SOC 1222TL;DRSOC 1222 (Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors) is Medium Skilled (RQF 3–5) with a published going rate of £33,400. It is eligible for the Skilled Worker route only where the role is on the Immigration Salary List or otherwise meets the listed conditions — not the standard Skilled Worker route on its own.
Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors
Café and restaurant managers and proprietors, Catering operations managers, Takeaway managers and proprietors, Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors not elsewhere classified
- SOC code
- 1222
- Skill level
- Medium Skilled (RQF 3–5)
- Going rate
- £33,400
- Hourly equivalent
- £17.13/hr
- Industry
- Hospitality & catering
- Was (SOC 2010)
- 1223
Sponsors hiring under SOC 1222
Inferred from the hospitality & catering sector. These are licensed UK sponsors most likely to issue Certificates of Sponsorship under this code.
Related SOC codes
- SOC 1221Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors
- SOC 1223Publicans and managers of licensed premises
- SOC 5434Chefs
- SOC 5436Catering and bar managers
Sources
- GOV.UK — Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations (going rates). SOC 1222 going rate of £33,400 verified 24 June 2026.
- GOV.UK — Skilled Worker visa eligible occupations and codes. Skill-level classification (Medium Skilled), SOC 2020.