Skilled Worker occupations

Every Skilled Worker occupation code, with its going rate, its status under the dated rules and the jobs licensed sponsors are advertising for it. Find an occupation by job title.

40 occupations in managers and directorsRules in force on 8 Nov 2026

Skilled Worker occupations
Code	Occupation	Skill level	Going rate	Skilled Worker
1111	Chief executives and senior officials	RQF 6 or above	£88,100	Clear
1121	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	RQF 6 or above	£55,000	Clear
1122	Production managers and directors in construction	RQF 6 or above	£53,400	Clear
1123	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	RQF 6 or above	£54,000	Clear
1131	Financial managers and directors	RQF 6 or above	£75,100	Clear
1132	Marketing, sales and advertising directors	RQF 6 or above	£87,300	Clear
1133	Public relations and communications directors	RQF 6 or above	£77,200	Clear
1134	Purchasing managers and directors	RQF 6 or above	£54,700	Clear
1135	Charitable organisation managers and directors	RQF 6 or above	£44,300	Clear
1136	Human resource managers and directors	RQF 6 or above	£52,900	Clear
1137	Information technology directors	RQF 6 or above	£86,000	Clear
1139	Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified	RQF 6 or above	£74,700	Clear
1140	Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport	RQF 6 or above	£81,400	Clear
1150	Managers and directors in retail and wholesale	RQF 3 to 5	£36,400	A concern
1162	Senior police officers	RQF 6 or above	£64,000	Clear
1163	Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services	RQF 6 or above	£61,600	Clear
1171	Health services and public health managers and directors	RQF 6 or above	£50,300	Clear
1172	Social services managers and directors	RQF 6 or above	£43,000	Clear
1211	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	RQF 3 to 5	£35,900	A concern
1212	Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Worth checking
1221	Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors	RQF 3 to 5	£38,300	A concern
1222	Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
1223	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	RQF 3 to 5	£36,300	A concern
1224	Leisure and sports managers and proprietors	RQF 3 to 5	£34,100	A concern
1225	Travel agency managers and proprietors	RQF 3 to 5	£36,000	A concern
1231	Health care practice managers	RQF 3 to 5	£40,400	A concern
1232	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	RQF 3 to 5	£40,400	Clear
1233	Early education and childcare services proprietors	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
1241	Managers in transport and distribution	RQF 6 or above	£44,900	Clear
1242	Managers in storage and warehousing	RQF 3 to 5	£35,100	A concern
1243	Managers in logistics	RQF 3 to 5	£44,900	Clear
1251	Property, housing and estate managers	RQF 3 to 5	£42,600	A concern
1252	Garage managers and proprietors	RQF 3 to 5	£45,600	A concern
1253	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
1254	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	RQF 6 or above	£48,300	Clear
1255	Managers and directors in the creative industries	RQF 6 or above	£44,900	Clear
1256	Betting shop and gambling establishment managers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
1257	Hire services managers and proprietors	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
1258	Directors in consultancy services	RQF 3 to 5	£70,100	Clear
1259	Managers and proprietors in other services not elsewhere classified	RQF 3 to 5	£41,700	A concern

Skill levels and list entries are read from GOV.UK. Codes below RQF 6 can be sponsored only while a salary or shortage list covers them: GOV.UK’s full table of occupation codes has every code.