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Musicians

Occupation · SOC 2020 3415 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3415
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£37,500 (£19.23 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
Yes
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 341
5,683
Going rate£37,500 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 1£37,500 (£19.23 per hour)No
Table 2£30,100 (£15.44 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Composers and musical arrangers
  • Music conductors
  • Instrumentalists
  • Musicians 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
3415 Musicians – only skilled orchestral musicians who are leaders, principals, sub-principals or numbered string positions, and who meet the standard required by internationally recognised UK orchestras.The orchestra must be a full member of the Association of British Orchestras.YesYesYesYes
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 3415 (where published)
  1. India521
  2. Nigeria509
  3. Pakistan400
  4. Zimbabwe274
  5. Ghana147
  6. Jamaica108
  7. Iran108
  8. Ukraine97
  9. South Africa92
  10. Uganda86
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 Musicians (Table 1 where listed) is £37,500 a year, #85 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 25.0% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£37,500
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
85 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Musicians37,500
  2. Arts officers, producers and directors38,100
  3. Artists26,600
  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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