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CAD, drawing and architectural technicians

Occupation · SOC 2020 3120 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
3120
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£33,800 (£17.33 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 312
122
Going rate£33,800 Table 1
Year by year
Data as at Immigration Rules, 11 Nov 2025
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Going rates

Minimum salaries by table of Appendix Skilled Occupations (per year, 37.5-hour week). Which table applies depends on the route and option.

TableGoing ratePhD points
Table 1a£33,800 (£17.33 per hour)Yes
Table 2aa£28,700 (£14.72 per hour)Yes
Table 2b£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)—

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Architectural technicians
  • BIM and CAD technicians
  • Cartographers
  • CAD, drawing and architectural technicians not elsewhere classified
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 312

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 312 (CAD, Drawing and Architectural Technicians); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

67133202120222023202420252026
67133202120222023202420252026
Data table
202146
2022133
2023127
2024118
2025122
202640
By route
  1. Skilled Worker477
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)98
  3. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)10
  4. Creative Worker1
By nationality, unit group 3120 (where published)
  1. India47
  2. United States13
  3. Italy11
  4. Taiwan9
  5. France7
  6. Germany7
  7. Spain7
  8. China5
  9. Egypt5
  10. South Africa4
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026

Compared with other occupations

The going rate for CAD, drawing and architectural technicians (Table 1 where listed) is £28,700 a year, #166 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 4.3% below the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£28,700
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
166 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. CAD, drawing and architectural technicians28,700
  2. Laboratory technicians25,000
  3. Electrical and electronics technicians30,800
  4. Engineering technicians34,700
  5. Building and civil engineering technicians27,900
  6. Quality assurance technicians26,500
  7. Planning, process and production technicians28,700
  8. Science, engineering and production technicians not elsewhere classified28,000
  9. IT operations technicians27,700
  10. IT user support technicians27,700
  11. Database administrators and web content technicians29,200
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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