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Human resource managers and directors

SOC 2020 code 1136 · Also called: employee relations managers, equality, diversity and inclusion managers, learning and development managers and directors

Going rate
£52,900 a year
General threshold
£41,700 a year
Skill level
RQF 6 or above
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What do Skilled Worker human resource managers and directors get paid?

The standard requirement for SOC 1136 is £52,900 a year for 37.5 hours1.

  1. 1GOV.UK going rates · SOC 1136
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Skilled Worker status

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SOC 1136 (Human resource managers and directors) is a Skilled Worker occupation code at RQF 6 or above under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.

RQF 6 or aboveNot on a shortage or salary list, and doesn’t need one

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Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026

£52,900 is the going rate in Table 1 of GOV.UK’s Appendix Skilled Occupations, used for the standard option (option A). Lower requirements can apply in some cases, for example to new entrants or to applicants with a PhD relevant to the job. The options below show the ones the rules set for this code. Table 2 of the appendix has lower going rates for some other cases, which this page doesn’t list. See both tables on GOV.UK.

Information only. It checks a salary against the published rules for this occupation, not an application. Requirements are for a 37.5-hour week and change with the hours.

Option AStandard£52,900
Option BA PhD relevant to the job£47,600
Option CA STEM PhD relevant to the job£42,300
Option EA new entrant£37,100

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Rule changes

Dated, from GOV.UK
  1. The general threshold and salary options, the going rates, the skill levels, the Immigration Salary List and the Temporary Shortage List in force (HC 997, Appendix Skilled Occupations, Immigration Salary List and Temporary Shortage List).GOV.UK
  2. The Temporary Shortage List ends.GOV.UK

Questions

What is the going rate for SOC 1136?

£52,900 a year for a 37.5-hour week under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026, from GOV.UK’s going rates table. The standard requirement is the higher of the going rate and the general threshold of £41,700.

Is SOC 1136 a Skilled Worker occupation code?

SOC 1136 (Human resource managers and directors) is a Skilled Worker occupation code at RQF 6 or above under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.

Which job titles are in SOC 1136?

Employee relations managers, equality, diversity and inclusion managers, learning and development managers and directors and recruitment managers and directors.