Other skilled trades not elsewhere classified
SOC 2020 code 5449 · Also called: basket makers (excludes wire goods mfr), candle makers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, jewellers and precious stone workers
- Going rate
- £33,400 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
- Live adverts
- 0
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 5449 (Other skilled trades not elsewhere classified) 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 5449?
£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 5449 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 5449 (Other skilled trades not elsewhere classified) 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 5449?
Basket makers (excludes wire goods mfr), candle makers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, jewellers and precious stone workers, hairpiece and wig makers, metal engravers, craft model makers, musical instrument repairers, makers and tuners, sign makers and writers and toy makers and repairers.