SOC 5223TL;DRSOC 5223 (Metal working production and maintenance fitters) is Medium Skilled (RQF 3–5) with a published going rate of £39,300. 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 working production and maintenance fitters
Automation maintenance technicians, Bicycle mechanics, Catering equipment technicians, Door fitters and makers
- SOC code
- 5223
- Skill level
- Medium Skilled (RQF 3–5)
- Going rate
- £39,300
- Hourly equivalent
- £20.15/hr
- Industry
- Skilled trades
- Was (SOC 2010)
- 5223, 5225, 5237
Sponsors hiring under SOC 5223
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 5223 going rate of £39,300 verified 24 June 2026.
- GOV.UK — Skilled Worker visa eligible occupations and codes. Skill-level classification (Medium Skilled), SOC 2020.