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National government administrative occupations

Occupation · SOC 2020 4111 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
4111
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 411
55
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£25,900 (£13.28 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • National government benefits officers
  • National government revenue officers
  • Passport officers
  • National government administrative occupations 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 411

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 411 (Administrative Occupations: Government and Related Organisations); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

69137202120222023202420252026
69137202120222023202420252026
Data table
202166
2022108
2023123
2024137
202555
202640
By route
  1. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)210
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)140
  3. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)104
  4. Skilled Worker56
  5. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)17
  6. Minister of Religion (previously Tier 2)2
By nationality, unit group 4111 (where published)
  1. Japan34
  2. Australia6
  3. United States5
  4. Libya1
  5. Tunisia1
  6. New Zealand1
  7. Qatar1
  8. Myanmar (Burma)1
  9. Thailand1
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 National government administrative occupations (Table 1 where listed) is £25,900 a year, #211 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 13.7% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£25,900
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
211 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. National government administrative occupations25,900
  2. Local government administrative occupations26,000
  3. Officers of non-governmental organisations25,000
  4. Credit controllers25,200
  5. Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks25,400
  6. Finance officers25,600
  7. Financial administrative occupations not elsewhere classified25,000
  8. Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants25,000
  9. Transport and distribution clerks and assistants25,900
  10. Office managers30,000
  11. Customer service managers27,600
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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