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Advertising accounts managers and creative directors — UK Skilled Worker going rate

SOC 2020 occupation code 2494 · eligible for PhD points

Going rate

£46,000

per year (£23.59/hr)

Effective minimum salary

£46,000

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

What this means

To sponsor someone as a advertising accounts managers and creative directors on the Skilled Worker route, an employer must normally pay at least £46,000 per year — the going rate for this occupation (£46,000) 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:

  • £41,400Option B · 90%New entrants, and some other tradeable-points routes
  • £36,800Option 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 2494.

Advertising account managersCreative directorsFundraising managers