United Kingdom, from the Home Office's own tables
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Type the job and get its SOC 2020 code, the Home Office's example job titles for it, the going rate, and which of the Appendix Skilled Occupations tables it sits in, word for word. Beside it, what the Irish lists say about the same code. Downloaded from GOV.UK every day.
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Table 1: Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates based on median Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data
91 codes. Open the list
Table 1a: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 22 July 2025
170 codes. Open the list
Table 2: Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates based on 25th percentile Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data
91 codes. Open the list
Table 2aa: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 22 July 2025
170 codes. Open the list
Table 2a: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 4 April 2024
9 codes. Open the list
Table 2b: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Global Business Mobility applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 4 April 2024
17 codes. Open the list
Table 3: Eligible health and education SOC 2020 occupation codes where going rates are based on national pay scales
39 codes. Open the list
Table 3a: Additional health and education SOC 2020 occupation codes where going rates are based on national pay scales, for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 22 July 2025
8 codes. Open the list
Table 6: SOC 2020 occupation codes which are not eligible for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility or Scale-up routes
114 codes. Open the list
Table 2a: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 4 April 2024
- 3214 Complementary health associate professionals
- 6116 Nannies and au pairs
- 6232 Caretakers
- 6250 Bed and breakfast and guest house owners and proprietors
- 7115 Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
- 7125 Visual merchandisers and related occupations
- 7129 Sales related occupations not elsewhere classified
- 8115 Metal making and treating process operatives
- 9252 Warehouse operatives
Read from GOV.UK on 24 October 2026, a page the Home Office last updated on 8 October 2026. Which code a job falls under is a judgement about its duties; the Home Office's example titles help, and we show them with every answer. Not sure? A member of our team will get back to you.
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