SOC 9211 Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers: Skilled Worker Eligibility and Going Rate | ImmigrationGPT
SOC 2020 code 9211 · Elementary occupations
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers
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 9211
Not eligible
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers (SOC 9211) is not an eligible occupation for the Skilled Worker visa, so it cannot be sponsored on that route.
Going rate
None
Major group
9
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.
The ONS coding index files 88 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.
Allowance deliverer
Assistant inspector (po)
Chief messenger
Circular distributor
Collection driver (po)
Controlling officer (po)
Copy taker (publishing)
Deliverer (newspapers, magazines)
Delivery boy
Dispatch rider
Driver-postman
Facilities assistant
Forewoman (po)
Head messenger
Head postman
Head postwoman
Head sorter (po)
Higher grade postman
Higher grade postwoman
Hub sorter (parcel delivery service)
Inspector (po)
Inspector of postmen
King's messenger
Leaflet distributor
Letter sorter
Line manager (po)
Loader (parcel delivery service)
Mail room assistant
Mail room attendant
Mail room clerk
Mail room supervisor
Mail sorter
Mail supervisor
Mailroom clerk
Messenger
Newspaper boy
Newspaper deliverer
Newspaper distributor
Operational postal grade
Opg
Order lad
Orderly (office)
Outdoor officer
Overseer (po: royal mail sorting office)
Paper boy
Paper girl (newsagents)
Parcel handler
Parcel sorter
Phg
Post clerk
Post office worker
Post room assistant
Post room attendant
Post room clerk
Post room operative
Post room porter
Post room supervisor
Post sorter
Postal cadet
Postal clerk
Postal delivery worker
Postal executive (grade d)
Postal inspector
Postal sorter
Postal supervisor
Postal worker
Postie
Postman
Postman-driver
Postroom clerk
Postwoman
Queen's messenger
Roundsman (newspaper delivery)
Sorter (parcel delivery service)
Sorter (po)
Sorter-loader (parcel delivery service)
Sorting assistant (po)
Sorting clerk (po)
Sorting clerk and telegraphist
Stamper (po)
Supervising officer (po)
Supervisor (po: royal mail sorting office)
Supervisor of sorting assistants (po)
Tailor's shop girl
Waiter (stock exchange)
Works postman
Works postwoman
X-ray operative (parcel delivery service)
Sponsors advertising postal workers, mail sorters and messengers jobs
Since October 2025 we read 10 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 10 of them still open, from 2 employers on the register of licensed sponsors. The median advertised salary was £20,001 (9 adverts with a salary).
Open adverts checked against the employer, occupation and salary rules for a new visa:
North Lanarkshire Council · Dunrobin, Golspie · £20,001 to £30,000 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 9211
Can postal workers, mail sorters and messengers be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers (SOC 9211) 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 9211?
Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.
Which job titles come under SOC code 9211?
The ONS coding index files 88 job titles under 9211, including allowance deliverer, assistant inspector, chief messenger, circular distributor, collection driver, controlling officer, copy taker, deliverer. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.
Which licensed sponsors advertise postal workers, mail sorters and messengers jobs?
Since October 2025 we read 10 adverts that we placed in SOC 9211, from 2 employers on the register. The most came from North Lanarkshire Council (6), Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (2).
What do employers advertise for postal workers, mail sorters and messengers jobs?
The median advertised salary was £20,001 across 9 adverts that gave one.