SOC 7131 Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale: Skilled Worker Eligibility and Going Rate | ImmigrationGPT
SOC 2020 code 7131 · Sales and customer service occupations
Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale
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 7131
Existing workers only
Since 22 July 2025, Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale (SOC 7131) 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
£33,700
New entrant rate
£33,400
Major group
7
Annual salaries for a 37.5-hour week, from Appendix Skilled Occupations (updated 3 Aug 2026).
The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £33,700 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 130 job titles under this code. 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.
Agricultural merchant
Antiquarian book seller
Antiquarian book specialist
Antiquarian bookseller
Antique dealer
Antique trader
Antiques dealer
Art dealer
Book dealer
Book stall keeper
Builders' merchant
Butcher's shop owner
Car dealer
Car trader
Cattle dealer
Chandler
Cheesemonger
Clothier (retail trade)
Clothier and outfitter
Coal factor
Coal merchant
Confectioner and tobacconist
Dealer (wholesale, retail trade)
Distributor (wholesale, retail trade)
Draper
Drug store keeper
Drug store owner
Ebay reseller
Ebay seller
Ebay trader
Fashion retailer
Filling station owner
Fish and chip shopkeeper
Fish merchant
Fish retailer
Florist shop owner
Fried fish shopkeeper
Fruiterer
Furnisher (retail trade)
Furrier (retail trade)
Game dealer
Garden centre owner
General store keeper
General store owner
Glass merchant
Green grocer
Greengrocer
Grocer
Haberdasher
Hatter (retail trade)
Horsemeat vendor
Hosier
Hosier and haberdasher
Ironmonger
Jeweller (retail trade)
Licensed victualler (off-licence)
Licensee (off-licence)
Livestock dealer
Manager (retail trade: mobile shop)
Map seller
Marine store dealer
Mercer
Merchant tailor
Milliner (wholesale, retail trade)
Motor accessories dealer
Motor dealer
Motor factor
Motor trader
News agent
Newsagent
Newspaper agent
Numismatist
Off-licensee
Online seller
Outfitter (retail trade)
Owner (butchers)
Owner (car sales)
Owner (delicatessen)
Owner (filling station)
Owner (fishmongers)
Owner (florists)
Owner (garden centre)
Owner (general store)
Owner (milk delivery round)
Owner (off-licence)
Owner (pet shop)
Owner (petrol station)
Owner (po)
Owner (retail pharmacy)
Owner (retail trade)
Owner (retail trade: clothing and fashion)
Owner (retail trade: convenience store)
Owner (retail trade: food and grocery)
Owner (street stall)
Owner (wholesale trade)
Petrol station owner
Philatelist
Pig dealer
Potato merchant
Poultry dealer
Retail jeweller
Retail shop owner
Retailer
Seedsman (retail trade)
Sheep dealer
Shopkeeper
Shopkeeper (fish)
Shopkeeper (fish and chip)
Shopkeeper (fried fish)
Shopkeeper (laundry, launderette, dry cleaning)
Shopkeeper (mobile shop)
Shopkeeper (newsagents)
Shopkeeper (retail trade)
Shopkeeper (retail trade: clothing and fashion)
Shopkeeper (retail trade: food and grocery)
Shopkeeper (take-away food shop)
Shopkeeper (video shop)
Shopkeeper (wholesale trade)
Stamp dealer
Stationer
Steel stock holder
Steel stockholder
Supplier (wholesale, retail trade)
Timber merchant
Tobacconist
Trader (retail trade)
Tyre dealer
Wholesale confectioner
Wholesaler
Wine merchant
Sponsors advertising shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale jobs
We have not read an advert we could place in this code since October 2025. We read visa sponsorship adverts from Reed and Adzuna every 4 hours.
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 7131
Can shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Since 22 July 2025, Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale (SOC 7131) 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 7131?
The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £33,700 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 7131?
The ONS coding index files 130 job titles under 7131, including agricultural merchant, antiquarian book seller, antiquarian book specialist, antiquarian bookseller, antique dealer, antique trader, antiques dealer, art dealer. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.