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Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified

Occupation · SOC 2020 9249 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
9249
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 924
1
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£27,500 (£14.10 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Retail order pickers
  • Trolley collectors
  • Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified

Sponsored work visas, minor group 924

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 924 (Elementary Sales Occupations); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

24202420252026
24202420252026
Data table
20244
20251
20261
By route
  1. Skilled Worker5
  2. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)1
By nationality, unit group 9249 (where published)
  1. Pakistan1
  2. France1

Compared with other occupations

The going rate for Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified (Table 1 where listed) is £27,500 a year, #187 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 8.3% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£27,500
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
187 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified27,500
  2. Warehouse operatives31,300