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Carpenters and joiners

Occupation · SOC 2020 5316 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
5316
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
Yes
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 531
382
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£27,800 (£14.26 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Bedroom and kitchen fitters
  • Carpenters
  • Joiners
  • Carpenters and joiners not elsewhere classified
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Immigration Salary List

This occupation is on the Immigration Salary List (lower salary threshold and fee).

CriteriaEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland
5316 Carpenters and joiners – all jobsYesYesYesYes
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 531

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 531 (Construction and Building Trades); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

8061,611202120222023202420252026
8061,611202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021101
2022569
20231,422
20241,611
2025382
202668
By route
  1. Skilled Worker4,136
  2. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)10
  3. Creative Worker2
  4. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)2
  5. Health and Care Worker2
  6. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)1
By nationality, unit group 5316 (where published)
  1. Philippines93
  2. Pakistan42
  3. India26
  4. Belize24
  5. Bangladesh10
  6. Sri Lanka7
  7. Ghana6
  8. Albania6
  9. Jamaica5
  10. Nigeria4
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 Carpenters and joiners (Table 1 where listed) is £27,800 a year, #180 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 7.3% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£27,800
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
180 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Carpenters and joiners27,800
  2. Steel erectors29,500
  3. Stonemasons and related trades28,500
  4. Bricklayers25,000
  5. Roofers, roof tilers and slaters25,300
  6. Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers31,400
  7. Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters25,800
  8. Construction and building trades not elsewhere classified27,300
  9. Plasterers29,500
  10. Floorers and wall tilers25,400
  11. Painters and decorators27,800
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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