How to read the employers on this site
Every employer shown holds a Skilled Worker sponsor licence, verified against the Home Office register. A licence does not guarantee sponsorship for any specific vacancy.
What the Skilled Worker route requires
Four conditions have to hold at once. Failing any one of them ends the application, however strong the rest are.
A licensed sponsor
Your employer must hold a Skilled Worker sponsor licence and issue you a Certificate of Sponsorship. You cannot obtain one yourself. Check an employer’s licence status.
An eligible occupation
The role must appear on the Home Office list of eligible occupations and, since 22 July 2025, sit at RQF Level 6 or above under the standard route.
A qualifying salary
The higher of your occupation’s going rate and the general threshold — £41,700 standard, £33,400 new entrant. Compare an offer against the thresholds.
English language
You must prove English at the required level, by test, degree taught in English, or nationality, depending on your circumstances.
What changed in July 2025
Two changes reshaped who qualifies. Both are still in force.
Skill threshold raised to RQF Level 6
From 22 July 2025 the standard Skilled Worker route requires occupations at RQF Level 6 — broadly graduate level — where the previous floor was RQF Level 3. A large number of roles that qualified before that date no longer do under the standard route. If you were researching eligibility before mid-2025, check the occupation again rather than relying on what you found then.
Care Worker and Senior Care Worker closed to new overseas applicants
Care Worker (SOC 6135) and Senior Care Worker (SOC 6136) closed to new overseas applicants from 22 July 2025. Transitional arrangements allow in-country switching and extensions for workers already legally employed by their sponsor until 22 July 2028. This is the change most often missed by guidance written before mid-2025, and it is the one most likely to waste an applicant’s time — care roles were among the most common Skilled Worker occupations before the closure.
Sources: GOV.UK — Skilled Worker visa, eligible occupations appendix, and the immigration rules statements of changes.
Eligible occupations at a glance
Counts come from our synced copy of the GOV.UK eligible occupations appendix.
SOC codes currently listed as eligible for the Skilled Worker route.
Eligible occupations that also sit on the Immigration Salary List.
Organisations on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Eligible occupations appendix — verified .
Browse eligible roles by field
Each occupation page shows the going rate we hold for that SOC code and the licensed employers matched to it.
Medium skilled occupations (185 eligible)
- Managers and directors in retail and wholesale SOC 1150
- Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture SOC 1211
- Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services SOC 1212
- Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors SOC 1221
- Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors SOC 1222
- Publicans and managers of licensed premises SOC 1223
Professional occupations (121 eligible)
- Chief executives and senior officials SOC 1111
- Production managers and directors in manufacturing SOC 1121
- Production managers and directors in construction SOC 1122
- Production managers and directors in mining and energy SOC 1123
- Financial managers and directors SOC 1131
- Marketing, sales and advertising directors SOC 1132
Browse all Skilled Worker eligible occupations or check the Immigration Salary List.
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Common questions
Does a sponsor licence mean they'll sponsor me?
What changed for the Skilled Worker visa in July 2025?
Can care workers still get a Skilled Worker visa?
What salary do I need for a Skilled Worker visa?
Do I need a job offer before I apply?
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