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Higher level teaching assistants

Occupation · SOC 2020 3231 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3231
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
General Assistants / Classroom Assistants:£23,656 (FTE £12.26 per hour)Classroom Assistant SEN:£25,147 p.a. (FTE £13.03 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 323
9
Going rateGeneral Assistants / Classroom Assistants:£23,656 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 3aGeneral Assistants / Classroom Assistants:£23,656 (FTE £12.26 per hour)Classroom Assistant SEN:£25,147 p.a. (FTE £13.03 per hour)—

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Advanced teaching assistant
  • HLTA
  • Learning support practitioner
  • Teaching assistant (qualified)
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 323

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 323 (Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

3569202120222023202420252026
3569202120222023202420252026
Data table
202122
202261
202369
202440
20259
20262
By route
  1. Skilled Worker114
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)72
  3. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)16
  4. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)1
By nationality, unit group 3231 (where published)
  1. Pakistan2
  2. Australia1
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 Higher level teaching assistants (Table 1 where listed) is £23,656 a year, #274 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 21.1% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£23,656
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
274 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Higher level teaching assistants23,656
  2. Early education and childcare practitioners25,000
  3. Dispensing opticians25,100
  4. Pharmaceutical technicians25,000
  5. Youth and community workers26,500
  6. Child and early years officers25,400
  7. Housing officers27,800
  8. Counsellors26,200
  9. Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified25,400
  10. Veterinary nurses25,000
  11. 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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