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Marine and waterways transport operatives

Occupation · SOC 2020 8232 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
8232
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£38,300 (£19.64 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 823
295
Going rate£38,300 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£38,300 (£19.64 per hour)No
Table 2aa£26,300 (£13.49 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

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

Sponsored work visas, minor group 823

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 823 (Other Drivers and Transport Operatives); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

148295202120222023202420252026
148295202120222023202420252026
Data table
202138
202261
2023171
2024131
2025295
202614
By route
  1. Skilled Worker705
  2. Health and Care Worker2
  3. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)2
  4. Creative Worker1
By nationality, unit group 8232 (where published)
  1. Poland56
  2. Netherlands42
  3. Malaysia41
  4. Philippines35
  5. Lithuania33
  6. Norway32
  7. Sweden29
  8. Croatia27
  9. Belgium18
  10. Denmark16
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 Marine and waterways transport operatives (Table 1 where listed) is £26,300 a year, #205 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 12.3% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£26,300
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
205 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Marine and waterways transport operatives26,300
  2. Driving instructors33,300
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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