Can you get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a cleaner or domestic?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a cleaner or domestic (SOC 9223).
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 9223 (Cleaners and domestics) 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 | Cleaners and domestics |
|---|---|
| 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 9223
GOV.UK lists these related job titles:
- Commercial cleaners
- Private house cleaners
- Cleaners and domestics not elsewhere classified
More job titles from the ONS SOC 2020 index (5)
- Chambermaid
- Cleaner
- Domestic
- Home help
- School cleaner
What the job involves
Cleaners and domestics clean interiors of private houses, shops, hotels, schools, offices and other buildings.
Typical tasks
- Scrubs, washes, sweeps and polishes floors, corridors and stairs
- Dusts and polishes furniture and fittings
- Cleans toilets and bathrooms
- Washes down walls and ceilings
- Empties ashtrays, waste bins and removes rubbish
Typical entry routes and qualifications
No academic qualifications are required. On-the-job training may be provided. Vocational qualifications in Cleaning and Support Services Skills are available at levels 1 and 2.
Description: ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1.
Questions about SOC 9223
Can you get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a cleaner or domestic?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a cleaner or domestic (SOC 9223). SOC 2020 code 9223 (Cleaners and domestics) 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 9223?
9223 is the SOC 2020 code for Cleaners and domestics. Cleaners and domestics clean interiors of private houses, shops, hotels, schools, offices and other buildings.
What job titles use SOC code 9223?
GOV.UK lists: Commercial cleaners, Private house cleaners, Cleaners and domestics not elsewhere classified.
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.