Guidance

Scale-up: going rates for eligible occupations

Updated 4 April 2024

The table is sorted in order of occupation code, with the smallest numbers at the top. You may be able to use your web browser to search for it on the page.

The annual salaries for these jobs are based on a 37.5-hour working week. They must be pro-rated for other working patterns, based on the weekly working hours stated by your employer.

Jobs need to pay at least the going rate to be eligible for a Scale-up visa.

If you work in healthcare or education

There are different salary rules if you work in some healthcare or education jobs. The ‘going rates’ for these jobs are based on the national pay scales set by the relevant independent body, for example the NHS.

View the national pay scales for healthcare jobs and eligible teaching and education leadership jobs by area of the UK.

If you do not know your job’s occupation code, you can search for your job in the  CASCOT occupation coding tool.

Occupation code	Examples of related job titles (non-exhaustive)	Annual going rate
1111 Chief executives and senior officials	Chairman Chief executive Civil servant (grade 5 & above) Diplomat Vice President	£54,700 (£28.05 per hour)
1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing	Engineering manager Managing director (engineering) Operations manager (manufacturing) Production manager Technical manager	£37,100 (£19.03 per hour)
1122 Production managers and directors in construction	Building services manager Construction manager Director (building construction) Owner (electrical contracting) Site manager	£38,200 (£19.59 per hour)
1123 Production managers and directors in mining and energy	Operations manager (mining, water & energy) Quarry manager Service manager (public utilities)	£40,900 (£20.97 per hour)
1131 Financial managers and directors	Bank Manager Finance Director Insurance Manager Investment banker Treasury manager	£45,000 (£23.08 per hour)
1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors	Account director (advertising) Commercial director Marketing director Media director Sales director	£55,600 (£28.51 per hour)
1133 Public relations and communications directors	Head of communications Head of public relations	£62,800 (£32.21 per hour)
1134 Purchasing managers and directors	Bid production manager Director of contracts Head of buying Purchasing manager	£45,500 (£23.33 per hour)
1135 Charitable organisation managers and directors	Charity director Manager (charitable organisation)	£45,500 (£23.33 per hour)
1136 Human resource managers and directors	Human resources business partner Human resources director Personnel manager Recruitment manager Training director	£39,400 (£20.21 per hour)
1137 Information technology directors	Chief Information officer IT Director Managing director (computer services) Programme manager (computing) Technical director (computer services)	£58,800 (£30.15 per hour)
1139 Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified	Area secretary (trade association) Chief officer (local government) Clerk to the county council General Secretary (trade union) Town Clerk	£48,800 (£25.03 per hour)
1140 Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport	Airport director Head of logistics Owner (delivery service) Supply chain director Traffic director (transport)	£36,900 (£18.92 per hour)
1162 Senior police officers	Chief superintendent (police service) CID officer Detective inspector Police inspector	£55,500 (£28.46 per hour)
1163 Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services	Chief immigration officer (HM Revenue and Customs) Fire service officer (government) Prison governor Station officer (ambulance service)	£55,500 (£28.46 per hour)
1171 Health services and public health managers and directors	Clinical manager Director of nursing Health service manager Information manager (health authority: hospital service)	£36,900 (£18.92 per hour)
1172 Social services managers and directors	Children’s centre manager Commissioner (local government: social services) Community services manager Service manager (welfare services) Social work manager	£33,500 (£17.18 per hour)
1254 Waste disposal and environmental services managers	Environmental manager (refuse disposal) Manager (local government: cleansing dept.) Recycling plant manager Scrap metal dealer	£28,900 (£14.82 per hour)
1255 Managers and directors in the creative industries	Art gallery owner Artist manager Director (architectural service) Graphic design manager Gallery Manager Production manager (entertainment) Publisher Radio station manager	£28,900 (£14.82 per hour)
2111 Chemical scientists	Analytical chemist Chemist Development chemist Industrial chemist Laboratory analyst Research scientist (chemical)	£29,600 (£15.18 per hour)
2112 Biological scientists	Agricultural consultant Forensic scientist Horticulturist (professional) Microbiologist Pathologist	£32,100 (£16.46 per hour)
2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists	Clinical technologist Endocrinologist Histopathologist Medical technologist Medical researcher	£36,700 (£18.82 per hour)
2114 Physical scientists	Geologist Geophysicist Medical physicist Meteorologist Oceanographer Physicist Seismologist	£32,100 (£16.46 per hour)
2115 Social and humanities scientists	Anthropologist Archaeologist Criminologist Epidemiologist Geographer GIS analyst Historian Political researcher Social scientist	£25,200 (£12.92 per hour)
2119 Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classified Note: For Skilled Worker purposes, SOC 2020 occupation code 2119 includes researchers in research organisations other than universities.	Operational research scientist Scientific officer Scientist Sports scientist Technical officer (laboratory) University research fellow (sciences)	£32,000 (£16.41 per hour)
