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Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified - ONLY the listed job titles are eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code and ONLY where the job requires the worker to have at least 3 years’ full-time experience in using their skills. This experience must not have been gained through working illegally.

Occupation · SOC 2020 9119 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
9119
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
Yes
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 911
23,924
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
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Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Vent chick sexer
  • Deckhand on large fishing vessel (9 metres and above)
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Immigration Salary List

This occupation is on the Immigration Salary List (lower salary threshold and fee).

CriteriaEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland
9119 Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified – only deckhands on large fishing vessels (9 metres and above) where the job requires the worker to have at least 3 years’ full-time experience in using their skills. This experience must not have been gained through working illegally.YesYesYesYes
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 911

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 911 (Elementary Agricultural Occupations); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

12k24k202120222023202420252026
12k24k202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021215
202215,755
202316,069
202422,128
202523,924
202620,504
By route
  1. Seasonal Worker (previously Tier 5)98,239
  2. Skilled Worker285
  3. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)53
  4. Creative Worker8
  5. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)7
  6. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)3
By nationality, unit group 9119 (where published)
  1. Ghana50
  2. Philippines39
  3. India25
  4. Sri Lanka5
  5. Indonesia3
  6. Pakistan3
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 Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified - ONLY the listed job titles are eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code and ONLY where the job requires the worker to have at least 3 years’ full-time experience in using their skills. This experience must not have been gained through working illegally. (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. Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified - ONLY the listed job titles are eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code and ONLY where the job requires the worker to have at least 3 years’ full-time experience in using their skills. This experience must not have been gained through working illegally.25,000
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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