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What UK visa-sponsored roles actually pay

Median advertised salaries on the live sponsored roles on our board right now, by occupation and region — alongside the official GOV.UK visa going rate for each. Refreshed nightly.

These are the salaries advertised on live roles from employers on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors — not job offers, not guarantees, and not immigration advice. The median is the middle figure: half the roles advertise more, half less. The visa going rate column shows the official GOV.UK figure for the occupation (figures effective 22 July 2025, last verified 27 September 2026); the salary a role must meet for the Skilled Worker route is generally the higher of that going rate and the relevant threshold. Only groups with at least 5 salaried roles are shown, so thin data does not mislead.

Advertised salaries by occupation

OccupationLive roles with stated salaryMedian advertisedRangeVisa going rate
Nursing130£40,136£29,426–£56,160NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Doctor75£63,696£36,636–£135,000Medical pay scales — varies by grade
Software development74£70,000£42,500–£143,000£54,700
Occupational therapy72£39,959£25,565–£58,133NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Radiography58£40,559£32,073–£83,200NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Physiotherapy57£39,959£32,073–£66,560NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Speech and language therapy55£42,000£26,000–£60,320NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Midwifery42£49,387£26,093–£66,582NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Data science & statistics29£65,000£45,000–£91,000£55,100
IT business analysis & architecture25£55,000£42,000–£100,000£54,900
Cyber security24£65,000£42,000–£91,000£48,500
Mechanical engineering22£50,000£45,000–£75,000£46,800
Pharmacy19£50,000£36,000–£66,582NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Paramedic17£47,951£36,382–£56,535NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Production & process engineering17£46,000£41,750–£55,000£45,000
IT networking15£65,000£65,000–£85,000£45,600
IT project management10£53,500£43,482–£70,000£58,200
Electrical engineering8£56,044£45,000–£93,600£58,700
Electronics engineering8£55,000£45,000–£70,000£52,000
IT quality & testing6£57,500£45,000–£70,800£41,200
IT management5£60,000£45,000–£104,000£55,000
Engineering project management5£91,000£42,000–£93,600£51,900
Civil engineering5£50,000£47,000–£50,000£50,400

By region

East Midlands

OccupationLive roles with stated salaryMedian advertisedRangeVisa going rate
Nursing16£35,489£29,426–£50,793NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Occupational therapy6£41,781£39,959–£45,000NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338

East of England

OccupationLive roles with stated salaryMedian advertisedRangeVisa going rate
Nursing16£40,136£30,000–£56,160NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Occupational therapy8£34,230£30,000–£40,000NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Speech and language therapy8£39,959£30,000–£60,320NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Physiotherapy7£39,959£32,073–£57,528NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Doctor6£79,162£63,696–£113,565Medical pay scales — varies by grade

London

OccupationLive roles with stated salaryMedian advertisedRangeVisa going rate
Software development24£74,500£50,000–£130,000£54,700
Doctor22£63,696£41,750–£135,000Medical pay scales — varies by grade
Speech and language therapy16£42,461£26,000–£58,133NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Radiography12£54,802£38,488–£83,200NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Midwifery11£54,080£41,017–£66,274NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Nursing9£45,760£37,080–£49,920NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Occupational therapy9£45,953£36,943–£58,133NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Physiotherapy8£55,842£39,959–£66,560NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Paramedic8£47,951£36,382–£55,524NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
IT business analysis & architecture8£75,000£53,000–£100,000£54,900
Cyber security7£65,000£45,000–£91,000£48,500
IT project management6£60,000£50,000–£70,000£58,200
Data science & statistics5£75,000£50,000–£80,000£55,100

Northeast of England

OccupationLive roles with stated salaryMedian advertisedRangeVisa going rate
Nursing6£32,073£30,000–£44,928NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970

Northwest of England

OccupationLive roles with stated salaryMedian advertisedRangeVisa going rate
Nursing13£39,520£32,073–£53,000NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Doctor10£65,510£55,825–£104,401Medical pay scales — varies by grade
Physiotherapy7£39,959£32,073–£49,387NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Midwifery5£39,959£32,073–£39,959NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Occupational therapy5£32,073£32,073–£39,959NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Speech and language therapy5£49,387£32,073–£52,101NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Data science & statistics5£65,000£47,410–£65,000£55,100

Scotland

OccupationLive roles with stated salaryMedian advertisedRangeVisa going rate
Nursing7£44,657£41,600–£50,232NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970

South East England

OccupationLive roles with stated salaryMedian advertisedRangeVisa going rate
Nursing19£43,201£32,073–£56,160NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Software development15£60,000£45,000–£80,000£54,700
Occupational therapy14£42,979£25,565–£54,315NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Physiotherapy13£39,959£32,073–£51,256NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Doctor12£63,696£61,542–£113,565Medical pay scales — varies by grade
Midwifery10£51,657£39,959–£66,582NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Speech and language therapy10£42,592£32,073–£52,521NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Production & process engineering7£45,000£41,750–£55,000£45,000
Paramedic6£49,387£39,959–£52,000NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Mechanical engineering6£50,000£45,000–£60,000£46,800
Radiography5£39,959£39,959–£41,957NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
IT business analysis & architecture5£60,000£45,000–£80,000£54,900

South West England

OccupationLive roles with stated salaryMedian advertisedRangeVisa going rate
Nursing12£42,491£32,073–£51,521NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Occupational therapy8£39,959£32,073–£41,025NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Doctor8£63,696£55,825–£104,401Medical pay scales — varies by grade
Radiography5£39,105£32,073–£68,640NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970

West Midlands

OccupationLive roles with stated salaryMedian advertisedRangeVisa going rate
Radiography9£39,959£39,959–£72,800NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Nursing8£39,959£31,049–£47,320NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970

Yorkshire and Humber

OccupationLive roles with stated salaryMedian advertisedRangeVisa going rate
Nursing18£43,524£32,000–£51,480NHS Band 5 minimum £29,970
Occupational therapy8£39,959£32,073–£52,000NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Midwifery6£39,959£32,073–£49,387NHS Band 6 minimum £37,338
Doctor5£63,696£63,696–£76,582Medical pay scales — varies by grade

Sources & method

Advertised figures are from live adverts on this board and change nightly. Going-rate figures are from GOV.UK, effective 22 July 2025; last verified 27 September 2026. General information, not immigration advice.

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