SOC 2020 · 7122
Debt, rent and other cash collectors
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Not eligible
No Skilled Worker route through this code.
Salary floor
£41,700
The higher of the going rate and the general threshold.
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 | £26,163 |
| 50th | £29,097 |
| 75th | £33,638 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | — | £26,163 | £29,097 | £33,638 | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £25,163 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £27,162 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £37,312 | — | — |
| North East 2025 | — | — | £32,117 | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Debt, rent and other cash collectors collect payments due or overdue from households and businesses and empty cash from prepayment meters or machines.
Typical tasks
receives payment at centralised office or calls on household/business premises
records details of transaction, issues receipt or annotates rent book
reads gas, water and electricity meters
cleans, services and fills vending machines and collects money from meters, vending machines and other cash operated machinery
collects tolls from persons wishing to gain access to private roads, bridges, piers, etc. and operates tollgates to control entry
remits cash, cheques or credit notes to cashier, supervisor or bank, building society or post office
serves summonses and, on court authority, takes possession of goods to the value of outstanding debt
Entry routes and qualifications
No academic qualifications are required. Training is typically provided on-the-job. This may be supplemented by specialised training courses within larger agencies. To become a bailiff, you will need to be certified, which includes an enhanced DBS check.