Police officers (sergeant and below)
Occupation · SOC 2020 3312 · United Kingdom
- SOC 2020 code
- 3312
- Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
- £46,900 (£24.05 per hour)
- On the Immigration Salary List
- No
- Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 331
- 21
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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.
| Table | Going rate | PhD points |
|---|---|---|
| Table 1a | £46,900 (£24.05 per hour) | No |
| Table 2aa | £36,700 (£18.82 per hour) | No |
Example job titles (non-exclusive)
- Police constable
- Police sergeant
- Police officers (sergeant and below) not elsewhere classified
Sponsored work visas, minor group 331
Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 331 (Protective Service Occupations); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.
Visas granted by year (minor group)
Data table
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2024 | 60 |
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2026 | 1 |
- Skilled Worker136
- International Agreement (previously Tier 5)21
- Creative Worker14
- Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)5
- Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)3
- Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)1
Compared with other occupations
The going rate for Police officers (sergeant and below) (Table 1 where listed) is £36,700 a year, #89 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 22.3% above the median going rate of £30,000.
- Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
- £36,700
- Median going rate, all occupations
- £30,000
- Rank (highest first)
- 89 of 277
- Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
- 25
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