Skilled Worker visa salary for social workers (SOC 2461)
Going rates from the GOV.UK table, last verified 29 May 2026. General thresholds checked 5 Sept 2026.
Our GOV.UK data has no going rate for SOC 2461, so this page gives no single floor figure. Posts paid on a national pay scale, such as NHS Agenda for Change bands or teachers’ pay ranges, are assessed against that scale rather than the general threshold. Other posts are compared with the general threshold of £41,700 a year, or £33,400 where the new entrant rules apply. The GOV.UK going rates table sets out which rule covers this code.
Sources: GOV.UK going rates · GOV.UK salary requirements
What current social workers adverts pay
Across 63 current listings for this code that state an annual salary, the median advertised figure is £40,600. Ranges are counted at their lowest figure. 16 NHS pay-scale posts are left out: those are assessed against the NHS scale, not the general figure. See the current listings.
How the salary rule works
A Skilled Worker role must pay at least the higher of the going rate for its occupation code and the general threshold. The going rate comes from the Home Office table for the code; the general threshold is the same for every code. Lower figures apply in set cases, such as new entrants, and the job’s hours, the candidate’s circumstances and the other requirements all matter. These figures describe the code; they are not a decision about any person or offer. GOV.UK has the full rules.
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Salaries for related occupations
- Probation officersSOC 2462 · floor £41,700
- Youth work professionalsSOC 2464 · floor £41,700
- Construction project managers and related professionalsSOC 2455 · floor £44,300
- Chartered surveyorsSOC 2454 · floor £43,800
- Quantity surveyorsSOC 2453 · floor £48,600
- Welfare professionals not elsewhere classifiedSOC 2469 · floor £41,700