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Skilled Worker salary thresholds

A Skilled Worker salary has to clear two separate published figures at once: the general threshold, and the going rate for the occupation code. The rules also allow certain discounts. This shows all of them beside the salary you enter.

What it does: Compares a salary against the published general threshold and the going rate you enter, applying the tradeable-point discounts the rules allow.
Set out in: Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules, and the published going rates by occupation code
Last checked: 19 August 2026
Rowan does not: Tell you whether a salary is enough, or what the Home Office will decide. It shows the published figures and yours, side by side.

Offered gross annual salary (from the CoS)

Going rate for your SOC code

Find it in Appendix Skilled Occupations on GOV.UK.

Discounts (tick any that apply)Role is on the Immigration Salary ListNew entrant (under 26, recent grad, or first Skilled Worker visa)Applicant holds a PhD in a STEM subject relevant to the role

Discounts aren't cumulative. The Home Office applies the most favourable single discount. New entrant > PhD STEM > Immigration Salary List.

The published thresholds for the details you entered, next to your figures. Rowan shows the numbers side by side — it does not score your application or decide the outcome.

Offered salary: £0
Going rate (SOC code): £0
Discount applied: No discount
Required general floor: £41,700
Required going rate (after discount): £0
Effective threshold (higher of the two): £41,700

Evidence required

•Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) showing the offered salary
•Employment contract or job offer letter matching the CoS
•For new entrants: evidence of eligibility (date of birth, degree certificate, or first Skilled Worker CoS)
•For PhD STEM: PhD certificate + statement confirming relevance to the role
•For Immigration Salary List roles: the SOC code and the published ISL entry

Appendix Skilled Occupations on GOV.UK →

General route information — not advice on your specific application. For advice, consult an IAA-authorised adviser or an immigration solicitor.

You will need the going rate

The going rate is set per occupation code, so it is not something this tool can look up for you — you enter it. The job and salary lookup will find the code and its published rate.

Look up an occupation code and going rate

Read the full rule

This tool gives general information about published immigration rules. It is not advice about your own application, and Rowan is not regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority. For advice, contact an adviser authorised by the Immigration Advice Authority or an immigration solicitor. Always confirm current figures on GOV.UK.