Civil engineers — UK Skilled Worker going rate
SOC 2020 occupation code 2121 · eligible for PhD points
Going rate
£50,400
per year (£25.85/hr)
Effective minimum salary
£50,400
the higher of the £41,700 general threshold and the going rate
What this means
To sponsor someone as a civil engineers on the Skilled Worker route, an employer must normally pay at least £50,400 per year — the going rate for this occupation (£50,400) 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:
- £45,300Option B · 90%New entrants, and some other tradeable-points routes
- £40,300Option C · 80%Immigration Salary List occupations
- £35,200Option 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 2121.
Building and building services engineersGeotechnical engineersMining engineersStructural engineersTransportation engineersWater engineers (professional)Civil engineers not elsewhere classified