SOC code 3581: Inspectors of standards and regulations
You cannot sponsor a new worker in SOC code 3581 (Inspectors of standards and regulations): it is below degree level and has been closed to new Skilled Worker hires since 22 July 2025. It stays open to people who already held Skilled Worker permission in this code before that date.
- New hire on a Skilled Worker visaNoclosed to new hires since 22 July 2025
- Already sponsored before thenYesextensions and job changes in this code
- Going rate£34,400a year on 37.5 hours; £33,400 new entrant rate
- Skill levelRQF 3 to 5below degree level
Figures from Appendix Skilled Occupations, Immigration Rules.
Who you can sponsor in SOC code 3581
The appendix marks this code "Transitional cases only": workers with Skilled Worker permission from before 22 July 2025. In practice that means a worker who was already on a Skilled Worker visa in this job can extend it, or move to your business in the same code, and you can sponsor them.
The appendix still publishes a going rate for the code, £34,400 a year, because those workers must be paid at least that. Which general salary floor applies to them depends on when they were first sponsored, so check the worker's history before you assign a certificate.
For a new hire from abroad, look for a degree-level code that truly fits the duties in the SOC codes table. Choosing a code the job does not match can cost you the licence.
SOC code 3581 in the official tables
| As published | Transitional cases only: Workers with Skilled Worker permission from before 22 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Skill level | RQF 3 to 5 |
| Going rate | £34,400 a year (37.5 hours a week) |
| New entrant rate (70%) | £33,400 |
| Immigration salary list | Not listed |
| Temporary shortage list | Not listed |
| Health and Care Worker visa | No |
Job titles in SOC code 3581
- Animal health inspectors and officers
- Building control officers
- Driving examiners
- Health and safety inspectors
- Housing and planning inspectors
- Licensing officers
- Meat hygiene inspectors
- Nuclear safety inspectors
- Trading standards officers
- Traffic and vehicle examiners and inspectors
- Inspectors of standards and regulations not elsewhere classified
The duties decide the code, not the title alone. When a title could fit two codes, the CASCOT coding tool helps you pick.
Codes close to this one
- 3560Public services associate professionals£39,500 going rate
- 3571Human resources and industrial relations officers£33,400 going rate
- 3572Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists£33,400 going rate
- 3573Information technology trainers£40,000 going rate
- 3574Other vocational and industrial trainers£34,500 going rate
- 3582Health and safety managers and officers£42,500 going rate
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