SOC 2020 code 2134
2134: Programmers and software development professionals
The Home Office's example job titles for this code: • Computer games designers • Computer programmers • Software developers • Programmers and software development professionals not elsewhere classified.
Read from GOV.UK on 24 October 2026, a page the Home Office last updated on 8 October 2026.
United Kingdom
Where this code sits in Appendix Skilled Occupations
Table 1: Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates based on median Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data
| Going rate (SW – options A and D) | £54,700(£28.05 per hour) |
|---|---|
| 90% of going rate (SW – option B) | £49,200(£25.23 per hour) |
| 80% of going rate (SW – option C) | £43,700(£22.41 per hour) |
| 70% of going rate (SW – option E) | £38,300(£19.64 per hour) |
| Eligible for PhD points (SW)? | Yes |
Table 2: Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates based on 25th percentile Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data
| Equivalent SOC 2010 occupation code(s) | 2135, 2136, 2137, 2139, 3422 |
|---|---|
| Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU) | £40,000(£20.51 per hour) |
| 90% of going rate (SW – option G) | £36,000(£18.46 per hour) |
| 80% of going rate (SW – option H) | £32,000(£16.41 per hour) |
| 70% of going rate (SW – option J, GTR) | £28,000(£14.36 per hour) |
| Eligible for PhD points (SW)? | Yes |
Each box is one table on GOV.UK's Appendix Skilled Occupations, with the Home Office's own heading for it and this row's figures as published. The heading says what the table is for; the rules on who can use which table are in Appendix Skilled Worker.
Ireland
The same code on the Irish lists
Ireland's lists use the earlier SOC 2010 numbering. For most trades the code is the same in both; where it is not, use the Irish permit check and type the job instead.
Occupation code 2134, Programmers and software development professionals.
On the Critical Skills Occupations List
DETE's wording for this row:
2134 IT project and programme managers
From DETE's Critical Skills Occupations List.
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