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Water and sewerage plant operatives

Occupation · SOC 2020 8134 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
8134
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£38,000 (£19.49 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 813
12
Going rate£38,000 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£38,000 (£19.49 per hour)No
Table 2aa£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)No

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Water and sewerage distribution operatives
  • Water treatment operatives
  • Water and sewerage plant operatives 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 813

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 813 (Plant and Machine Operatives); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

1631202120222023202420252026
1631202120222023202420252026
Data table
20216
202216
202318
202431
202512
20264
By route
  1. Skilled Worker84
  2. Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)2
  3. Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)1
By nationality, unit group 8134 (where published)
  1. Pakistan3
  2. Philippines2
  3. Nigeria1
  4. Albania1
  5. United States1
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 Water and sewerage plant operatives (Table 1 where listed) is £31,300 a year, #126 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 4.3% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£31,300
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
126 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Water and sewerage plant operatives31,300
  2. Energy plant operatives30,100
  3. Chemical and related process operatives26,700
  4. Routine inspectors and testers26,600
  5. Metal making and treating process operatives31,300
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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