Solicitors and lawyers — UK Skilled Worker going rate
SOC 2020 occupation code 2412 · eligible for PhD points
Going rate
£51,600
per year (£26.46/hr)
Effective minimum salary
£51,600
the higher of the £41,700 general threshold and the going rate
What this means
To sponsor someone as a solicitors and lawyers on the Skilled Worker route, an employer must normally pay at least £51,600 per year — the going rate for this occupation (£51,600) 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:
- £46,500Option B · 90%New entrants, and some other tradeable-points routes
- £41,300Option C · 80%Immigration Salary List occupations
- £36,100Option 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 2412.
Commercial solicitors and lawyersCriminal solicitors and lawyersFamily solicitors and lawyersProperty solicitors and lawyersSolicitors and lawyers not elsewhere classified