3411 Artists

In short

• ONS unit group 3411, in minor group 341 (Artistic, literary and media occupations) and major group 3 (Associate professional occupations).
• Appendix Skilled Occupations (figures as at 3 August 2026, re-checked 26 October 2026): Transitional tables only: Table 1a, Table 2aa, Table 2b.
• Going rate as the tables print it:
  • Table 1a, Going rate (SW – options A and D): £38,200 (£19.59 per hour)
  • Table 2aa, Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU): £26,600 (£13.64 per hour)
  • Table 2b, Going rate (GBM – minimum rate): £31,300 (£16.05 per hour)

What the ONS says

Description

Artists create artistic works using appropriate techniques, materials and media; design artwork and illustrations; and restore damaged pieces of art.

Typical entry routes

No specific academic qualifications are required although a variety of vocational qualifications, degrees and postgraduate courses are available. Entry can be based upon portfolio work.

Tasks

• conceives and develops ideas and ways of working for artistic composition
• selects appropriate materials, medium and method
• prepares sketches, scale drawings or colour schemes
• builds up composition into finished work by carving, sculpting, etching, painting, engraving, drawing, etc.
• approaches managers of galleries and exhibitions in order to get finished work displayed
• uses artistic skills to restore damaged artworks
• liaises with writers and publishers to produce book illustrations
• markets and sells finished work directly to customers
• produces works on commission basis for clients

Related job titles

• Animator (hand drawn)
• Artist
• Illustrator
• Portrait painter
• Sculptor

What the Appendix Skilled Occupations says

The Appendix lists this code in the tables below, with the tables’ own caption and the row as printed. Read the full table, and any condition in it, on GOV.UK.

Table 1a: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 22 July 2025

SOC 2020 occupation code

3411 Artists

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Art technicians (excludes education)
• Drawing and painting artists
• Hand drawn animators
• Illustrators (excludes medical and scientific)
• Medical and scientific illustrators
• Picture restorers
• Sculptors
• Tattoo and henna artists
• Artists not elsewhere classified

Going rate (SW – options A and D)

£38,200 (£19.59 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option B)

Not applicable

80% of going rate (SW – option C)

Not applicable

70% of going rate (SW – option E)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

No

Table 2aa: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 22 July 2025

SOC 2020 occupation code

3411 Artists

Equivalent SOC 2010 occupation code(s)

3411

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Art technicians (excludes education)
• Drawing and painting artists
• Hand drawn animators
• Illustrators (excludes medical and scientific)
• Medical and scientific illustrators
• Picture restorers
• Sculptors
• Tattoo and henna artists
• Artists not elsewhere classified

Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU)

£26,600 (£13.64 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option G)

Not applicable

80% of going rate (SW – option H)

Not applicable

70% of going rate (SW – option J, GTR)

£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

No

Table 2b: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Global Business Mobility applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 4 April 2024

SOC 2020 occupation code

3411 Artists

Equivalent SOC 2010 occupation code(s)

3411

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Art technicians (excludes education)
• Drawing and painting artists
• Hand drawn animators
• Illustrators (excludes medical and scientific)
• Medical and scientific illustrators
• Picture restorers
• Sculptors
• Tattoo and henna artists
• Artists not elsewhere classified

Going rate (GBM – minimum rate)

£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)

70% of going rate (GTR – minimum rate)

£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)

Other unit groups in minor group 341

• 3412 Authors, writers and translators
• 3413 Actors, entertainers and presenters
• 3414 Dancers and choreographers
• 3415 Musicians
• 3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
• 3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators

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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