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Care workers and home carers

SOC 2020 code 6135 · Also called: community support workers, home care workers, residential care workers

Going rate
£33,400 a year
General threshold
£41,700 a year
Skill level
RQF 3 to 5
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What do Skilled Worker care workers and home carers get paid?

The standard requirement for SOC 6135 is £41,700 a year for 37.5 hours1.

  1. 1GOV.UK statement of changes · general threshold
  2. 2GOV.UK going rates · SOC 6135
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The requirement for a job on the Immigration Salary List12
The requirement for a new entrant12
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Skilled Worker status

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SOC 6135 (Care workers and home carers) is below RQF 6. The Immigration Salary List covers it until 22 Jul 2028 only for jobs that meet the entry’s conditions, under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.

RQF 3 to 5Immigration Salary List until 22 Jul 2028, some jobsJobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity. Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker. Note: private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants.

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Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026

These requirements assume the job meets the Immigration Salary List entry’s conditions.

£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.

Option AStandard£41,700
Option DA job on the Immigration Salary List£33,400
Option EA new entrant£33,400

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Rule changes

Dated, from GOV.UK
  1. 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
  2. The Temporary Shortage List ends.GOV.UK
  3. The Immigration Salary List entry for SOC 6135 ends.

Questions

What is the going rate for SOC 6135?

£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 6135 a Skilled Worker occupation code?

SOC 6135 (Care workers and home carers) is below RQF 6. The Immigration Salary List covers it until 22 Jul 2028 only for jobs that meet the entry’s conditions, under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.

Which job titles are in SOC 6135?

Community support workers, home care workers and residential care workers.

When does the Immigration Salary List entry for SOC 6135 end?

On 22 Jul 2028, unless a new statement of changes says otherwise.