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Design occupations not elsewhere classified

SOC 2020 code 3429 · Also called: industrial and product designers, packaging designers, performance make-up artists

Going rate
£39,300 a year
Skill level
RQF 3 to 5
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Skilled Worker status

How evidence works
Skilled WorkerWorth checking

SOC 3429 (Design occupations not elsewhere classified) is below RQF 6. The Temporary Shortage List covers it only for jobs that meet the entry’s conditions, under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.

RQF 3 to 5Temporary Shortage List, some jobs

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Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026
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The rules don’t give one salary requirement for this code on its own: it depends on whether the job meets a list entry’s conditions. The status above says which lists cover it.

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Rule changes

Dated, from GOV.UK
  1. The general threshold and salary options, the going rates, the skill levels, the Immigration Salary List and the Temporary Shortage List in force (HC 997, Appendix Skilled Occupations, Immigration Salary List and Temporary Shortage List).GOV.UK
  2. The Temporary Shortage List ends.GOV.UK

Questions

What is the going rate for SOC 3429?

£39,300 a year for a 37.5-hour week under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026, from GOV.UK’s going rates table.

Is SOC 3429 a Skilled Worker occupation code?

SOC 3429 (Design occupations not elsewhere classified) is below RQF 6. The Temporary Shortage List covers it only for jobs that meet the entry’s conditions, under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.

Which job titles are in SOC 3429?

Industrial and product designers, packaging designers, performance make-up artists, set designers and visual merchandising managers and designers.