SOC 1224 Leisure and sports managers and proprietors: Skilled Worker Eligibility and Going Rate | ImmigrationGPT
SOC 2020 code 1224 · Managers, directors and senior officials
Leisure and sports managers and proprietors
Whether this occupation can be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa, its going rate, the job titles filed under the code, and the licensed sponsors advertising these jobs.
Skilled Worker rules for SOC 1224
Existing workers only
Since 22 July 2025, Leisure and sports managers and proprietors (SOC 1224) can only be sponsored for people who were granted Skilled Worker permission under the rules in place before that date and have held it continuously since.
Going rate
£34,100
New entrant rate
£33,400
Major group
1
Annual salaries for a 37.5-hour week, from Appendix Skilled Occupations (updated 3 Aug 2026).
The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £34,100 a year for a 37.5-hour week. It applies to people who can still be sponsored in this occupation.
The ONS coding index files 101 job titles under this code. A note in brackets is the setting the title applies to: the same title can sit under another code elsewhere. The code on a certificate of sponsorship follows the job’s duties, so check them with CASCOT or the employer.
Amusement arcade manager
Amusement arcade owner
Arts centre manager
Ball room manager
Baths manager
Bowling alley manager
Centre manager (leisure services)
Cinema experience manager
Cinema manager
Cinema owner
Circuit manager (entertainment)
Circus manager
Circus owner
Clerk and steward
Clerk of the course
Club manager
Club manager (football club)
Club master
Concert hall manager
Cricket ground manager
Cruise director
Dance hall manager
Dance hall owner
Director (leisure services)
Entertainment manager
Equestrian centre manager
Fairground manager
Fitness centre manager
Fitness manager
Football ground manager
Front of house manager (entertainment)
Golf course manager
Gym manager
Gym owner
Health and fitness manager
Health club manager
Health club owner
Health studio owner
House manager (entertainment)
Leisure centre manager
Leisure manager
Leisure services manager
Manager (amusement arcade)
Manager (cinema)
Manager (football club)
Manager (golf club)
Manager (health and fitness studio)
Manager (health studio)
Manager (leisure centre)
Manager (leisure services)
Manager (night club)
Manager (public baths)
Manager (riding school)
Manager (snooker, billiards hall)
Manager (sports activities)
Manager (theatre)
Manager (zoological gardens)
Marina manager
Museum director
Museum manager
Museum owner
Night club owner
Operations manager (leisure services)
Outdoor pursuits manager
Outward bound centre manager
Outward bound manager
Outward bound operational director
Owner (amusement arcade)
Owner (boat: pleasure cruise)
Owner (cinema)
Owner (circus)
Owner (club: night)
Owner (club: sports)
Owner (dance hall)
Owner (fairground stall)
Owner (health and fitness studio)
Owner (museum)
Owner (riding stable)
Owner (school: riding)
Owner (skating rink)
Owner (skittle alley)
Owner (snooker, billiards hall)
Park manager
Racecourse manager
Recreation services manager
Riding school owner
Sauna baths manager
School manager (riding school)
Service manager (leisure services)
Skating rink manager
Sport development manager
Sports centre manager
Sports club owner
Sports development manager
Sports manager (leisure centre)
Sports promotions manager
Stadium manager
Stand manager (entertainment)
Theatre manager
Theme park manager
Zoo director
Sponsors advertising leisure and sports managers and proprietors jobs
We have not read an advert we could place in this code since October 2025. We read visa sponsorship adverts from Reed and Adzuna every 4 hours.
From Appendix Skilled Occupations and the Temporary Shortage List (GOV.UK), the ONS SOC 2020 coding index, and job adverts we read and match to the Home Office register. We place an advert in a code from its title, so some adverts may be in the wrong code. Whether a person can be sponsored also depends on their own circumstances. This page is information, not immigration advice. Profile built 7 Oct 2026.
Questions about SOC 1224
Can leisure and sports managers and proprietors be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Since 22 July 2025, Leisure and sports managers and proprietors (SOC 1224) can only be sponsored for people who were granted Skilled Worker permission under the rules in place before that date and have held it continuously since.
What is the going rate for SOC 1224?
The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £34,100 a year for a 37.5-hour week. It applies to people who can still be sponsored in this occupation.
Which job titles come under SOC code 1224?
The ONS coding index files 101 job titles under 1224, including amusement arcade manager, amusement arcade owner, arts centre manager, ball room manager, baths manager, bowling alley manager, centre manager, cinema experience manager. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.