SOC 2316 Special and additional needs education teaching professionals: Skilled Worker Eligibility and Going Rate | ImmigrationGPT
SOC 2020 code 2316 · Professional occupations
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
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 2316
Eligible
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals (SOC 2316) 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.
The ONS coding index files 54 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.
Aba tutor
Additional learning needs coordinator
Advisory teacher of the deaf
Alnco
Art teacher (special/additional needs)
Assistant head (special/additional needs school)
Assistant head master (special/additional needs school)
Assistant head mistress (special/additional needs school)
Assistant head teacher (special/additional needs school)
Sponsors advertising special and additional needs education teaching professionals jobs
Since October 2025 we read 6 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 6 of them still open, from 1 employer on the register of licensed sponsors. The median advertised salary was £181,350 (6 adverts with a salary).
Open adverts checked against the employer, occupation and salary rules for a new visa:
RIBBONS AND REEVES LIMITED · Lee, South East London · £65,000 a year · Check first
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 2316
Can special and additional needs education teaching professionals be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals (SOC 2316) 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 2316?
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 2316?
The ONS coding index files 54 job titles under 2316, including aba tutor, additional learning needs coordinator, advisory teacher of the deaf, alnco, art teacher, assistant head, assistant head master, assistant head mistress. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.
Which licensed sponsors advertise special and additional needs education teaching professionals jobs?
Since October 2025 we read 6 adverts that we placed in SOC 2316, from 1 employers on the register. The most came from RIBBONS AND REEVES LIMITED (1).
What do employers advertise for special and additional needs education teaching professionals jobs?
The median advertised salary was £181,350 across 6 adverts that gave one.