SOC code 5319: Construction and building trades not elsewhere classified
You can sponsor a new worker in SOC code 5319 (Construction and building trades not elsewhere classified) only while the code is on the temporary shortage list, and only with a certificate of sponsorship assigned before 31 December 2026. The lowest salary is £41,700 a year for a 37.5-hour week.
- New hire on a Skilled Worker visaYes, if listedcertificate assigned before 31 December 2026
- Lowest salary£41,700a year on 37.5 hours; £33,400 for the salary list jobs
- ListBoth listsonly some jobs in the code, listed below
- Skills charge£480 or £1,320a year per worker, small or charity / medium or large
Figures from Appendix Skilled Occupations, Immigration Rules.
Who you can sponsor in SOC code 5319
This is a job below degree level (RQF 3 to 5). Since 22 July 2025 such jobs can only be sponsored for new hires while they appear on a list: here, the temporary shortage list and the immigration salary list.
The list does not cover every job in the code: only Builders, Divers, Fence erectors, Industrial climbers, Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) operators, Steel fixers and underpinners. A role outside that wording counts as a transitional job, open only to workers already sponsored in it before 22 July 2025.
The salary list entry lowers the floor to £33,400 for retrofitters; every other listed job in the code needs £41,700.
After 31 December 2026 a certificate can no longer be assigned on the list. Workers you already sponsor in this code can still extend with you.
SOC code 5319 in the official tables
| As published | Shortage or salary list only: While listed; otherwise only workers with permission from before 22 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Skill level | RQF 3 to 5 |
| Going rate | £33,400 a year (37.5 hours a week) |
| New entrant rate (70%) | £33,400 |
| Immigration salary list | Listed until 31 December 2026: only retrofitters |
| Temporary shortage list | Listed until 31 December 2026: only Builders; Divers; Fence erectors; Industrial climbers; Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) operators; Steel fixers and underpinners |
| Health and Care Worker visa | No |
Lowest salary for other weekly hours
| Hours a week | Lowest salary |
|---|---|
| 20 | £41,700 |
| 30 | £41,700 |
| 37.5 (the standard week) | £41,700 |
| 40 | £41,700 |
| 48 | £42,752 |
Home Office fees for one hire under 5319
| Your business | Licence fee, once | One worker, 3 years | One worker, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small, or a charity | £611 | £1,965 | £2,925 |
| Medium or large | £1,682 | £4,485 | £7,125 |
Job titles in SOC code 5319
- Builders
- Divers
- Fence erectors
- Industrial climbers
- Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) operators
- Steel fixers and underpinners
- Construction and building trades not elsewhere classified
The duties decide the code, not the title alone. When a title could fit two codes, the CASCOT coding tool helps you pick.
Codes close to this one
- 5312Stonemasons and related trades£33,400 going rate
- 5313Bricklayers£33,400 going rate
- 5314Roofers, roof tilers and slaters£33,400 going rate
- 5315Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers£38,100 going rate
- 5316Carpenters and joiners£33,400 going rate
- 5317Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters£33,400 going rate
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