Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a roundsperson or van salesperson?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a roundsperson or van salesperson (SOC 7123).
You might be able to work in the UK on a different visa. Compare UK work visas.
Based on the UK Immigration Rules and the Skilled Worker visa guide on GOV.UK. This is a summary, not advice about your own situation.
The rules in detail
SOC 2020 code 7123 (Roundspersons and van salespersons) is listed as not eligible for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale-up routes in Table 6 of Appendix Skilled OccupationsT6 · 29 Oct 26.
Source: Appendix Skilled Occupations and eligible occupations and codes, GOV.UK.| Occupation | Roundspersons and van salespersons |
|---|---|
| Skilled Worker eligibility | Ineligible |
| Going rate | Not applicable |
| Appendix table(s) | Table 6 |
| Immigration Salary List | No |
| Temporary Shortage List | No |
| SOC 2020 group | 71 Sales occupations › 712 Sales related occupations |
Job titles under SOC 7123
GOV.UK lists these related job titles:
- Roundspersons and van salespersons
More job titles from the ONS SOC 2020 index (5)
- Dairyman (retail trade: delivery round)
- Ice-cream salesman
- Milkman (milk retailing)
- Roundsman
- Van salesman
What the job involves
Roundspersons and van salespersons deliver and sell food, drink and other goods by calling on householders or by selling from a mobile shop or van and call on households to collect and receive payment for laundered or similarly serviced articles.
Typical tasks
- Loads vehicle with food, drink, or articles that have been laundered, etc
- Drives vehicle over established route and parks at recognised stopping places or households
- Calls at customers’ premises and delivers ordered goods
- Calls out, rings bell or otherwise attracts attention to the items on sale
- Sells goods, records deliveries, takes further orders or articles requiring servicing and collects cash or prepares bill
- Returns to depot and hands in unsold goods and cash
Typical entry routes and qualifications
No academic qualifications are required but candidates should hold a clean driving licence. Off and on-the-job training is provided.
Description: ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1.
Questions about SOC 7123
Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a roundsperson or van salesperson?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a roundsperson or van salesperson (SOC 7123). SOC 2020 code 7123 (Roundspersons and van salespersons) is listed as not eligible for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale-up routes in Table 6 of Appendix Skilled Occupations.
What is SOC code 7123?
7123 is the SOC 2020 code for Roundspersons and van salespersons. Roundspersons and van salespersons deliver and sell food, drink and other goods by calling on householders or by selling from a mobile shop or van and call on households to collect and receive payment for laundered or similarly serviced articles.
What job titles use SOC code 7123?
GOV.UK lists: Roundspersons and van salespersons.
Sources
- Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes (GOV.UK, updated 29 April 2026)
- Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations (GOV.UK, updated 29 October 2026)
- Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Worker (GOV.UK, updated 29 October 2026)
- ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups
Compiled by SWC Editorial Team from the sources above. An information summary, not immigration advice. Report an error on this page.