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Clothing, fashion and accessories designers

Occupation · SOC 2020 3422 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3422
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£36,500 (£18.72 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 342
156
Going rate£36,500 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 1a£36,500 (£18.72 per hour)No
Table 2aa£29,100 (£14.92 per hour)No
Table 2b£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)—

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Clothing and fashion consultants
  • Clothing and fashion designers
  • Footwear designers
  • Jewellery designers
  • Textile designers
  • Clothing, fashion and accessories designers not elsewhere classified
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 342

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 342 (Design Occupations); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

141281202120222023202420252026
141281202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021150
2022238
2023234
2024281
2025156
202631
By route
  1. Skilled Worker573
  2. Creative Worker385
  3. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)63
  4. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)58
  5. Intra-company Transfer8
  6. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)2
By nationality, unit group 3422 (where published)
  1. India28
  2. Nigeria13
  3. United States12
  4. Ghana10
  5. Italy9
  6. China5
  7. Canada4
  8. France3
  9. Pakistan3
  10. Switzerland2
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 Clothing, fashion and accessories designers (Table 1 where listed) is £29,100 a year, #160 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 3.0% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£29,100
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
160 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Clothing, fashion and accessories designers29,100
  2. Interior designers29,600
  3. Design occupations not elsewhere classified29,800
  4. Musicians37,500
  5. Arts officers, producers and directors38,100
  6. Artists26,600
  7. Authors, writers and translators29,800
  8. Actors, entertainers and presenters25,000
  9. Dancers and choreographers28,500
  10. Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators25,400
  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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