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Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors

Occupation · SOC 2020 5250 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
5250
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£42,400 (£21.74 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 525
13
Going rate£42,400 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£42,400 (£21.74 per hour)No
Table 2aa£36,500 (£18.72 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 525

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 525 (Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades Supervisors); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

102020212022202320242025
102020212022202320242025
Data table
202111
202215
202320
202419
202513
By route
  1. Skilled Worker76
  2. International Agreement (previously Tier 5)2
By nationality, unit group 5250 (where published)
  1. United States4
  2. South Africa3
  3. India2
  4. Malaysia1
  5. Myanmar (Burma)1
  6. Netherlands1
  7. Turkey1
  8. Finland1
  9. Poland1
  10. Philippines1
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 Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors (Table 1 where listed) is £36,500 a year, #90 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 21.7% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£36,500
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
90 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors36,500
  2. Sheet metal workers26,800
  3. Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations29,200
  4. Welding trades29,500
  5. Pipe fitters40,400
  6. Metal machining setters and setter-operators28,500
  7. Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out33,400
  8. Metal working production and maintenance fitters29,900
  9. Precision instrument makers and repairers28,300
  10. Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers35,500
  11. Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians27,900
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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