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Higher education teaching professionals — UK Skilled Worker going rate

SOC 2020 occupation code 2311 · eligible for PhD points

Going rate

£52,600

per year (£26.97/hr)

Effective minimum salary

£52,600

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

What this means

To sponsor someone as a higher education teaching professionals on the Skilled Worker route, an employer must normally pay at least £52,600 per year — the going rate for this occupation (£52,600) 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:

  • £47,300Option B · 90%New entrants, and some other tradeable-points routes
  • £42,100Option C · 80%Immigration Salary List occupations
  • £36,800Option 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 2311.

Higher education teaching professionals