Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers
SOC 2020 code 5442 · Also called: cabinet makers (excludes metal), furniture makers and fitters, furniture restorers
- Going rate
- £33,400 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
- Live adverts
- 0
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 5442 (Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers) 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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What is the going rate for SOC 5442?
£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 5442 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 5442 (Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers) 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 5442?
Cabinet makers (excludes metal), furniture makers and fitters, furniture restorers, furniture sprayers and finishers, picture framers and shed makers.