7125 Visual merchandisers and related occupations

In short

• ONS unit group 7125, in minor group 712 (Sales related occupations) and major group 7 (Sales and customer service occupations).
• Appendix Skilled Occupations (figures as at 3 August 2026, re-checked 26 October 2026): Table 6 and a transitional table: Table 2a, Table 6.
• Going rate as the table prints it:
  • Table 2a, Going rate (SW – option F): £31,300 (£16.05 per hour)

What the ONS says

Description

Visual merchandisers develop, deliver and communicate visual concepts and strategies to promote brands, products and services in-store, in catalogues or online, and create displays of merchandise.

Typical entry routes

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically provided on-the-job, supplemented by short courses covering practical skills and details of the product or service being sold.

Tasks

• consults with advertising and sales staff and advises retailers on the optimal display of a product and of any promotions
• implements plans from display designers or display managers or develops ideas and plans for merchandise display or window dressing
• prepares an area for new display, constructs or assembles displays from a variety of materials, and dismantles existing displays and returns merchandise to relevant departments
• provides feedback about displays to managers and designers

Related job titles

• Display representative
• Fashion stylist
• Visual merchandising assistant
• Window dresser

What the Appendix Skilled Occupations says

The Appendix lists this code in the tables below, with the tables’ own caption and the row as printed. Read the full table, and any condition in it, on GOV.UK.

Table 2a: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 4 April 2024

SOC 2020 occupation code

7125 Visual merchandisers and related occupations

Equivalent SOC 2010 occupation code(s)

7125

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Fashion stylists
• Visual merchandisers and window dressers
• Visual merchandisers and related occupations not elsewhere classified

Going rate (SW – option F)

£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)

70% of going rate (SW – option J)

£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

No

Table 6: SOC 2020 occupation codes which are not eligible for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility or Scale-up routes

SOC 2020 occupation code

7125 Visual merchandisers and related occupations

Examples of related job titles (non-exhaustive)

• Display representative
• Fashion stylist
• Visual merchandising assistant
• Window dresser

Other unit groups in minor group 712

• 7121 Collector salespersons and credit agents
• 7122 Debt, rent and other cash collectors
• 7123 Roundspersons and van salespersons
• 7124 Market and street traders and assistants
• 7129 Sales related occupations n.e.c.

Sources

Occupation text: Office for National Statistics, SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (file dated 27 August 2026, version V13). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Tables: Home Office, Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations on GOV.UK, page updated 3 August 2026; re-checked against the page updated 8 October 2026 on 26 October 2026, tables unchanged.

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