ARTICLE · 25 SEPTEMBER 2026
If you want to sponsor a worker under the Skilled Worker route, you need to understand both the minimum salary requirements and the wider cost of sponsorship. Those rules sit on top of the general considerations that apply when hiring workers from overseas. For most new Skilled Worker applications, you must pay at least £41,700 per year or 100% of the going rate for the worker’s occupation code, whichever is higher.
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