SOC 5221TL;DRSOC 5221 (Metal machining setters and setter-operators) is Medium Skilled (RQF 3–5) with a published going rate of £34,600. It is eligible for the Skilled Worker route only where the role is on the Immigration Salary List or otherwise meets the listed conditions — not the standard Skilled Worker route on its own.
Metal machining setters and setter-operators
Computer numerical control (CNC) machine setters and setter-operators, Metal machining setters and setter-operators not elsewhere classified
- SOC code
- 5221
- Skill level
- Medium Skilled (RQF 3–5)
- Going rate
- £34,600
- Hourly equivalent
- £17.74/hr
- Industry
- Skilled trades
- Was (SOC 2010)
- 5221
Sponsors hiring under SOC 5221
Inferred from the skilled trades sector. These are licensed UK sponsors most likely to issue Certificates of Sponsorship under this code.
Related SOC codes
- SOC 5111Farmers
- SOC 5112Horticultural trades
- SOC 5113Gardeners and landscape gardeners
- SOC 5114Groundsmen and greenkeepers
- SOC 5119Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified.
- SOC 5211Sheet metal workers
Sources
- GOV.UK — Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations (going rates). SOC 5221 going rate of £34,600 verified 24 June 2026.
- GOV.UK — Skilled Worker visa eligible occupations and codes. Skill-level classification (Medium Skilled), SOC 2020.