SOC 2020 code 8214 · Process, plant and machine operatives

Delivery drivers and couriers

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 8214

Not eligible

Delivery drivers and couriers (SOC 8214) is not an eligible occupation for the Skilled Worker visa, so it cannot be sponsored on that route.

Going rate: None
Major group: 8

Annual salaries for a 37.5-hour week, from Appendix Skilled Occupations (updated 3 Aug 2026).

Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.

Sources: Appendix Skilled Occupations, Skilled Worker salary rules, when you can be paid less.

Job titles under SOC 8214

The ONS coding index files 65 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.

Bank courier
Book deliverer
Car collector
Car deliverer

Sponsors advertising delivery drivers and couriers jobs

Since October 2025 we read 2 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 2 of them still open, from 1 employer on the register of licensed sponsors.

Open adverts checked against the employer, occupation and salary rules for a new visa:

Not for a new visa: 2

Employers with the most adverts

Ignition Group Ltd1

Where the jobs were, by city

Dartford1

Latest open adverts

Delivery Driver / Warehouse Operative
Stevenswood · SK62RF · Not for a new visa
Multi Drop Driver - Dartford
Ignition Group Ltd · Dartford, Kent · £29,350 a year · Not 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 8214

Can delivery drivers and couriers be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

Delivery drivers and couriers (SOC 8214) is not an eligible occupation for the Skilled Worker visa, so it cannot be sponsored on that route.

What is the going rate for SOC 8214?

Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.

Which job titles come under SOC code 8214?

The ONS coding index files 65 job titles under 8214, including bank courier, book deliverer, car collector, car deliverer, car delivery driver, carman, cash in transit driver, cit driver. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.

Which licensed sponsors advertise delivery drivers and couriers jobs?

Since October 2025 we read 2 adverts that we placed in SOC 8214, from 1 employers on the register. The most came from Ignition Group Ltd (1).