SOC 2020 · 9222
Street cleaners
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.
ONS has not published enough of the pay distribution for Street cleaners in UK to draw it. The figures we do hold are shown above.
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | — | — | £27,633 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £27,623 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £29,829 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £24,225 | — | — |
| Wales 2025 | — | — | £25,331 | — | — |
| Yorkshire and The Humber 2025 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Street cleaners clean, sweep and remove refuse from public thoroughfares.
Typical tasks
sweeps pavements, gutters and roadways with hand broom or mechanical sweeper
collects litter using hand tools
transfers refuse into containers and empties public litter bins into containers.
Entry routes and qualifications
No academic qualifications are required. On-the-job training is provided. Vocational qualifications in Cleaning and Support Services Skills are available at levels 1 and 2.