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Care workers and home carers – Jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity.Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker.Note: private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants.

Occupation · SOC 2020 6135 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
6135
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 613
3,179
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£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Community support workers
  • Home care workers
  • Residential care workers
  • Care workers and home carers 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
6135 Care workers and home carers – all jobs, except jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity.Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker.Private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants.YesYesYesYes
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 613

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 613 (Caring Personal Services); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

54k108k202120222023202420252026
54k108k202120222023202420252026
Data table
20213,721
202237,394
2023108,099
20249,648
20253,179
202621
By route
  1. Health and Care Worker160,930
  2. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)864
  3. Skilled Worker237
  4. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)19
  5. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)10
  6. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)2
By nationality, unit group 6135 (where published)
  1. India1,050
  2. Zimbabwe721
  3. Philippines482
  4. Pakistan383
  5. Nigeria308
  6. Sri Lanka275
  7. Ghana221
  8. Nepal198
  9. Bangladesh106
  10. Kenya106
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 Care workers and home carers – Jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity.Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker.Note: private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants. (Table 1 where listed) is £25,000 a year, #229 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 16.7% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£25,000
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
229 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Care workers and home carers – Jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity.Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker.Note: private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants.25,000
  2. Houseparents and residential wardens25,000
  3. Senior care workers – Jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity.Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker.25,000
  4. Early education and childcare assistants25,000
  5. Childminders25,000
  6. Playworkers25,000
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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