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Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors (SOC 1253)

This page shows whether this occupation is eligible for a Skilled Worker visa, what salary you usually need, and which licensed UK employers may hire people in similar roles.

Skilled Worker eligible: YesImmigration Salary List: No

What this job involves

Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors (SOC 1253) (Medium skilled occupations). Eligible for the Skilled Worker visa subject to meeting salary and other requirements.

Salary thresholds

  • Going rate (annual): £33,400
  • New entrant rate: £33,400
  • Going rate (hourly): £17.13
  • You must be paid the higher of the occupation going rate or the general threshold (£41,700 standard / £33,400 new entrant).

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Job examples

  • Beauty salon managers and proprietors Hairdressing managers and proprietors Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors not elsewhere classified.

Sponsors hiring under this code

Matched via Companies House industry codes (SIC). This shows employers in related sectors — verify the sponsor and role on the official register.

apetito Ltd

TRowbridge, wiltshire

85/100

Anaphite

Bristol

75/100

APEM Limited

Stockport, Heaton Mersey

75/100

Arctoris LTD

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

75/100

Related occupations

For employers: sponsoring Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors (SOC 1253)

Skilled Worker list
On the eligible occupations list
Going rate (annual)
£33,400
General threshold
£41,700
Higher of the two
£41,700

The salary on a Certificate of Sponsorship is compared with the higher of the going rate and the general threshold. Lower figures apply in set cases, such as new entrants and Immigration Salary List roles.

Source: GOV.UK, Skilled Worker visa: your job, checked .

Home Office fees to sponsor one worker for 3 years

FeeSmall or charitableMedium or large
Certificate of Sponsorship£525£525
Immigration Skills Charge (36 months)£1,440£3,960
Total for one worker£1,965£4,485

A worker applying from outside the UK. An organisation that is not yet licensed also pays the Worker licence application fee once: £611 for a small or charitable sponsor, £1,682 for a medium or large one. Legal fees, if any, are separate.

Source: GOV.UK, Certificates of sponsorship; Immigration skills charge; Apply for your licence, checked .

Published rules for SOC 1253Cost calculator for more workersGet help with a sponsor licence

Frequently asked questions

Yes. SOC 1253 (Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors) appears on the Home Office list of eligible Skilled Worker occupations. You still need a licensed sponsor, a qualifying job offer, and to meet salary and English language requirements.

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