SOC 3229 Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified: Skilled Worker Eligibility and Going Rate | ImmigrationGPT
SOC 2020 code 3229 · Associate professional occupations
Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified
Whether this occupation can be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa, its going rate, the job titles filed under the code, and the licensed sponsors advertising these jobs.
Skilled Worker rules for SOC 3229
Existing workers only
Since 22 July 2025, Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified (SOC 3229) can only be sponsored for people who were granted Skilled Worker permission under the rules in place before that date and have held it continuously since.
Going rate
£33,400
New entrant rate
£33,400
Major group
3
Annual salaries for a 37.5-hour week, from Appendix Skilled Occupations (updated 3 Aug 2026).
The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £33,400 a year for a 37.5-hour week. It applies to people who can still be sponsored in this occupation.
The ONS coding index files 207 job titles under this code; the first 200 alphabetically are below. A note in brackets is the setting the title applies to: the same title can sit under another code elsewhere. The code on a certificate of sponsorship follows the job’s duties, so check them with CASCOT or the employer.
Access officer (disability)
Advice case worker
Advice caseworker
Advice session supervisor (citizens advice)
Advice worker
Adviser (citizens advice)
Advisory officer (welfare)
Advocacy worker
Advocate (welfare services)
Ai safety researcher
Ancillary worker (probation service)
Assistive technologist
Bail support officer
Befriending coordinator
Behaviour mentor
Benefits adviser
Bereavement officer
Breast feeding counsellor
Breastfeeding counsellor
Breastfeeding support worker
Broker (social, welfare services)
Brokerage officer (social, welfare services)
Captain (religious organisation)
Care arranger (local government)
Care broker
Care broker consultant
Care home advocate
Care manager (social, welfare services)
Care navigator
Care officer
Care organiser
Care support broker
Carers advocate
Case assessor (local government: social services)
Case worker (local government: social services)
Case worker (social, welfare services)
Caseworker (local government: social services)
Caseworker (social, welfare services)
Celebrant
Charity campaigner
Charity coordinator
Chief welfare officer
Church army worker
Church elder
Church worker
Circuit administrator
Citizens advice adviser
Community advocate
Community care officer
Coordinator (charitable, welfare services)
Criminal justice assistant (scotland)
Crisis support worker
Crisis worker
Day care officer
Day care organiser
Day care supervisor
Day centre organiser
Day centre supervisor
Day service officer
Day services officer
Development officer (welfare services)
Development worker (welfare services)
Disability access officer (local government)
Disability adviser
Disability officer
Evangelist
Field worker (charitable, welfare services)
Funeral celebrant
Group worker (local government: social services)
Health adviser
Health and wellbeing coach (level 3)
Health coordinator
Health promotion adviser
Home care assessor
Home care organiser
Home help organiser
Homeless officer
Homeless persons officer
Homeless prevention officer
Homelessness officer
Hostel support worker
Housing solutions officer
Idva
Imca advocate
Imca services manager
Independent broker (social, welfare services)
Independent domestic violence adviser
Independent domestic violence advocate
Independent living adviser
Independent living coordinator
Independent living officer
Information and advice officer
Key worker (welfare services)
Lay preacher
Lay reader
Lay worker
Learning mentor
Learning support mentor
Leaving care worker
Local preacher
Mediator
Mental health advocate
Mental health project worker
Mental health recovery worker
Mission enabler
Missionary
Missioner
Money advice caseworker
Needs assessor
Officiant
Organiser (welfare services)
Outreach development worker
Outreach support worker (welfare services)
Outreach worker (welfare services)
Participation and rights worker
Pastoral assistant
Pastoral mentor (educational establishments)
Pastoral worker
Peer support worker
Personal adviser (social, welfare services)
Personal broker (social, welfare services)
Placement officer (local government: social services)
Placement support worker (local government: social services)
Support time recovery worker (social, welfare services)
Support worker (homelessness)
Transition mentor (educational establishments)
Victim care officer
Victim liaison officer
Volunteer coordinator
Volunteer work organiser
Welfare adviser
Welfare assistant
Welfare attendant
Welfare manager (further, higher education)
Welfare officer
Welfare organiser
Welfare project coordinator
Welfare rights adviser
Welfare rights officer
Welfare superintendent
Welfare supervisor
Welfare worker
Sponsors advertising welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified jobs
Since October 2025 we read 77 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 63 of them still open, from 11 employers on the register of licensed sponsors. The median advertised salary was £28,064 (74 adverts with a salary), and 8 were at or above the £33,400 going rate.
Open adverts checked against the employer, occupation and salary rules for a new visa:
From Appendix Skilled Occupations and the Temporary Shortage List (GOV.UK), the ONS SOC 2020 coding index, and job adverts we read and match to the Home Office register. We place an advert in a code from its title, so some adverts may be in the wrong code. Whether a person can be sponsored also depends on their own circumstances. This page is information, not immigration advice. Profile built 7 Oct 2026.
Questions about SOC 3229
Can welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Since 22 July 2025, Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified (SOC 3229) can only be sponsored for people who were granted Skilled Worker permission under the rules in place before that date and have held it continuously since.
What is the going rate for SOC 3229?
The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £33,400 a year for a 37.5-hour week. It applies to people who can still be sponsored in this occupation.
Which job titles come under SOC code 3229?
The ONS coding index files 207 job titles under 3229, including access officer, advice case worker, advice caseworker, advice session supervisor, advice worker, adviser, advisory officer, advocacy worker. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.
Which licensed sponsors advertise welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified jobs?
Since October 2025 we read 77 adverts that we placed in SOC 3229, from 11 employers on the register. The most came from Ministry of Justice (29), Creative Support Limited (25), Kier Group plc (4).
What do employers advertise for welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified jobs?
The median advertised salary was £28,064 across 74 adverts that gave one. 8 of them were at or above the £33,400 going rate.
Creative Support Limited · Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester · £30,472 a year · Not for a new visa