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Artists

Occupation · SOC 2020 3411 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3411
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£38,200 (£19.59 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
Yes
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 341
5,683
Going rate£38,200 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£38,200 (£19.59 per hour)No
Table 2aa£26,600 (£13.64 per hour)No
Table 2b£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)—

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Art technicians (excludes education)
  • Drawing and painting artists
  • Hand drawn animators
  • Illustrators (excludes medical and scientific)
  • Medical and scientific illustrators
  • Picture restorers
  • Sculptors
  • Tattoo and henna artists
  • Artists not elsewhere classified
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
3411 Artists – 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 341

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 341 (Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

3,5267,051202120222023202420252026
3,5267,051202120222023202420252026
Data table
20213,888
20226,403
20237,051
20246,451
20255,683
20262,529
By route
  1. Creative Worker27,194
  2. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)2,626
  3. Skilled Worker1,666
  4. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)253
  5. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)114
  6. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)88
By nationality, unit group 3411 (where published)
  1. India97
  2. Ukraine92
  3. Pakistan31
  4. China18
  5. Kyrgyzstan18
  6. Brazil15
  7. Nigeria11
  8. Belarus11
  9. Colombia10
  10. Turkey9
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 Artists (Table 1 where listed) is £26,600 a year, #199 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 11.3% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£26,600
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
199 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Artists26,600
  2. Musicians37,500
  3. Arts officers, producers and directors38,100
  4. Authors, writers and translators29,800
  5. Actors, entertainers and presenters25,000
  6. Dancers and choreographers28,500
  7. Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators25,400
  8. Interior designers29,600
  9. Clothing, fashion and accessories designers29,100
  10. Design occupations not elsewhere classified29,800
  11. Fitness and wellbeing instructors25,000
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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