Standard occupational classification 2020(SOC2020)

All students where EntryProfile.UCASSCHEMECODE exists and Qualification.QUALCAT has a HESA level of H, I, J or C or is M0002 and EntryProfile.PERMADDCOUNTRY = XF, XG, XH, XI, XK, XL, GG, JE or IM except where (Leaver.ENGENDDATE - Engagement.ENGSTARTDATE <= 14 days and RSNENGEND = 03, 05, 11, 12), unless EntryProfile.SOC2010 has been returned.

Must not be returned for students outside the stated coverage.

This data is required at entry to a student's Engagement and is not required to be maintained throughout a student's Engagement.

This field should be returned for all students in the 2022/23 application cycle, and therefore have the SOC2020 data provided by UCAS in the *J file. Any deferred applicants should return the SOC2010 field. 

The student should be asked for parental occupation or, if 21 or over, for their own occupation. For example, "If you are under 21, please give the occupation of your parent, step-parent or guardian who earns the most. If they are retired or unemployed, give their most recent occupation. If you are 21 or over, please give your own occupation."

A full coding frame for SOC2020 can been obtained from the Office for National Statistics.

UCAS codes 0000 'Not stated', 0001 'Information refused', 0007 'Retired', 0008 'Unemployed' and 0009 'Not known' will be accepted as valid entries.

For students entering through UCAS this information will be available from UCAS via the *J transaction. The details of the coding that will be provided by UCAS can be found in the *J specification.