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Market research interviewers

Occupation · SOC 2020 7214 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
7214
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 721
75
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)

  • Field and telephone interviewers
  • Mystery shoppers
  • Political canvassers
  • Traffic enumerators

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)

3875202120222023202420252026
3875202120222023202420252026
Data table
202147
202266
202360
202471
202575
202614
By route
  1. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)289
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)21
  3. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)18
  4. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)3
  5. Skilled Worker2
By nationality, unit group 7214 (where published)
  1. Pakistan1

Compared with other occupations

The going rate for Market research interviewers (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. Market research interviewers25,000
  2. Customer service supervisors28,900