SOC 2020 code 7111Not eligible
Sales and retail assistants: Skilled Worker visa salary
Sales and retail assistants (SOC 7111) jobs cannot be sponsored for a Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility or Scale-up visa, whatever the salary.
What this covers
Job titles in SOC 7111 include: Retail assistant, Sales adviser, Sales assistant, Sales consultant (retail trade), Shop assistant.
Questions about SOC 7111
- What salary do sales and retail assistants need for a UK Skilled Worker visa?
- Sales and retail assistants (SOC 7111) jobs cannot be sponsored for a Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility or Scale-up visa, whatever the salary.
- Who decides which occupation code a job uses?
- Your sponsor chooses the SOC 2020 code when it assigns your certificate of sponsorship. It must match the job's actual duties, not just its title.
Related occupations
Source: Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations and the Temporary Shortage List on GOV.UK, as of 13 October 2026. A guide, not immigration advice: PhD discounts, the Immigration Salary List and pre-April-2024 transitional rates aren't covered.