SOC 5113TL;DRSOC 5113 (Gardeners and landscape gardeners) 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.
Gardeners and landscape gardeners
Garden designers, Gardeners (excludes horticultural/market gardening), Green roof installers, Landscape gardeners
- SOC code
- 5113
- Skill level
- Medium Skilled (RQF 3–5)
- Going rate
- £33,400
- Hourly equivalent
- £17.13/hr
- Industry
- Skilled trades
- Was (SOC 2010)
- 5113, 9119
Sponsors hiring under SOC 5113
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 5111Farmers
- SOC 5112Horticultural trades
- 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 5113 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.