SOC 2020 · 5112
Horticultural trades
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Not eligible
No Skilled Worker route through this code.
Salary floor
£41,700
The general threshold, £41,700, is the higher of the two.
Shortage lists
Not listed
This code is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List.
What this occupation actually pays
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time gross annual pay.
ONS has not published enough of the pay distribution for Horticultural trades in UK to draw it. The figures we do hold are shown above.
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | — | — | £27,262 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £26,250 | — | — |
| South East 2025 | — | — | £27,275 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Horticultural trades workers intensively cultivate vegetables, plants, fruit, shrubs, trees and flowers in greenhouses, market gardens, nurseries and orchards.
Typical tasks
prepares soil in field, bed or pot by hand or machine
mixes soil, composts, fertilisers and/or organic matter and spreads fertiliser and manure
sows seeds and bulbs and transplants seedlings
propagates plants by taking cuttings and by grafting and budding, applies weed-killer, fungicide and insecticide to control pests and diseases
prunes and thins trees and shrubs
supports trees by staking and wiring
Entry routes and qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. NVQs/SVQs in Horticulture are available at levels 1, 2 and 3. Relevant apprenticeships and professional qualifications from the Royal Horticultural Society are also available.