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ARTICLE · 19 MAY 2026

MAC Publishes Technical Note On Calculating Skilled Worker Salary Thresholds For Sponsors And Employers

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The Migration Advisory Committee has released a technical note outlining its recommended methodology for calculating salary thresholds in the UK's Skilled Worker visa route.

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Georgina Griggs
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1. Introduction: MAC Technical Note on Skilled Worker Salary Thresholds

On 19 May 2026, the Migration Advisory Committee MAC published a technical note setting out its recommended methodology for calculating salary thresholds within the UK immigration system. The note is particularly relevant to the Skilled Worker route, where employers sponsoring migrant workers must ensure that the salary for the role meets both a general salary threshold and an occupation-specific salary threshold.

The technical note does not itself change the Immigration Rules. The MAC is clear that responsibility for setting salary thresholds rests with the Home Office. However, the note is important because it explains how the MAC considers salary thresholds should be calculated, updated and stabilised over time.

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