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Marketing, sales and advertising directors — UK Skilled Worker going rate

SOC 2020 occupation code 1132 · eligible for PhD points

Going rate

£87,300

per year (£44.77/hr)

Effective minimum salary

£87,300

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

What this means

To sponsor someone as a marketing, sales and advertising directors on the Skilled Worker route, an employer must normally pay at least £87,300 per year — the going rate for this occupation (£87,300) 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:

  • £78,600Option B · 90%New entrants, and some other tradeable-points routes
  • £69,800Option C · 80%Immigration Salary List occupations
  • £61,100Option 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 1132.

Advertising and marketing directorsSales directorsMarketing, sales and advertising directors not elsewhere classified