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Production managers and directors in mining and energy — UK Skilled Worker going rate

SOC 2020 occupation code 1123 · eligible for PhD points

Going rate

£54,000

per year (£27.69/hr)

Effective minimum salary

£54,000

the higher of the £41,700 general threshold and the going rate

What this means

To sponsor someone as a production managers and directors in mining and energy on the Skilled Worker route, an employer must normally pay at least £54,000 per year — the going rate for this occupation (£54,000) is above the general £41,700 threshold, so it sets the floor. Some applicants can be paid a lower salary using tradeable points.

Discounted salary options

Lower going rates that apply if you qualify on tradeable points:

  • £48,600Option B · 90%New entrants, and some other tradeable-points routes
  • £43,200Option C · 80%Immigration Salary List occupations
  • £37,800Option E · 70%PhD in a relevant STEM subject / new entrant combinations

The discounted rate must still be at least the option's percentage of the going rate and meet the route's absolute minimum.

Related job titles

Non-exclusive examples for SOC 1123.

Managers and directors in the extraction of fossil fuelsManagers and directors in the production of energyProduction managers and directors in mining and energy not elsewhere classified