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Management consultants and business analysts

SOC 2020 code 2431 · Also called: business analysts and consultants, management advisers and consultants, risk analysts

Going rate
£50,200 a year
General threshold
£41,700 a year
Skill level
RQF 6 or above
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What do Skilled Worker management consultants and business analysts get paid?

The standard requirement for SOC 2431 is £50,200 a year for 37.5 hours1.

  1. 1GOV.UK going rates · SOC 2431
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SOC 2431 (Management consultants and business analysts) 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

£50,200 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£50,200
Option BA PhD relevant to the job£45,200
Option CA STEM PhD relevant to the job£40,200
Option EA new entrant£35,100

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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 2431?

£50,200 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 2431 a Skilled Worker occupation code?

SOC 2431 (Management consultants and business analysts) 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 2431?

Business analysts and consultants, management advisers and consultants and risk analysts.