2311 — Higher education teaching professionals

SOC 2020 code 2311 (Higher education teaching professionals) is an eligible occupation for the UK Skilled Worker visa. The 2026 minimum salary threshold for this code is £52,600 per year.

Key facts

SOC 2020 code

2311

Job title

Higher education teaching professionals

2026 going rate (annual)

£52,600

Route eligibility

Skilled Worker (and Health & Care Worker where applicable)

SOC 2020 classification

Every four-digit SOC 2020 code sits inside a three-level parent hierarchy maintained by the Office for National Statistics. Higher education teaching professionals belongs to:

1. 2

   Major group

   PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS

2. 23

   Sub-major group

   TEACHING AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS

3. 231

   Minor group

   Teaching Professionals

4. 2311

   Unit group

   Higher education teaching professionals

Source: ONS Standard Occupational Classification 2020, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Finding sponsors hiring for this code

Sponsors do not publish their per-SOC hiring plans in the public register — they only publish the visa routes they hold a licence for. To find sponsors who realistically recruit for higher education teaching professionals:

1. Use the search box to look for employers in your sector that hold a Skilled Worker licence.
2. Filter by Skilled Worker or, where applicable, Health & Care Worker.
3. Apply through each sponsor’s standard recruitment channel and ask early whether the role is open to sponsorship.

Related reading

• How SOC 2020 codes work
• 2026 salary thresholds — full breakdown

SOC 2020 reference data is refreshed annually from ONS each April. Salary thresholds are reviewed annually by the Migration Advisory Committee and re-ingested at the same time. Always verify against the original GOV.UK / ONS publications before relying on this information for a visa application.