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Veterinary nurses

SOC 2020 code 3240 · Also called: veterinary nurses

Going rate
£33,400 a year
Skill level
RQF 3 to 5
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Skilled Worker status

How evidence works
Skilled WorkerA concern

SOC 3240 (Veterinary nurses) is below RQF 6 and is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026. New Skilled Worker sponsorship in it needs one of those lists.

RQF 3 to 5Not on a shortage or salary list

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Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026
No single salary requirement to check

The rules don’t give one salary requirement for this code on its own: it depends on whether the job meets a list entry’s conditions. The status above says which lists cover it.

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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 3240?

£33,400 a year for a 37.5-hour week under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026, from GOV.UK’s going rates table.

Is SOC 3240 a Skilled Worker occupation code?

SOC 3240 (Veterinary nurses) is below RQF 6 and is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026. New Skilled Worker sponsorship in it needs one of those lists.

Which job titles are in SOC 3240?

Veterinary nurses.