Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified
SOC 2020 code 2129 · Also called: acoustic engineers, biomedical engineers, brewers (qualified)
- Going rate
- £46,100 a year
- General threshold
- £41,700 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 6 or above
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What do Skilled Worker engineering professionals not elsewhere classified get paid?
The standard requirement for SOC 2129 is £46,100 a year for 37.5 hours1.
- 1GOV.UK going rates · SOC 2129
- 2GOV.UK statement of changes · general threshold
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 2129 (Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified) is a Skilled Worker occupation code at RQF 6 or above under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.
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Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026£46,100 is the going rate in Table 1 of GOV.UK’s Appendix Skilled Occupations, used for the standard option (option A). Lower requirements can apply in some cases, for example to new entrants or to applicants with a PhD relevant to the job. The options below show the ones the rules set for this code. Table 2 of the appendix has lower going rates for some other cases, which this page doesn’t list. See both tables on GOV.UK.
Information only. It checks a salary against the published rules for this occupation, not an application. Requirements are for a 37.5-hour week and change with the hours.
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Rule changes
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What is the going rate for SOC 2129?
£46,100 a year for a 37.5-hour week under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026, from GOV.UK’s going rates table. The standard requirement is the higher of the going rate and the general threshold of £41,700.
Is SOC 2129 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 2129 (Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified) is a Skilled Worker occupation code at RQF 6 or above under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.
Which job titles are in SOC 2129?
Acoustic engineers, biomedical engineers, brewers (qualified), clinical Engineers, energy engineers, food technologists, gas engineers (professional), heating and ventilating engineers (professional), materials engineers, mechatronic engineers, nuclear engineers, patent engineers, robotics engineers and traffic engineers.