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Licensed UK sponsors operating in finance & professional services and the SOC 2020 codes most commonly used to sponsor roles in this sector. Pay must meet the higher of the SOC going rate and the £41,700 general 2026 threshold.
| SOC | Occupation | RQF | Going rate | Effective minimum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1111 | Chief executives and senior officials | 6 | £88,100 | £88,100 |
| 1121 | Production managers and directors in manufacturing | 6 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 1123 | Production managers and directors in mining and energy | 6 | £54,000 | £54,000 |
| 1131 | Financial managers and directors | 6 | £75,100 | £75,100 |
| 1134 | Purchasing managers and directors | 6 | £54,700 | £54,700 |
| 1135 | Charitable organisation managers and directors | 6 | £44,300 | £44,300 |
| 1136 | Human resource managers and directors | 6 | £52,900 | £52,900 |
| 1139 | Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified. | 6 | £74,700 | £74,700 |
| 1150 | Managers and directors in retail and wholesale | 3 | £36,400 | £41,700 |
| 1162 | Senior police officers | 6 | £64,000 | £64,000 |
| 1163 | Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services | 6 | £61,600 | £61,600 |
| 1172 | Social services managers and directors | 6 | £43,000 | £43,000 |
| 2421 | Chartered and certified accountants | 6 | £49,200 | £49,200 |
| 2422 | Finance and investment analysts and advisers | 6 | £45,800 | £45,800 |
| 2423 | Taxation experts | 6 | £48,500 | £48,500 |
| 2431 | Management consultants and business analysts | 6 | £50,200 | £50,200 |
| 2433 | Actuaries, economists and statisticians | 6 | £55,100 | £55,100 |
| 2435 | Professional/chartered company secretaries | 6 | £58,200 | £58,200 |
| 2440 | Business and financial project management professionals | 6 | £56,500 | £56,500 |
| 2451 | Architects | 6 | £47,600 | £47,600 |
| 2452 | Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants | 6 | £35,800 | £41,700 |
| 2453 | Quantity surveyors | 6 | £48,600 | £48,600 |
| 2454 | Chartered surveyors | 6 | £43,800 | £43,800 |
| 2461 | Social workers | 6 | NHS Agenda for Change: England , Scotland , Wales , Northern Ireland | NHS Agenda for Change: England , Scotland , Wales , Northern Ireland |
| 2462 | Probation officers | 6 | £35,700 | £41,700 |
| 2464 | Youth work professionals | 6 | £38,000 | £41,700 |
| 2469 | Welfare professionals not elsewhere classified. | 6 | £39,700 | £41,700 |
| 2471 | Librarians | 6 | £34,800 | £41,700 |
| 2472 | Archivists, conservators and curators | 6 | £33,400 | £41,700 |
| 2482 | Quality assurance and regulatory professionals | 6 | £48,200 | £48,200 |
| 2491 | Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors | 6 | £39,600 | £41,700 |
| 2492 | Newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters | 6 | £34,000 | £41,700 |
| 2494 | Advertising accounts managers and creative directors | 6 | £46,000 | £46,000 |
| 3512 | Ship and hovercraft officers | 3 | £58,300 | £58,300 |
| 3531 | Brokers | 6 | £52,400 | £52,400 |
| 3532 | Insurance underwriters | 3 | £36,500 | £41,700 |
| 3533 | Financial and accounting technicians | 3 | £48,700 | £48,700 |
| 3534 | Financial accounts managers | 6 | £44,700 | £44,700 |
| 3541 | Estimators, valuers and assessors | 3 | £35,300 | £41,700 |
| 3542 | Importers and exporters | 3 | £35,700 | £41,700 |
| 3543 | Project support officers | 3 | £33,900 | £41,700 |
| 3544 | Data analysts | 3 | £34,900 | £41,700 |
| 3549 | Business associate professionals not elsewhere classified. | 3 | £33,400 | £41,700 |
| 3551 | Buyers and procurement officers | 3 | £35,500 | £41,700 |
| 3552 | Business sales executives | 3 | £36,700 | £41,700 |
| 3553 | Merchandisers | 3 | £33,400 | £41,700 |
| 3555 | Estate agents and auctioneers | 3 | £33,400 | £41,700 |
| 3556 | Sales accounts and business development managers | 6 | £55,200 | £55,200 |
| 3557 | Events managers and organisers | 3 | £33,400 | £41,700 |
| 3571 | Human resources and industrial relations officers | 3 | £33,400 | £41,700 |
| 3572 | Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists | 3 | £33,400 | £41,700 |
| 3574 | Other vocational and industrial trainers | 3 | £34,500 | £41,700 |
| 3581 | Inspectors of standards and regulations | 3 | £34,400 | £41,700 |
| 4124 | Finance officers | 3 | £33,400 | £41,700 |
| 4129 | Financial administrative occupations not elsewhere classified. | 3 | £33,400 | £41,700 |
| 4132 | Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants | 3 | £33,400 | £41,700 |