2121 Civil engineers	Building engineer Civil engineer (professional) Highways engineer Petroleum engineer Public health engineer Site engineer (building construction) Structural engineer	£35,300 (£18.10 per hour)
2122 Mechanical engineers	Automotive engineer (professional) Design engineer (mechanical) Marine engineer (professional) Mechanical engineer (professional)	£35,600 (£18.26 per hour)
2123 Electrical engineers	Electrical design engineer Electrical engineer (professional) Electrical surveyor Equipment engineer Power engineer Signal engineer (professional, railways)	£43,900 (£22.51 per hour)
2124 Electronics engineers	Broadcasting engineer (professional) Electronics designer Electronics engineer (professional) Microwave engineer (professional)	£41,900 (£21.49 per hour)
2125 Production and process engineers	Chemical engineer Industrial engineer Pharmaceutical engineer Process engineer Production consultant Production engineer	£35,700 (£18.31 per hour)
2126 Aerospace engineers	Aeronautical engineer (professional) Aerospace engineer Aircraft designer Avionics engineer	£38,400 (£19.69 per hour)
2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers	Contracts manager (manufacturing) Project engineer Project manager (manufacturing)	£39,400 (£20.21 per hour)
2129 Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified	Acoustician (professional) Food technologist Metallurgist Scientific consultant Technical engineer Technologist Traffic engineer	£34,400 (£17.64 per hour)
2131 IT project managers	Change manager (computing) Implementation manager (computing) IT project manager Project leader (software design)	£41,300 (£21.18 per hour)
2132 IT managers	Data centre manager Data visualisation manager IT manager Network operations manager (computer services) Product manager Service delivery manager Telecoms manager UX manager	£40,900 (£20.97 per hour)
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	Business analyst (computing) Data communications analyst Change analyst (computing) Systems analyst Systems consultant Technical analyst (computing) Technical architect User experience architect	£39,300 (£20.15 per hour)
2134 Programmers and software development professionals	Analyst-programmer Database developer Games designer Interactive designer Mobile app developer Programmer Software engineer Website builder	£36,300 (£18.62 per hour)
2135 Cyber security professionals	Data security manager Ethical hacker Forensic computer investigator IT security analyst Technical security consultant	£35,100 (£18.00 per hour)
2136 IT quality and testing professionals	IT auditor Quality analyst (computing) Software testing consultant Systems tester (computing) Test analyst (computing) Test engineer (professional, software)	£31,100 (£15.95 per hour)
2137 IT network professionals	Network consultant Network designer Network installation engineer Network planner	£36,000 (£18.46 per hour)
2139 Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified	Account manager (computing) Internet engineer (professional) IT planner IT consultant Technical evangelist Webmaster Web manager	£31,600 (£16.21 per hour)
2141 Web design professionals	Desktop publisher User interface designer UX designer (computing) Web designer Web producer	£35,800 (£18.36 per hour)
2142 Graphic and multimedia designers	3D artist Animator (computing) Compositor (special effects) Creative design assistant Graphic artist Graphic designer Visual effects supervisor	£35,800 (£18.36 per hour)
2151 Conservation professionals	Conservation officer Countryside officer Ecologist Heritage manager Land management adviser Landscape scientist Marine conservationist	£30,600 (£15.69 per hour)
2152 Environment professionals	Energy manager Environmental consultant Environmental engineer Environmental protection officer Environmental technician Flood risk manager Water quality scientist	£30,300 (£15.54 per hour)
2161 Research and development (R&D) managers	Clinical trials manager Consumer insights manager Creative manager (research and development) Design manager Market research manager Research manager (broadcasting)	£37,800 (£19.38 per hour)
2162 Other researchers, unspecified discipline	Postdoctoral researcher Research assistant (university) Research fellow (university) University researcher	£35,000 (£17.95 per hour)
2240 Veterinarians	Veterinarian Veterinary practitioner Veterinary surgeon	£39,600 (£20.31 per hour)
2311 Higher education teaching professionals	Fellow (university) Lecturer (higher education, university) Professor (higher education, university) Tutor (higher education, university) University lecturer University teaching assistant	£38,100 (£19.54 per hour)
2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language	TEFL English as a second language teacher ESOL tutor	£34,200 (£17.54 per hour)
2319 Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified	Adult education tutor Ballet teacher (qualified) Music teacher Private tutor Voice coach	£24,500 (£12.56 per hour)
2322 Education managers	Business school manager Dean (further education) Provost (higher education, university) Registrar (educational establishments) Vice chancellor (university)	£33,200 (£17.03 per hour)
2323 Education advisers and school inspectors	Advisory teacher Assessor (further, higher education) Curriculum adviser Early years adviser Education officer School inspector	£30,700 (£15.74 per hour)
2329 Other educational professionals not elsewhere classified	Active schools coordinator Education administrator (further, higher education) Exam marker International recruitment officer (university)	£33,600 (£17.23 per hour)
2411 Barristers and judges	Advocate Barrister Chairman (appeals tribunal, inquiry) Coroner Crown prosecutor District judge Legal advocate Sherriff (Scottish Courts)	£30,100 (£15.44 per hour)
