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Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale

Occupation · SOC 2020 7131 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
7131
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£33,700 (£17.28 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 713
201
Going rate£33,700 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£33,700 (£17.28 per hour)No
Table 2aa£27,200 (£13.95 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Antique dealers
  • Art dealers
  • Car traders
  • Newsagents
  • Retail jewellers
  • Wholesalers
  • Wine merchants
  • Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale 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 713

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 713 (Shopkeepers and Sales Supervisors); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

6541,307202120222023202420252026
6541,307202120222023202420252026
Data table
202112
202286
2023630
20241,307
2025201
20261
By route
  1. Skilled Worker2,231
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)5
  3. Health and Care Worker1
By nationality, unit group 7131 (where published)
  1. Sri Lanka32
  2. India19
  3. Pakistan15
  4. United States5
  5. Bangladesh2
  6. Nepal2
  7. Congo (Democratic Republic)1
  8. Turkey1
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 Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale (Table 1 where listed) is £27,200 a year, #190 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 9.3% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£27,200
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
190 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale27,200
  2. Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale25,000
  3. Market and street traders and assistants25,000
  4. Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers31,300
  5. Visual merchandisers and related occupations31,300
  6. Sales related occupations not elsewhere classified31,300
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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