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.

61 occupations in associate professionalRules in force on 8 Nov 2026

Skilled Worker occupations
Code	Occupation	Skill level	Going rate	Skilled Worker
3111	Laboratory technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
3112	Electrical and electronics technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£39,300	Clear
3113	Engineering technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£42,500	Clear
3114	Building and civil engineering technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
3115	Quality assurance technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
3116	Planning, process and production technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£34,800	Clear
3119	Science, engineering and production technicians not elsewhere classified	RQF 3 to 5	£34,600	A concern
3120	CAD, drawing and architectural technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£33,800	Clear
3131	IT operations technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£35,200	Clear
3132	IT user support technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
3133	Database administrators and web content technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£34,600	Clear
3211	Dispensing opticians	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3212	Pharmaceutical technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
3221	Youth and community workers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3222	Child and early years officers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3223	Housing officers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3224	Counsellors	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3229	Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3232	Early education and childcare practitioners	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3240	Veterinary nurses	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3312	Police officers (sergeant and below)	RQF 3 to 5	£46,900	A concern
3313	Fire service officers (watch manager and below)	RQF 3 to 5	£42,100	A concern
3314	Prison service officers (below principal officer)	RQF 3 to 5	£38,800	A concern
3319	Protective service associate professionals not elsewhere classified	RQF 3 to 5	£41,100	A concern
3411	Artists	RQF 3 to 5	£38,200	Clear
3412	Authors, writers and translators	RQF 3 to 5	£36,100	Clear
3413	Actors, entertainers and presenters	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3414	Dancers and choreographers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
3415	Musicians	RQF 6 or above	£37,500	Clear
3416	Arts officers, producers and directors	RQF 6 or above	£38,100	Clear
3417	Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
3421	Interior designers	RQF 3 to 5	£35,200	A concern
3422	Clothing, fashion and accessories designers	RQF 3 to 5	£36,500	Clear
3429	Design occupations not elsewhere classified	RQF 3 to 5	£39,300	Worth checking
3433	Fitness and wellbeing instructors	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3511	Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	RQF 6 or above	£80,400	Clear
3512	Ship and hovercraft officers	RQF 3 to 5	£58,300	Clear
3520	Legal associate professionals	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
3531	Brokers	RQF 6 or above	£52,400	Clear
3532	Insurance underwriters	RQF 3 to 5	£36,500	Clear
3533	Financial and accounting technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£48,700	Clear
3534	Financial accounts managers	RQF 6 or above	£44,700	Clear
3541	Estimators, valuers and assessors	RQF 3 to 5	£35,300	Clear
3542	Importers and exporters	RQF 3 to 5	£35,700	A concern
3543	Project support officers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,900	A concern
3544	Data analysts	RQF 3 to 5	£34,900	Clear
3549	Business associate professionals not elsewhere classified	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Worth checking
3551	Buyers and procurement officers	RQF 3 to 5	£35,500	A concern
3552	Business sales executives	RQF 3 to 5	£36,700	Clear
3553	Merchandisers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3554	Advertising and marketing associate professionals	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
3555	Estate agents and auctioneers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3556	Sales accounts and business development managers	RQF 6 or above	£55,200	Clear
3557	Events managers and organisers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3560	Public services associate professionals	RQF 3 to 5	£39,500	A concern
3571	Human resources and industrial relations officers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
3572	Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
3573	Information technology trainers	RQF 3 to 5	£40,000	Clear
3574	Other vocational and industrial trainers	RQF 3 to 5	£34,500	A concern
3581	Inspectors of standards and regulations	RQF 3 to 5	£34,400	A concern
3582	Health and safety managers and officers	RQF 3 to 5	£42,500	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.