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Warehouse operatives

Occupation · SOC 2020 9252 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
9252
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 925
1
Going rate£31,300 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 2a£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)No
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Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Warehouse operatives

Sponsored work visas, minor group 925

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 925 (Elementary Storage Occupations); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

122023202420252026
122023202420252026
Data table
20231
20242
20251
20261
By route
  1. Skilled Worker3
  2. Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)2
By nationality, unit group 9252 (where published)
  1. Belize1
  2. Nigeria1

Compared with other occupations

The going rate for Warehouse operatives (Table 1 where listed) is £31,300 a year, #126 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 4.3% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£31,300
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
126 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Warehouse operatives31,300
  2. Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified27,500