Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
SOC 2020 code 5314 · Also called: felt and flat roofers, sheeters and cladders, thatchers
- Going rate
- £33,400 a year
- General threshold
- £41,700 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
- Live adverts
- 0
What do Skilled Worker roofers, roof tilers and slaters get paid?
The standard requirement for SOC 5314 is £41,700 a year for 37.5 hours1.
- 1GOV.UK statement of changes · general threshold
- 2GOV.UK going rates · SOC 5314
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 5314 (Roofers, roof tilers and slaters) is below RQF 6. The Immigration Salary List covers every job in it until 31 Dec 2026, under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.
Check a salary
Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026£33,400 is the going rate in Table 1 of GOV.UK’s Appendix Skilled Occupations, used for the standard option (option A). Lower requirements can apply in some cases, for example to new entrants or to jobs on the Immigration Salary List. The options below show the ones the rules set for this code. Table 2 of the appendix has lower going rates for some other cases, which this page doesn’t list. See both tables on GOV.UK.
Information only. It checks a salary against the published rules for this occupation, not an application. Requirements are for a 37.5-hour week and change with the hours.
Jobs from licensed sponsors
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Rule changes
Dated, from GOV.UK- 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
- The Temporary Shortage List ends. The Immigration Salary List entry for SOC 5314 ends.GOV.UK
Questions
What is the going rate for SOC 5314?
£33,400 a year for a 37.5-hour week under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026, from GOV.UK’s going rates table. The standard requirement is the higher of the going rate and the general threshold of £41,700.
Is SOC 5314 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 5314 (Roofers, roof tilers and slaters) is below RQF 6. The Immigration Salary List covers every job in it until 31 Dec 2026, under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.
Which job titles are in SOC 5314?
Felt and flat roofers, sheeters and cladders, thatchers and tilers and slaters.
When does the Immigration Salary List entry for SOC 5314 end?
On 31 Dec 2026, unless a new statement of changes says otherwise.