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Farmers

Occupation · SOC 2020 5111 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
5111
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£34,100 (£17.49 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 511
14,626
Going rate£34,100 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£34,100 (£17.49 per hour)No
Table 2aa£28,200 (£14.46 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Agricultural contractors
  • Aquaculture farmers
  • Arable farmers
  • Dairy farmers
  • Livestock farmers
  • Poultry farmers
  • Farmers not elsewhere classified
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 511

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 511 (Agricultural and Related Trades); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

14k27k202120222023202420252026
14k27k202120222023202420252026
Data table
202127,347
202218,287
202316,369
202413,229
202514,626
202611,454
By route
  1. Seasonal Worker (previously Tier 5)99,846
  2. Skilled Worker1,084
  3. International Sportsperson281
  4. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)56
  5. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)33
  6. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)9
By nationality, unit group 5111 (where published)
  1. Philippines304
  2. Nepal18
  3. Poland14
  4. Pakistan11
  5. South Africa8
  6. India7
  7. Kenya4
  8. New Zealand3
  9. Germany3
  10. France2
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 Farmers (Table 1 where listed) is £28,200 a year, #174 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 6.0% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£28,200
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
174 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Farmers28,200
  2. Horticultural trades25,000
  3. Gardeners and landscape gardeners25,000
  4. Groundsmen and greenkeepers25,000
  5. Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified25,000
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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