Chemical scientists
SOC 2020 code 2111 · Also called: analytical chemists, industrial chemists, nuclear and radiochemists
- Going rate
- £39,900 a year
- General threshold
- £41,700 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 6 or above
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What do Skilled Worker chemical scientists get paid?
The standard requirement for SOC 2111 is £41,700 a year for 37.5 hours1.
- 1GOV.UK statement of changes · general threshold
- 2GOV.UK going rates · SOC 2111
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 2111 (Chemical scientists) is a Skilled Worker occupation code at RQF 6 or above under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.
Check a salary
Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026£39,900 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.
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Rule changes
Dated, from GOV.UK- 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
- The Temporary Shortage List ends. The Immigration Salary List entry for SOC 2111 ends.GOV.UK
Questions
What is the going rate for SOC 2111?
£39,900 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 2111 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 2111 (Chemical scientists) 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 2111?
Analytical chemists, industrial chemists, nuclear and radiochemists and research and development chemists.
When does the Immigration Salary List entry for SOC 2111 end?
On 31 Dec 2026, unless a new statement of changes says otherwise.