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Merchandisers

Occupation · SOC 2020 3553 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3553
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 355
2,860
Going rate£33,400 Table 1
Year by year
Data as at Immigration Rules, 11 Nov 2025
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Going rates

Minimum salaries by table of Appendix Skilled Occupations (per year, 37.5-hour week). Which table applies depends on the route and option.

TableGoing ratePhD points
Table 1a£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)No
Table 2aa£25,200 (£12.92 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Merchandisers
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 355

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 355 (Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

2,2744,547202120222023202420252026
2,2744,547202120222023202420252026
Data table
20212,481
20224,138
20234,547
20244,304
20252,860
20261,134
By route
  1. Skilled Worker14,830
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)2,402
  3. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)1,441
  4. Intra-company Transfer477
  5. Graduate Trainee (Global Business Mobility)112
  6. UK Expansion Worker (Global Business Mobility)89
By nationality, unit group 3553 (where published)
  1. France7
  2. India4
  3. Turkey3
  4. Nigeria2
  5. China2
  6. Italy2
  7. Singapore1
  8. Netherlands1
  9. Slovakia1
  10. Pakistan1
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026

Compared with other occupations

The going rate for Merchandisers (Table 1 where listed) is £25,200 a year, #225 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 16.0% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£25,200
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
225 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Merchandisers25,200
  2. Sales accounts and business development managers55,200
  3. Buyers and procurement officers29,300
  4. Business sales executives29,300
  5. Advertising and marketing associate professionals26,300
  6. Estate agents and auctioneers25,000
  7. Events managers and organisers25,000
  8. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers80,400
  9. Brokers52,400
  10. Financial accounts managers44,700
  11. Ship and hovercraft officers39,100
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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