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.
Occupation · SOC 2020 6136 · United Kingdom
- SOC 2020 code
- 6136
- 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
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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.
| Table | Going rate | PhD points |
|---|---|---|
| Table 1a | £33,400 (£17.13 per hour) | No |
| Table 2aa | £25,000 (£12.82 per hour) | No |
Example job titles (non-exclusive)
- Senior community support workers
- Senior home care workers
- Senior residential care workers
- Senior care workers not elsewhere classified
Immigration Salary List
This occupation is on the Immigration Salary List (lower salary threshold and fee).
| Criteria | England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6136 Senior care workers – 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. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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)
Data table
| 2021 | 3,721 |
| 2022 | 37,394 |
| 2023 | 108,099 |
| 2024 | 9,648 |
| 2025 | 3,179 |
| 2026 | 21 |
- Health and Care Worker160,930
- Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)864
- Skilled Worker237
- Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)19
- Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)10
- International Agreement (previously Tier 5)2
- India275
- Philippines57
- Zimbabwe51
- Sri Lanka35
- Nigeria31
- Nepal30
- Ghana20
- Pakistan16
- Bangladesh13
- Kenya7
Compared with other occupations
The going rate for 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. (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
- 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
- Houseparents and residential wardens25,000
- 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
- Early education and childcare assistants25,000
- Childminders25,000
- Playworkers25,000
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