SOC 2020 code 2316Health or education (national pay scale)
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals: Skilled Worker visa salary
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals (SOC 2316) is a listed health or education occupation, so the salary must be at least £25,000 a year and meet the national pay scale for the role. Teacher pay scales (qualified teachers from £31,650 in England).
- Minimum salary
- £25,000
- £12.82 an hour
What this covers
Job titles in SOC 2316 include: Behaviour support teacher, Deputy head teacher (special/additional needs school), Learning support teacher, Special educational needs coordinator, Special needs teacher.
Questions about SOC 2316
- What salary do special and additional needs education teaching professionals need for a UK Skilled Worker visa?
- Special and additional needs education teaching professionals (SOC 2316) is a listed health or education occupation, so the salary must be at least £25,000 a year and meet the national pay scale for the role. Teacher pay scales (qualified teachers from £31,650 in England).
- Who decides which occupation code a job uses?
- Your sponsor chooses the SOC 2020 code when it assigns your certificate of sponsorship. It must match the job's actual duties, not just its title.
Related occupations
- 2311 Higher education teaching professionalsFrom £52,600
- 2312 Further education teaching professionalsFrom £25,000
- 2313 Secondary education teaching professionalsFrom £25,000
- 2314 Primary education teaching professionalsFrom £25,000
- 2315 Nursery education teaching professionalsFrom £25,000
- 2317 Teachers of English as a foreign languageFrom £41,700
Source: Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations and the Temporary Shortage List on GOV.UK, as of 13 October 2026. A guide, not immigration advice: PhD discounts, the Immigration Salary List and pre-April-2024 transitional rates aren't covered.