Footwear and leather working trades
SOC 2020 code 5412 · Also called: footwear makers and repairers, leather workers (excludes leather dressing)
- Going rate
- £33,400 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
- Live adverts
- 0
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 5412 (Footwear and leather working trades) is below RQF 6 and is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026. New Skilled Worker sponsorship in it needs one of those lists.
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Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026The 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.UKQuestions
What is the going rate for SOC 5412?
£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.
Is SOC 5412 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 5412 (Footwear and leather working trades) is below RQF 6 and is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026. New Skilled Worker sponsorship in it needs one of those lists.
Which job titles are in SOC 5412?
Footwear makers and repairers and leather workers (excludes leather dressing).