)
  1. United States2
  2. China1
  3. Nigeria1
  4. Sweden1
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 Counsellors (Table 1 where listed) is £26,200 a year, #207 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 12.7% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£26,200
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
207 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Counsellors26,200
  2. Youth and community workers26,500
  3. Child and early years officers25,400
  4. Housing officers27,800
  5. Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified25,400
  6. Dispensing opticians25,100
  7. Pharmaceutical technicians25,000
  8. Early education and childcare practitioners25,000
  9. Veterinary nurses25,000
  10. Complementary health associate professionals31,300
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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