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Caretakers

Occupation · SOC 2020 6232 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
6232
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 623
50
Going rate£31,300 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 2a£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)No
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Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Caretakers
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 623

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 623 (Housekeeping and Related Services); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

4998202120222023202420252026
4998202120222023202420252026
Data table
202183
202286
202398
202459
202550
202629
By route
  1. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)295
  2. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)95
  3. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)9
  4. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)4
  5. Creative Worker2
By nationality, unit group 6232 (where published)
  1. United States3
  2. India2
  3. France1
  4. Ghana1
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 Caretakers (Table 1 where listed) is £31,300 a year, #126 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 4.3% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£31,300
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
126 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Caretakers31,300
  2. Air travel assistants25,000
  3. Rail travel assistants35,400
  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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