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Market and street traders and assistants

Occupation · SOC 2020 7124 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
7124
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 712
7
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)

  • Market and street traders and assistants

Sponsored work visas, minor group 712

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 712 (Sales Related Occupations); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

59202120222023202420252026
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Data table
20213
20227
20238
20249
20257
20265
By route
  1. Creative Worker19
  2. Skilled Worker18
  3. Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)1
  4. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)1

Compared with other occupations

The going rate for Market and street traders and assistants (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. Market and street traders and assistants25,000
  2. Visual merchandisers and related occupations31,300
  3. Sales related occupations not elsewhere classified31,300
  4. Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale27,200
  5. Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale25,000
  6. Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers31,300