SOC 2020 code 3581 · Associate professional occupations

Inspectors of standards and regulations

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 3581

Existing workers only

Since 22 July 2025, Inspectors of standards and regulations (SOC 3581) 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: £34,400
New entrant rate: £33,400
Major group: 3

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

The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £34,400 a year for a 37.5-hour week. It applies to people who can still be sponsored in this occupation.

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

Job titles under SOC 3581

The ONS coding index files 180 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.

Sponsors advertising inspectors of standards and regulations jobs

Since October 2025 we read 1 advert that we placed in this code from the job title, 1 of them still open, from 1 employer on the register of licensed sponsors.

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

Not for a new visa: 1

Employers with the most adverts

Lincolnshire County Council1

Latest open adverts

Assurance & Improvement Officer
Lincolnshire County Council · Swineshead · £31,015 to £33,672 a year · Not for a new visa

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 3581

Can inspectors of standards and regulations be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

What is the going rate for SOC 3581?

The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £34,400 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 3581?

The ONS coding index files 180 job titles under 3581, including agricultural inspector, alkali inspector, animal health inspector, animal health officer, area livestock inspector, authorised meat inspector, authorised officer, bank inspector. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.

Which licensed sponsors advertise inspectors of standards and regulations jobs?

Since October 2025 we read 1 adverts that we placed in SOC 3581, from 1 employers on the register. The most came from Lincolnshire County Council (1).