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Do I meet the UK Skilled Worker salary and job-offer rules?
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Source: Home Office · verified 2026-08-15
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This route is not points-ranked. Appendix Skilled Worker requires 70 points — 50 mandatory plus 20 from one tradeable option. Meeting the published requirements is what matters, not accumulating a higher total.
From 22 July 2025 the job must normally be skilled to RQF level 6 (graduate level) or above, and listed in Table 1, 2 or 3 of Appendix Skilled Occupations. The worker does not need a graduate qualification; the work must be skilled to that level. Jobs below graduate level are only eligible if they are on the Immigration Salary List or the Temporary Shortage List, or a transitional provision applies (including workers sponsored in medium-skilled roles before 22 July 2025, and prison service officers). This tool does not look up occupation codes — you must check your SOC 2020 code in Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Check occupation codes in Appendix Skilled Occupations
Source: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-08-15
SW 4.1 / SW 7.1–SW 7.3: 10 mandatory points for English at B2 in all four components, unless the B1 grandfathering row applies. Public page: 'You must prove you can read, write, speak and understand English to at least level B2.' Exemptions for certain nationals and some regulated health professionals are published on the English page and are not separate calculator inputs.
Source: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-08-15
Public page: 'The minimum salary for the type of work you’ll be doing is whichever is the highest of: £41,700 per year; the going rate for the type of work you’ll be doing.' Appendix Option A: salary equals or exceeds both £41,700 per year and the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code. Going rates are based on the latest Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data and were last updated with the Immigration Rules in force on 22 July 2025. This is a snapshot, not a live feed. (snapshot 2026-08-15)
Options cannot be stacked.
Source: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-08-15
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Source: Home Office · verified 2026-08-15
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Money to support yourself
You must have at least £1,270 available for 28 days, unless you have been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months or your employer certifies maintenance on the certificate of sponsorship.
Source: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-08-15
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Option A — salary at least £41,700 and the going rate: Home Office · verified 2026-08-15
English at CEFR B2 in reading, writing, speaking and listening: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-08-15
70 points — 50 mandatory plus 20 from one tradeable option (Appendix SW 4.1–4.2): Home Office · verified 2026-08-15
job normally skilled to RQF level 6 or an eligible SOC 2020 code: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-08-15
Money to support yourself: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-08-15
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