SOC code 1255: Managers and directors in the creative industries
Sponsoring a new Skilled Worker under SOC code 1255 (Managers and directors in the creative industries)? The standard minimum is £44,900 a year on a 37.5-hour week. New entrants can be paid less, as the table shows.
| Going rate | £44,900 a year (£23.03 an hour) |
|---|---|
| Standard minimum for a new hire | £44,900 |
| New entrant (aged under 26, a recent graduate, or in training) | £33,400 |
| Senior or Specialist Worker transfer | £52,500 |
| Scale-up Worker | £39,100 |
£44,900 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 £39,100.
How this affects your offer
You can pay as little as £33,400 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.
Holding a PhD won't reduce the salary for this code.
Job titles in SOC code 1255
- Art gallery managers and directors
- Film and television production managers
- Publishing managers and directors
- Radio production managers
- Sport and talent agents
- Theatre production managers
- Managers and directors in the creative industries not elsewhere classified
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
- 1162: Senior police officers (£64,000)
- 1163: Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services (£61,600)
- 1171: Health services and public health managers and directors (£50,300)
- 1172: Social services managers and directors (£43,000)
- 1241: Managers in transport and distribution (£44,900)
- 1254: Waste disposal and environmental services managers (£48,300)
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