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Sports players

Occupation · SOC 2020 3431 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3431
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 343
2,030
Going rate—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 6——
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 343

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 343 (Sports and Fitness Occupations); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

1,0152,030202120222023202420252026
1,0152,030202120222023202420252026
Data table
20211,273
20221,855
20231,862
20241,912
20252,030
20261,499
By route
  1. International Sportsperson8,611
  2. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)1,014
  3. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)578
  4. Sportsperson (previously Tier 2)87
  5. Skilled Worker74
  6. Creative Worker58
By nationality, unit group 3431 (where published)
  1. Sri Lanka237
  2. South Africa226
  3. India174
  4. Australia155
  5. Pakistan151
  6. Canada111
  7. United States100
  8. Argentina80
  9. New Zealand71
  10. China56
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026

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