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Probation officers

SOC 2020 code 2462 · Also called: probation officers

Going rate
£35,700 a year
General threshold
£41,700 a year
Skill level
RQF 6 or above
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What do Skilled Worker probation officers get paid?

The standard requirement for SOC 2462 is £41,700 a year for 37.5 hours1.

  1. 1GOV.UK statement of changes · general threshold
  2. 2GOV.UK going rates · SOC 2462
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Skilled Worker status

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SOC 2462 (Probation officers) 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

£35,700 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£41,700
Option BA PhD relevant to the job£37,500
Option CA STEM PhD relevant to the job£33,400
Option EA new entrant£33,400

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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 2462?

£35,700 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 2462 a Skilled Worker occupation code?

SOC 2462 (Probation officers) 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 2462?

Probation officers.