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Rail travel assistants

Occupation · SOC 2020 6214 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
6214
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£41,300 (£21.18 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 621
43
Going rate£41,300 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£41,300 (£21.18 per hour)No
Table 2aa£35,400 (£18.15 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Railway station assistants
  • Revenue protection officers
  • Train conductors and guards
  • Rail travel assistants 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 621

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 621 (Leisure and Travel Services); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

348695202120222023202420252026
348695202120222023202420252026
Data table
202143
2022364
2023695
2024639
202543
20268
By route
  1. Skilled Worker1,629
  2. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)62
  3. Creative Worker49
  4. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)39
  5. International Sportsperson7
  6. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)5
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 Rail travel assistants (Table 1 where listed) is £35,400 a year, #99 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 18.0% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£35,400
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
99 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Rail travel assistants35,400
  2. Air travel assistants25,000
  3. Caretakers31,300
  4. Bed and breakfast and guest house owners and proprietors31,300
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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