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Guidance: Skilled Worker visa: jobs that qualify for a PhD salary discount

Uk Visas Immigration

October 8
08:00 2024

Check if your job or occupation code is eligible for a PhD salary discount on the Skilled Worker or Health and Care routes. The table also includes the minimum salary youll need to be paid:

  • if you have a PhD level qualification in a science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) subject (80% of the standard going rate)
  • if you have a PhD level qualification in a non-STEM subject (90% of the standard going rate)

Updates to this page

Published 1 December 2020
Last updated 8 October 2024 +show all updates
  1. Rules have been changed to update the going rate values.

  2. Updated going rates table in line with changes to the Immigration Rules.

  3. Updated in line with changes to the Immigration Rules.

  4. Updated salary information - the annual salaries are now based on a 37.5-hour working week (previously a 39-hour working week).

  5. Updated the minimum salary for each occupation.

  6. First published.

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