SOC code 1163: Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services
Sponsoring a new Skilled Worker under SOC code 1163 (Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services)? The standard minimum is £61,600 a year on a 37.5-hour week. New entrants and some PhD holders can be paid less, as the table shows.
| Going rate | £61,600 a year (£31.59 an hour) |
|---|---|
| Standard minimum for a new hire | £61,600 |
| New entrant (aged under 26, a recent graduate, or in training) | £43,100 |
| Relevant PhD (STEM subject) | £49,200 |
| Relevant PhD (other subject) | £55,400 |
| Senior or Specialist Worker transfer | £52,500 |
| Scale-up Worker | £50,000 |
£61,600 is this job's going rate, the official yearly pay the Home Office sets for it, and it is higher than the £41,700 most jobs need. Other weekly hours change the figure in proportion, up to 48 hours.
This job has separate pay rules under two other visas. A Senior or Specialist Worker visa to move someone over from your overseas branch needs a minimum of £52,500 a year. For a Scale-up Worker, the yearly pay must be at least £50,000.
How this affects your offer
You can pay as little as £43,100 if your new hire is under 26, is switching from a UK Student visa or a Graduate visa, or is training for a professional qualification. On these terms, their total stay can't run past 4 years.
There's also the immigration skills charge to pay per worker in this code: £480 a year if you're a small business or charity, and £1,320 if you're medium or large.
Job titles in SOC code 1163
- Senior officers in ambulance services
- Senior officers in fire services
- Senior officers in immigration services
- Senior officers in prison services
- Senior officers in revenue and customs
It's the job description, not just the title, that sets the code. When a title could fit two codes, the official CASCOT coding tool helps you decide.
Add up the Home Office costs of sponsoring this role or check the pay for this job.
Codes close to this one
- 1137: Information technology directors (£86,000)
- 1139: Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified (£74,700)
- 1140: Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport (£81,400)
- 1162: Senior police officers (£64,000)
- 1171: Health services and public health managers and directors (£50,300)
- 1172: Social services managers and directors (£43,000)
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