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Inspectors of standards and regulations

Occupation · SOC 2020 3581 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3581
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£34,400 (£17.64 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 358
46
Going rate£34,400 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£34,400 (£17.64 per hour)No
Table 2aa£30,000 (£15.38 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Animal health inspectors and officers
  • Building control officers
  • Driving examiners
  • Health and safety inspectors
  • Housing and planning inspectors
  • Licensing officers
  • Meat hygiene inspectors
  • Nuclear safety inspectors
  • Trading standards officers
  • Traffic and vehicle examiners and inspectors
  • Inspectors of standards and regulations 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 358

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 358 (Regulatory Associate Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

75149202120222023202420252026
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Data table
2021143
2022149
2023142
2024120
202546
20267
By route
  1. Skilled Worker559
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)28
  3. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)7
  4. Creative Worker7
  5. Intra-company Transfer3
  6. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)2
By nationality, unit group 3581 (where published)
  1. Pakistan3
  2. France1
  3. Australia1
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 Inspectors of standards and regulations (Table 1 where listed) is £30,000 a year, #139 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 0.0% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£30,000
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
139 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Inspectors of standards and regulations30,000
  2. Health and safety managers and officers34,800
  3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers80,400
  4. Brokers52,400
  5. Financial accounts managers44,700
  6. Sales accounts and business development managers55,200
  7. Ship and hovercraft officers39,100
  8. Legal associate professionals26,400
  9. Insurance underwriters29,800
  10. Financial and accounting technicians32,900
  11. Estimators, valuers and assessors28,600
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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