Houseparents and residential wardens
SOC 2020 code 6134 · Also called: foster carers, residential childcare practitioners, school matrons and houseparents
- Going rate
- £33,400 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
- Live adverts
- 0
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 6134 (Houseparents and residential wardens) 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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Dated, from GOV.UKQuestions
What is the going rate for SOC 6134?
£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 6134 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 6134 (Houseparents and residential wardens) 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 6134?
Foster carers, residential childcare practitioners, school matrons and houseparents and residential housing wardens.