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Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers

Occupation · SOC 2020 5441 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
5441
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 544
56
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£25,400 (£13.03 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Ceramic makers, decorators and finishers
  • Ceramic potters
  • Glass blowers
  • Glass makers, decorators and finishers
  • Optical glass makers
  • Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers 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 544

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 544 (Other Skilled Trades); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

4691202120222023202420252026
4691202120222023202420252026
Data table
202121
202254
202390
202491
202556
20265
By route
  1. Skilled Worker199
  2. Creative Worker43
  3. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)36
  4. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)25
  5. Minister of Religion (previously Tier 2)4
  6. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)4
By nationality, unit group 5441 (where published)
  1. Austria1
  2. United States1
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 Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers (Table 1 where listed) is £25,400 a year, #218 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 15.3% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£25,400
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
218 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers25,400
  2. Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers25,000
  3. Florists25,000
  4. Other skilled trades not elsewhere classified25,800
  5. Upholsterers25,000
  6. Footwear and leather working trades25,000
  7. Tailors and dressmakers25,000
  8. Textiles, garments and related trades not elsewhere classified25,000
  9. Pre-press technicians25,000
  10. Printers26,200
  11. Print finishing and binding workers25,000
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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