SOC 2020 code 2212 · Professional occupations

Specialist medical practitioners

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 2212

Eligible

Specialist medical practitioners (SOC 2212) is an eligible occupation in Appendix Skilled Occupations, so jobs in it can be sponsored for a new Skilled Worker visa.

Going rate: Pay scale
Major group: 2

Annual salaries for a 37.5-hour week, from Appendix Skilled Occupations (updated 3 Aug 2026).

For this occupation the minimum salary is set by the national pay scale, such as NHS Agenda for Change bands or teachers’ pay scales, not by a going rate.

Sources: Appendix Skilled Occupations, Skilled Worker salary rules, when you can be paid less.

Job titles under SOC 2212

The ONS coding index files 104 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.

Anaesthetist
Andrologist
Associate specialist

Cardiology registrar

Clinical research fellow

Consultant (hospital service)

Consultant (medical)

Consultant anaesthetist

Consultant cardiologist

Consultant ent surgeon

Consultant gastroenterologist

Consultant haematologist

Consultant in public health medicine (health authority)

Consultant intensivist

Consultant nephrologist

Consultant neurologist

Consultant neurosurgeon

Consultant obstetrician

Consultant oncologist

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon

Consultant physician

Consultant plastic surgeon

Consultant psychiatrist

Consultant radiologist

Consultant respiratory physician

Consultant rheumatologist

Consultant urological surgeon

Doctor (anaesthesiology)

Doctor (gynaecology and obstetrics)

Doctor (haematology)

Doctor (paediatrics)

Ear nose and throat specialist

Fellow (research, medicine)

Fellow (research, surgery)

Forensic medical examiner

Haematology consultant

Homeopath (medically qualified)

Homeopathic practitioner (medically qualified)

Homoeopath (medically qualified)

Homoeopathic practitioner (medically qualified)

Maxillofacial surgeon

Medical acupuncturist

Nose and throat ear specialist

Obstetrician and gynaecologist

Orthopaedic consultant

Otorhinolaryngologist

Palliative care consultant

Palliative care doctor

Pharmaceutical physician

Professor (medicine)

Public health consultant

Public health registrar

Public health specialist

Registrar (hospital service)

Registrar (medical practice)

Research fellow (medicine)

Specialist registrar in psychiatry

Specialist-registrar

Sponsors advertising specialist medical practitioners jobs

Since October 2025 we read 7 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 7 of them still open, from 3 employers on the register of licensed sponsors. The median advertised salary was £113,565 (7 adverts with a salary).

Open adverts checked against the employer, occupation and salary rules for a new visa:

Check first: 7

Employers with the most adverts

Where the jobs were, by city

Latest open adverts

Locum Consultant Neurologist
University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Trust · Trent Vale, Stoke-On-Trent · £113,565 to £150,569 a year · Check first
Locum Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Trust · Trent Vale, Stoke-On-Trent · £113,565 to £150,569 a year · Check first
Paediatric & General ENT Consultant Surgeon
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust · Hinxhill, Ashford · £113,565 to £150,569 a year · Check first
Senior Clinical Fellow in Urology
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust · Little Heath, Romford · £76,582 a year · Check first
Speciality Doctor in Obstetrics
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust · Rush Green, Romford · £61,542 to £99,216 a year · Check first
Specialty Doctor in Dermatology
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust · St. Mildreds, Canterbury · £63,696 to £102,689 a year · Check first
Locum Consultant Obstetrician
University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Trust · Trent Vale, Stoke-On-Trent · £113,565 to £150,569 a year

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 2212

Can specialist medical practitioners be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

Specialist medical practitioners (SOC 2212) is an eligible occupation in Appendix Skilled Occupations, so jobs in it can be sponsored for a new Skilled Worker visa.

What is the going rate for SOC 2212?

For this occupation the minimum salary is set by the national pay scale, such as NHS Agenda for Change bands or teachers’ pay scales, not by a going rate.

Which job titles come under SOC code 2212?

The ONS coding index files 104 job titles under 2212, including anaesthetist, andrologist, associate specialist, cardiologist, cardiology registrar, clinical fellow, clinical research fellow, consultant. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.

Which licensed sponsors advertise specialist medical practitioners jobs?

Since October 2025 we read 7 adverts that we placed in SOC 2212, from 3 employers on the register. The most came from University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Trust (3), East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (2), Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (2).

What do employers advertise for specialist medical practitioners jobs?

The median advertised salary was £113,565 across 7 adverts that gave one.