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Veterinary nurses

Occupation · SOC 2020 3240 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3240
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 324
2
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)

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

Sponsored work visas, minor group 324

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 324 (Veterinary Nurses); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

91820212022202320242025
91820212022202320242025
Data table
20216
202215
202318
20247
20252
By route
  1. Skilled Worker46
  2. Health and Care Worker1
  3. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)1
By nationality, unit group 3240 (where published)
  1. United States2
  2. Lithuania1
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 Veterinary nurses (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. Veterinary nurses25,000
  2. Dispensing opticians25,100
  3. Pharmaceutical technicians25,000
  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
  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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