Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a window cleaner?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a window cleaner (SOC 9221).
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 9221 (Window cleaners) 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 | Window cleaners |
|---|---|
| Skilled Worker eligibility | Ineligible |
| Going rate | Not applicable |
| Appendix table(s) | Table 6 |
| Immigration Salary List | No |
| Temporary Shortage List | No |
| SOC 2020 group | 92 Elementary administration and service occupations › 922 Elementary cleaning occupations |
Job titles under SOC 9221
GOV.UK lists these related job titles:
- Window cleaners
More job titles from the ONS SOC 2020 index (2)
- Window cleaner
- Window cleaning contractor
What the job involves
Window cleaners wash and polish windows and other glass fittings.
Typical tasks
- Secures ladders and other equipment to gain safe access to glass
- Selects appropriate cleaning or polishing implement
- Washes and polishes glass with brushes, cloths, sponges, water and solvents
Typical entry routes and qualifications
No academic qualifications are required. On-the-job training may be available in larger firms. Relevant vocational qualifications at level 2 are available.
Description: ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1.
Questions about SOC 9221
Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a window cleaner?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a window cleaner (SOC 9221). SOC 2020 code 9221 (Window cleaners) 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 9221?
9221 is the SOC 2020 code for Window cleaners. Window cleaners wash and polish windows and other glass fittings.
What job titles use SOC code 9221?
GOV.UK lists: Window cleaners.
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.