SOC 2020 code 9231 · Elementary occupations

Security guards and related occupations

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 9231

Not eligible

Security guards and related occupations (SOC 9231) 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 9231

The ONS coding index files 116 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.

Airport security agent
Assistant (po: security & investigation branch)
Aviation security agent

Aviation security officer

Branch officer (security services)

Cctv monitoring officer

Chief security officer

Close circuit television operator

Close protection officer

Community alarm officer

Constable (non-statutory)

Control room operator (security services)

Court enforcement officer

Court security officer

Custodian (security services)

Custody assistant (police service)

Custody detention officer

Custody officer (immigration detention)

Detainee custody officer

Detective (retail trade)

Detention custody officer

Environmental enforcement officer

Field monitoring officer

Foreman (security services)

Guard (manufacturing)

Guard (road goods transport)

Guard (security services)

Investigating officer

Investigation officer

Loss prevention officer

Mobile response officer (security)

Museum assistant (security)

Officer (investigation)

Police officer (non-statutory)

Security officer (door supervisor)

Security patrol officer

Security receptionist

Visitor services attendant (security)

Warden (manufacturing)

Warrant officer (county court)

Witness (debt collection)

Sponsors advertising security guards and related occupations 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

TEES, ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS TRUST1

Where the jobs were, by city

Latest open adverts

Security Guard
TEES, ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS TRUST · North Ormesby, Middlesbrough · £25,272 a year · Not for a new visa
Front Desk/Security Officer
The Guardian · London · 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 9231

Can security guards and related occupations be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

Security guards and related occupations (SOC 9231) 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 9231?

Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.

Which job titles come under SOC code 9231?

The ONS coding index files 116 job titles under 9231, including airport security agent, assistant, aviation security agent, aviation security officer, bank guard, beach inspector, body guard, bodyguard. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.

Which licensed sponsors advertise security guards and related occupations jobs?

Since October 2025 we read 2 adverts that we placed in SOC 9231, from 1 employers on the register. The most came from TEES, ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS TRUST (1).