7 recent job listings
These roles are advertised by employers that hold a Skilled Worker sponsor licence. A licence means the employer can sponsor workers — it does not mean this particular vacancy is open to sponsorship. Always confirm with the employer before applying.
Trainee Butcher
Posted 1dKepak Group Limited, Aberdeen
Not open to new overseas applicants since 22 July 2025
Licensed sponsor, A-rated
From £27,370
Below the £41,700 threshold
Skilled Butcher
Posted 1dCranswick PLC, Ballymena
Not open to new overseas applicants since 22 July 2025
Licensed sponsor, A-rated
From £34,242
Above the new entrant rate only
Trainee Butcher
Posted 1dCranswick PLC, Ballymena
Not open to new overseas applicants since 22 July 2025
Licensed sponsor, A-rated
From £28,118
Below the £41,700 threshold
Butcher
Posted 3dSysco GB Ltd, Derby
Not open to new overseas applicants since 22 July 2025
Licensed sponsor, A-rated
From £35,860
Above the new entrant rate only
Butcher
Posted 3dSysco GB Ltd, UK
Not open to new overseas applicants since 22 July 2025
Licensed sponsor, A-rated
From £35,751
Above the new entrant rate only
Butcher
Posted 4dSysco GB Ltd, Sewardstone
Not open to new overseas applicants since 22 July 2025
Licensed sponsor, A-rated
From £35,847
Above the new entrant rate only
Butcher
Posted 4dSysco GB Ltd, Allenton
Not open to new overseas applicants since 22 July 2025
Licensed sponsor, A-rated
From £36,281
Above the new entrant rate only
How many visa sponsorship jobs are there for butchers in the UK?
As of 5 November 2026, SkilledJobs lists 7 current vacancies for butchers (SOC 5431) at 3 employers holding a Skilled Worker sponsor licence on the Home Office register. GOV.UK's going rate for SOC 5431 is £33,400 a year; the general threshold is £41,700, and the higher figure generally applies. The licence belongs to the employer, not to a particular vacancy.
Figures as of Register checked
Sources: GOV.UK Skilled Worker going ratesGOV.UK Skilled Worker salary threshold
Employers with the most butchers listings now
- Sysco GB Ltd4 listings
- Cranswick PLC2 listings
- Kepak Group Limited1 listing
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.
Butchers and the Skilled Worker route
Not open to new overseas applicants since 22 July 2025. Since 22 July 2025 a new Skilled Worker application needs an occupation at RQF level 6 or above, or one on the Temporary Shortage List or the Immigration Salary List. This occupation is on neither. Transitional rules for people sponsored in it before that date are on GOV.UK. Already in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa? Read changing employer on a Skilled Worker visa.
Butchers (SOC 5431) appears in the Skilled Worker occupation tables published by GOV.UK; the note above says which applications it can be used for. The published going rate for this occupation is £33,400 a year or £17.13 an hour; the salary offered must also meet the general Skilled Worker threshold, whichever is higher.
See the butchers salary and going rate for the Skilled Worker figures that apply to this occupation.