SOC 2020 · 5432
Bakers and flour confectioners
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.
- UK pay for this occupation
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 25th | £24,481 |
| 50th | £29,117 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | — | £24,481 | £29,117 | — | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £20,594 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £34,409 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 | — | — | £24,337 | — | — |
| South West 2025 | — | — | £29,805 | — | — |
| Wales 2025 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Bakers and flour confectioners prepare and bake dough, pastry and cake mixtures and make and finish flour confectionary products by hand.
Typical tasks
weighs ingredients according to recipe
mixes ingredients using hand or machine to obtain the required consistency
rolls and cuts pastry, stretches, kneads and moulds dough to form bread, rolls and buns
fills and glazes pastry, mixes ingredients for cakes
bakes bread, pastry and cakes
makes cake decorations, spreads icing, fillings and toppings on products
Entry routes and qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job or by apprenticeship. Apprenticeships and traineeships leading to NVQs/SVQs or equivalent qualifications at levels 2 and 3 are available.