SOC 6129TL;DRSOC 6129 (Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified) 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.
Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified
Animal boarding assistants, Animal breeders, Animal groomers, Animal trainers (excludes performing animals)
- SOC code
- 6129
- Skill level
- Medium Skilled (RQF 3–5)
- Going rate
- £33,400
- Hourly equivalent
- £17.13/hr
- Industry
- Social care
- Was (SOC 2010)
- 6139
Sponsors hiring under SOC 6129
Inferred from the social care sector. These are licensed UK sponsors most likely to issue Certificates of Sponsorship under this code.
Related SOC codes
- SOC 6111Early education and childcare assistants
- SOC 6114Childminders
- SOC 6117Playworkers
- SOC 6134Houseparents and residential wardens
- SOC 6135Care workers and home carers
- SOC 6136Senior care workers
Sources
- GOV.UK — Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations (going rates). SOC 6129 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.