Latest updates were announced by the Home Office on 14 March 2024 about changes in immigration rules including significant changes in salary requirements for UK skilled worker visas. The new rules have come into effect from 4 April 2024. UK skilled worker visa replaced.
Tier 2 worker visa and this allows overseas workers to come and work in the UK for a UK-based business or organization. A UK company with a sponsor license offers jobs to foreign workers for key roles in their company. For this, they have to issue a certificate of sponsorship to the migrant workers.

Changes in Salary requirements

From 4 April 2024, the minimum salary threshold for hiring overseas workers has changed. This applies to UK skilled worker visa applicants to be eligible for the visa
applications.
The new rules say, the minimum salary threshold for the skilled worker visa applicants will be at the time of their application £38,700 per year, or their occupation code, whichever is higher. This means that if your salary is £40,000 but the going rate for your job occupation code is £41,400 you still don’t meet the minimum salary requirements, unless you are paid £41,400 even though you are being paid above £38,700.
Each occupation code has its own going rate and this can be checked in the going rate table on the Home Office website.

 Salary of £38,700 or according to occupation code, whichever is higher - 20 Points - Relevant to applicants applying for skilled worker visa after 04 April 2024; or
 Salary of £34,830 or 90% of going rate on the occupation code, whichever is higher - 20 Points, relevant if you hold PhD and are applying skilled worker visa after 04 April 2024; or
 Salary of £30,960 or 80% of going rate on the occupation code, whichever is higher - 20 Points, relevant if you hold PhD in STEM subjects and are applying skilled worker visa after 04 April 2024; or
 Salary of £30,960 or going rate on the occupation code, whichever is higher - 20 Points, relevant if your job title is under Immigration Salary List previously known as Shortage Occupations, this is now changes to the Immigration Salary List and has fewer occupations; or
 Salary of £30,960 or 70% of going rate on the occupation code, whichever is higher - 20 Points, relevant if you are a New Entrant - that means you are below

26 years of age or switching from student visa or within 2 years of expiry of student visa provided you were on a degree level course or PG diploma in education, or sponsor in post-doctoral program in certain job occupations or after coming, or switching from graduate visa within 2 years. You can be on New Entrant Salary for a maximum of 4 years; or

 Salary of £23,200 or according to occupation code, whichever is higher - 20 Points - Relevant to applicants applying for skilled worker visa after 04 April 2024 under Health and Care job roles in Table 3 of Appendix Skilled Occupations.

The above points are only available to applicants submitting an application after 04 April 2024 and you can only use the occupation codes. If you are already on a Tier 2 (General) Visa or on a Skilled Worker visa before 04 April 2024 and need to make a further application for leave to remain you will need to score tradeable 20 points on the basis of below –

 Salary of £29,000 or according to occupation code, whichever is higher - 20 Points; or
 Salary of £26,100 or 90% of going rate on the occupation code, whichever is higher - 20 Points, relevant if you hold PhD; or
 Salary of £23,200 or 80% of going rate on the occupation code, whichever is higher - 20 Points, relevant if you hold PhD in STEM subjects; or
 Salary of £23,200 or going rate on the occupation code, whichever is higher - 20 Points, relevant if your job title is under Immigration Salary List; or
 Salary of £23,200 or 70% of going rate on the occupation code, whichever is higher - 20 Points, relevant if you are a New Entrant - that means you are below

26 years of age or switching from student visa or within 2 years of expiry ofstudent visa provided you were on a degree level course or PG diploma in education, or sponsor in post-doctoral program in certain job occupations or after coming, or switching from graduate visa within 2 years. You can be on New Entrant Salary for a maximum of 4 years; or

Skilled Worker Visa and ILR

If you are applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain your salary must be as below:

 Salary of £38,700 or according to occupation code, whichever is higher;

 Salary of £30,960 or according to the going rate on the occupation code, whichever is higher in case your job title is under Immigration Salary List

 You will need a salary of £23200 or according to the occupation code, whichever is higher if you are working in a Health and Care job

In cases where you held a leave as a skilled worker or a Tier 2 (General) Migrant before 4 April 2024 and are submitting an application before 4 April 2030 then you will need a salary of
 Salary of £29,000 or according to occupation code, whichever is higher;
 Salary of £23,200 or according to the going rate on the occupation code, whichever is higher in case your job title is under Immigration Salary List or the old Shortage Occupation List OR your job title is under table 3 of Appendix Occupations - Health and Care job

Or
 you can have a salary of £23,200 or according to the going rate on the occupation code, whichever is higher in caseif your job title is Chemical scientists, biological scientists and biochemists, Physical scientists, Social and humanities scientists, Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classified, Research and development managers, Higher education teaching professionals
 You will need a salary of £23200 or according to the occupation code, whichever
is higher if you are working in a Health and Care job.

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