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Fitness and wellbeing instructors

Occupation · SOC 2020 3433 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3433
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 343
2,030
Going rate£33,400 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£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)No
Table 2aa£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Group fitness instructors and personal trainers
  • Pilates teachers
  • Yoga teachers
  • Fitness and wellbeing instructors 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 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 3433 (where published)
  1. United States5
  2. India2
  3. Spain2
  4. Iraq1
  5. Other and unknown1
  6. South Africa1
  7. Sri Lanka1
  8. Turkey1
  9. Brazil1
  10. Italy1
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 Fitness and wellbeing instructors (Table 1 where listed) is £25,000 a year, #229 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 16.7% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£25,000
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
229 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Fitness and wellbeing instructors25,000
  2. Musicians37,500
  3. Arts officers, producers and directors38,100
  4. Artists26,600
  5. Authors, writers and translators29,800
  6. Actors, entertainers and presenters25,000
  7. Dancers and choreographers28,500
  8. Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators25,400
  9. Interior designers29,600
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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