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Skilled Worker visa: jobs that qualify for a PhD salary discount
Check if an occupation code is eligible for the PhD salary discount on the Skilled Worker or Health and Care visa routes - and how much you'll need to be paid.
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Check if your job or occupation code is eligible for a PhD salary discount on the Skilled Worker or Health and Care routes. The table also includes the minimum salary you’ll need to be paid:
- if you have a PhD level qualification in a science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) subject (80% of the standard going rate)
- if you have a PhD level qualification in a non-STEM subject (90% of the standard going rate)
Updates to this page
Published 1 December 2020Last updated 8 October 2024 + show all updates
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Rules have been changed to update the going rate values.
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Updated going rates table in line with changes to the Immigration Rules.
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Updated in line with changes to the Immigration Rules.
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Updated salary information - the annual salaries are now based on a 37.5-hour working week (previously a 39-hour working week).
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Updated the minimum salary for each occupation.
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First published.