Skilled Worker occupations

Every Skilled Worker occupation code, with its going rate, its status under the dated rules and the jobs licensed sponsors are advertising for it. Find an occupation by job title.

56 occupations in skilled tradesRules in force on 8 Nov 2026

Skilled Worker occupations
Code	Occupation	Skill level	Going rate	Skilled Worker
5111	Farmers	RQF 3 to 5	£34,100	A concern
5112	Horticultural trades	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5113	Gardeners and landscape gardeners	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5114	Groundsmen and greenkeepers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5119	Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Worth checking
5211	Sheet metal workers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5212	Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations	RQF 3 to 5	£36,700	A concern
5213	Welding trades	RQF 3 to 5	£34,900	Clear
5214	Pipe fitters	RQF 3 to 5	£46,000	Clear
5221	Metal machining setters and setter-operators	RQF 3 to 5	£34,600	A concern
5222	Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out	RQF 3 to 5	£38,400	A concern
5223	Metal working production and maintenance fitters	RQF 3 to 5	£39,300	Clear
5224	Precision instrument makers and repairers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5225	Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers	RQF 3 to 5	£41,100	Clear
5231	Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians	RQF 3 to 5	£35,500	Clear
5232	Vehicle body builders and repairers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
5233	Vehicle paint technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
5234	Aircraft maintenance and related trades	RQF 3 to 5	£45,000	A concern
5235	Boat and ship builders and repairers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,700	Clear
5236	Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	RQF 3 to 5	£57,000	A concern
5241	Electricians and electrical fitters	RQF 3 to 5	£38,800	Clear
5242	Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	RQF 3 to 5	£36,700	Clear
5243	TV, video and audio servicers and repairers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5244	Computer system and equipment installers and servicers	RQF 3 to 5	£35,100	Clear
5245	Security system installers and repairers	RQF 3 to 5	£36,300	Clear
5246	Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers	RQF 3 to 5	£39,700	A concern
5249	Electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified	RQF 3 to 5	£45,800	Clear
5250	Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	RQF 3 to 5	£42,400	A concern
5311	Steel erectors	RQF 3 to 5	£35,000	Clear
5312	Stonemasons and related trades	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
5313	Bricklayers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
5314	Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
5315	Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers	RQF 3 to 5	£38,100	Clear
5316	Carpenters and joiners	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
5317	Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5319	Construction and building trades not elsewhere classified	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Worth checking
5321	Plasterers	RQF 3 to 5	£34,200	A concern
5322	Floorers and wall tilers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
5323	Painters and decorators	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	Clear
5330	Construction and building trades supervisors	RQF 3 to 5	£41,800	Clear
5411	Upholsterers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5412	Footwear and leather working trades	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5413	Tailors and dressmakers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5419	Textiles, garments and related trades not elsewhere classified	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5421	Pre-press technicians	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5422	Printers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5423	Print finishing and binding workers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5431	Butchers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5432	Bakers and flour confectioners	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5433	Fishmongers and poultry dressers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5434	Chefs	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5436	Catering and bar managers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5441	Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5442	Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5443	Florists	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern
5449	Other skilled trades not elsewhere classified	RQF 3 to 5	£33,400	A concern

Skill levels and list entries are read from GOV.UK. Codes below RQF 6 can be sponsored only while a salary or shortage list covers them: GOV.UK’s full table of occupation codes has every code.