1112 Elected officers and representatives
Unit group 1112 in the ONS Standard Occupational Classification 2020, with the line the Appendix Skilled Occupations gives it. Not immigration advice.
In short
- ONS unit group 1112, in minor group 111 (Chief executives and senior officials) and major group 1 (Managers, directors and senior officials).
- Appendix Skilled Occupations (figures as at 3 August 2026, re-checked 26 October 2026): Not on the list: Table 6.
- Going rate as the tables print it:
What the ONS says
Description
Elected representatives in national government formulate and ratify legislation and government policy, act as elected representatives in Parliament, Regional Parliaments or Assemblies, and as representatives of the government and its executive. Elected officers in local government act as representatives in the local authority and participate in the formulation, ratification and implementation of local government policies.
Typical entry routes
Entry is by election.
Tasks
- represents constituency within the legislature and advises and assists constituents on a variety of issues
- acts as a Party representative within the constituency
- participates in debates and votes on legislative and other matters
- holds positions on parliamentary or local government committees
- tables questions to ministers and introduces proposals for government action
- recommends or reviews potential policy or legislative change, and offers advice and opinions on current policy
- advises on the interpretation and implementation of policy decisions, acts and regulations
- studies and acts upon any legislation that may affect the local authority
Related job titles
- Councillor (local government)
- Member of Parliament
What the Appendix Skilled Occupations says
The Appendix lists this code in the table below, with the table’s own caption and the row as printed. Read the full table, and any condition in it, on GOV.UK.
Table 6: SOC 2020 occupation codes which are not eligible for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility or Scale-up routes
- SOC 2020 occupation code
- 1112 Elected officers and representatives
- Examples of related job titles (non-exhaustive)
- Councillor (local government)
- Member of Parliament
Other unit groups in minor group 111
Sources
Occupation text: Office for National Statistics, SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (file dated 27 August 2026, version V13). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Tables: Home Office, Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations on GOV.UK, page updated 3 August 2026; re-checked against the page updated 8 October 2026 on 26 October 2026, tables unchanged.
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