Communication operators
Occupation · SOC 2020 7213 · United Kingdom
- SOC 2020 code
- 7213
- On the Immigration Salary List
- No
- Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 721
- 75
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.
| Table | Going rate | PhD 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 721
Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 721 (Customer Service Occupations); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.
Visas granted by year (minor group)
Data table
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2022 | 66 |
| 2023 | 60 |
| 2024 | 71 |
| 2025 | 75 |
| 2026 | 14 |
- Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)289
- Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)21
- Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)18
- International Agreement (previously Tier 5)3
- Skilled Worker2
- United States1
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026
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