Chemical scientists — UK Skilled Worker going rate
SOC 2020 occupation code 2111 · eligible for PhD points
Going rate
£39,900
per year (£20.46/hr)
Effective minimum salary
£41,700
the higher of the £41,700 general threshold and the going rate
What this means
To sponsor someone as a chemical scientists on the Skilled Worker route, an employer must normally pay at least £41,700 per year — the general £41,700 threshold applies here because it is above this occupation's going rate (£39,900). 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:
- £35,900Option B · 90%New entrants, and some other tradeable-points routes
- £33,400Option C · 80%Immigration Salary List occupations
- £33,400Option 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 2111.
Analytical chemistsIndustrial chemistsNuclear and radiochemistsResearch and development chemistsChemical scientists not elsewhere classified