Driving instructors
SOC 2020 code 8215 · Also called: cycling instructors, forklift instructors, heavy and large vehicle driving instructors
- Going rate
- £39,500 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
- Live adverts
- 0
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 8215 (Driving instructors) 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.
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Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026The 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
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What is the going rate for SOC 8215?
£39,500 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 8215 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 8215 (Driving instructors) 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 8215?
Cycling instructors, forklift instructors, heavy and large vehicle driving instructors, motorcycle instructors and passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) and car driving instructors.