SOC 5111TL;DRSOC 5111 (Farmers) is Medium Skilled (RQF 3–5) with a published going rate of £34,100. 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.
Farmers
Agricultural contractors, Aquaculture farmers, Arable farmers, Dairy farmers
- SOC code
- 5111
- Skill level
- Medium Skilled (RQF 3–5)
- Going rate
- £34,100
- Hourly equivalent
- £17.49/hr
- Industry
- Skilled trades
- Was (SOC 2010)
- 5111
Sponsors hiring under SOC 5111
Inferred from the skilled trades sector. These are licensed UK sponsors most likely to issue Certificates of Sponsorship under this code.
Related SOC codes
- SOC 5112Horticultural trades
- SOC 5113Gardeners and landscape gardeners
- SOC 5114Groundsmen and greenkeepers
- SOC 5119Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified.
- SOC 5211Sheet metal workers
- SOC 5212Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations
Sources
- GOV.UK — Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations (going rates). SOC 5111 going rate of £34,100 verified 24 June 2026.
- GOV.UK — Skilled Worker visa eligible occupations and codes. Skill-level classification (Medium Skilled), SOC 2020.