SOC 2020 code 9223 · Elementary occupations

Cleaners and domestics

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 9223

Not eligible

Cleaners and domestics (SOC 9223) 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.

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

Job titles under SOC 9223

The ONS coding index files 129 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.

Asda ace
Bank cleaner
Bar cleaner (catering)
Bed maker

(care/residential home)

Bed maker (hospital service)

Bed maker (school, university)

Bedroom assistant (hotel)

Cabin man (mine: not coal)

Chambermaid-housekeeper

Cleaner (commercial cleaning)

Cleaner (educational establishments)

Cleaner (holiday homes)

Cleaner (private houses)

Cleaner (wholesale, retail trade)

Cleaning assistant (commercial cleaning)

Cleaning contractor (commercial cleaning)

Cleaning operative (commercial cleaning)

Domestic (commercial cleaning)

Domestic assistant (commercial cleaning)

Domestic cleaner (commercial cleaning)

Domestic engineer (commercial cleaning)

Domestic operative (commercial cleaning)

Domestic orderly (hospital service)

Domestic technician (commercial cleaning)

Domestic worker (commercial cleaning)

General assistant (cleaning)

General hand (hotel)

Guest house assistant

Help (domestic service)

Hotel room attendant

Hotel services assistant

House keeping assistant

House worker (domestic service)

Housekeeping assistant

Houseman (domestic service)

Mobile cleaner (commercial cleaning)

Night closer (fast food outlet)

Oven cleaner (domestic ovens)

Patient services assistant

Private house cleaner

Room assistant (hotel)

Service operator (cleaning)

Station cleaner (railways)

Steriliser (telephone sterilising service)

Telephone kiosk cleaner

Telephone sterilizer operator

Ward service officer

Sponsors advertising cleaners and domestics jobs

Since October 2025 we read 35 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 27 of them still open, from 5 employers on the register of licensed sponsors. The median advertised salary was £24,862 (33 adverts with a salary).

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

Not for a new visa: 27

Employers with the most adverts

Where the jobs were, by city

Latest open adverts

Cleaner - Housing
Clarion · B100QH · £25,179 to £26,861 a year · Not for a new visa
Domestic Assistant
Shaftesbury · Norwich · £24,862 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Domestic Assistants
Exemplar Health Care · DL146RG · £25,350 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Cleaner
University of the West of Scotland · KA80SX · £24,685 a year · Not for a new visa
Nursery Domestic Assistant
Childbase Partnership · GU248DH · £25,096 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Nursery Domestic Assistant
Childbase Partnership · BR67PH · £25,096 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Nursery Domestic Assistant
Childbase Partnership · RG109PP · £25,096 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Nursery Domestic Assistant
Childbase Partnership · OX42DQ · £25,096 a year (from an hourly rate)

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 9223

Can cleaners and domestics be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

Cleaners and domestics (SOC 9223) 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 9223?

Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.

Which job titles come under SOC code 9223?

The ONS coding index files 129 job titles under 9223, including asda ace, bank cleaner, bar cleaner, bed maker, bed maker, bed maker, bedder, bedroom assistant. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.

Which licensed sponsors advertise cleaners and domestics jobs?

Since October 2025 we read 35 adverts that we placed in SOC 9223, from 5 employers on the register. The most came from North Lanarkshire Council (9), Exemplar Health Care (4), Shetland Islands Council (4).

What do employers advertise for cleaners and domestics jobs?

The median advertised salary was £24,862 across 33 adverts that gave one.

· Not for a new visa