2412 Solicitors and lawyers	Lawyer Managing clerk (qualified solicitor) Solicitor Solicitor-partner Solicitor to the council	£37,700 (£19.33 per hour)
2419 Legal professionals not elsewhere classified	Attorney Conveyancer Justice’s clerk Legal adviser Legal consultant Legal counsel Paralegal Patent agent Patent attorney Solicitor’s clerk (articled)	£23,500 (£12.05 per hour)
2421 Chartered and certified accountants	Accountant (qualified) Auditor (qualified) Chartered accountant Company accountant Cost accountant (qualified) Financial controller (qualified accountant) Management accountant (qualified)	£33,900 (£17.38 per hour)
2422 Finance and investment analysts and advisers	Credit risk analyst Financial adviser Financial consultant Mortgage adviser Pensions consultant	£32,100 (£16.46 per hour)
2423 Taxation experts	Investigator (HM Revenue and Customs) Tax adviser Tax consultant Tax inspector Tax manager Taxation specialist	£33,900 (£17.38 per hour)
2431 Management consultants and business analysts	Business adviser Business consultant Business continuity manager Digital business analyst Financial risk analyst Management consultant	£36,200 (£18.56 per hour)
2432 Marketing and commercial managers	Commercial manager Client services manager (marketing) Marketing development manager Online marketing manager Production manager (marketing)	£37,000 (£18.97 per hour)
2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians	Actuarial consultant Actuary Bioinformatician Economist Financial engineer Statistician Statistical analyst Web analyst	£37,300 (£19.13 per hour)
2434 Business and related research professionals	Crime analyst Fellow (research) Games researcher (broadcasting) Inventor Digital marketing analyst Market research analyst Social media analyst	£30,600 (£15.69 per hour)
2435 Professional/chartered company secretaries	Assistant company secretary (qualified) Chartered secretary Company secretary (qualified)	£35,400 (£18.15 per hour)
2439 Business, research and administrative professionals not elsewhere classified	Civil servant (grade 6, 7) Governance officer Information compliance officer Parliamentary assistant Policy adviser (government) Private secretary (government) Registrar (government) Service manager (government)	£41,000 (£21.03 per hour)
2440 Business and financial project management professionals	Chief knowledge officer Contracts manager (security services) Project delivery officer Project manager Research support officer Scrum master Work package manager (professional)	£41,100 (£21.08 per hour)
2451 Architects	Architect Chartered architect Landscape architect	£38,800 (£19.90 per hour)
2452 Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants	Architectural consultant Chartered architectural technologist Construction planner Planning officer (building construction ) Town planner	£27,200 (£13.95 per hour)
2453 Quantity surveyors	Quantity surveyor Survey technician Surveyor (quantity surveying)	£34,000 (£17.44 per hour)
2454 Chartered surveyors	Building surveyor Chartered surveyor Hydrographic surveyor Land surveyor Topographer	£34,300 (£17.59 per hour)
2462 Probation officers	Inspector (National Probation Service) Probation officer Youth justice officer	£28,200 (£14.46 per hour)
2464 Youth work professionals	Youth and community officer Youth worker (professional)	£28,200 (£14.46 per hour)
2469 Welfare professionals not elsewhere classified	Child protection adviser Children’s guardian Family court adviser Rehabilitation officer Restorative justice manager Social services officer	£27,900 (£14.31 per hour)
2471 Librarians	Chartered librarian Librarian Technical librarian University librarian	£26,500 (£13.59 per hour)
2472 Archivists, conservators and curators	Archivist Conservator Curator Keeper (art gallery) Museum officer	£26,500 (£13.59 per hour)
2481 Quality control and planning engineers	Planning engineer Quality assurance engineer Quality control officer (professional) Quality engineer	£33,100 (£16.97 per hour)
2482 Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	Compliance manager Financial regulator Quality assurance manager Quality manager	£35,000 (£17.95 per hour)
2483 Environmental health professionals	Air pollution inspector Environmental health officer Food inspector Public health inspector Technical officer (environmental health)	£32,000 (£16.41 per hour)
2491 Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors	Editor Content editor (newspapers, magazines) Digital editor Online editor	£32,900 (£16.87 per hour)
2492 Newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters	Broadcast journalist Digital journalist Journalist Online journalist Radio journalist Reporter Writer (newspaper publishing)	£31,800 (£16.31 per hour)
2493 Public relations professionals	Account manager (public relations) Communications manager (public relations) Public relations consultant Press officer Public relations officer Social media manager	£29,100 (£14.92 per hour)
2494 Advertising accounts managers and creative directors	Account manager (advertising) Advertising Manager Campaign Manager Creative Director Projects Manager (advertising)	£32,600 (£16.72 per hour)
3416 Arts officers, producers and directors	Broadcast editor Film editor Production assistant (broadcasting) Studio manager Television producer Video production assistant	£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)
3511 Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	Airline pilot Air traffic controller First officer (airlines) Flight engineer Flight planner Flying instructor Helicopter pilot	£28,900 (£14.82 per hour)
3531 Brokers	Foreign exchange dealer Insurance broker Investment administrator Stockbroker Trader (stock exchange)	£32,200 (£16.51 per hour)