9253 Delivery operatives
Unit group 9253 in the ONS Standard Occupational Classification 2020, with the line the Appendix Skilled Occupations gives it. Not immigration advice.
In short
- ONS unit group 9253, in minor group 925 (Elementary storage occupations) and major group 9 (Elementary occupations).
- Appendix Skilled Occupations (figures as at 3 August 2026, re-checked 26 October 2026): Not on the list: Table 6.
- Going rate as the tables print it:
What the ONS says
Description
Delivery operatives load and unload goods from removal vans and delivery vehicles, convey household and office furniture, goods, equipment or other items, accompany drivers of road vehicles, and perform other elementary goods handling tasks.
Typical entry routes
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically provided off or on-the-job.
Tasks
- loads and unloads goods from removal vans or delivery vehicles either by hand or using trolleys and lift trucks
- takes receipt of goods from customers and maintains and accurate record of deliveries
- dismantles and packages items for transport if necessary
- accompanies driver on journey and assists with manoeuvres and to load and unload vehicle
Related job titles
- Driver’s mate
- Delivery assistant
- Furniture remover
- Porter
What the Appendix Skilled Occupations says
The Appendix lists this code in the table below, with the table’s own caption and the row as printed. Read the full table, and any condition in it, on GOV.UK.
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
- 9253 Delivery operatives
- Examples of related job titles (non-exhaustive)
- Driver’s mate
- Delivery assistant
- Furniture remover
- Porter
Other unit groups in minor group 925
- 9251 Elementary storage supervisors
- 9252 Warehouse operatives
- 9259 Elementary storage 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.
SponsorFlow provides compliance software and record-keeping tools. It is not a law firm or an immigration adviser and does not give legal or immigration advice, which are regulated activities (Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, section 84). This page describes what the published Home Office guidance and the Immigration Rules say, with the paragraph for each point, so you can read the source yourself. Guidance versions and figures are those in force on the date shown; the Home Office changes them, so check the current version before you rely on any of it.
Immigration firms: check the role, build the file.
Step 1 checks a role and its candidates against the published rules, with the quote and the paragraph for each finding. Step 2 builds the Appendix D file. Your solicitor decides and signs. £1,875 a month + VAT, unlimited files and client portals, 30 days free on a real file, no card.
Try it free for 30 daysSponsoring employers: ask your adviser.
SponsorFlow is supplied through your immigration adviser, in a client portal under the firm’s name. Care providers: see MyCareGuard’s sponsor-licence module.
How employers get SponsorFlow