Engineering technicians
SOC 2020 code 3113 · Also called: aerospace technicians, wind turbine technicians
- Going rate
- £42,500 a year
- General threshold
- £41,700 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
- Live adverts
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What do Skilled Worker engineering technicians get paid?
The standard requirement for SOC 3113 is £42,500 a year for 37.5 hours1.
- 1GOV.UK going rates · SOC 3113
- 2GOV.UK statement of changes · general threshold
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 3113 (Engineering technicians) is below RQF 6. The Temporary Shortage List covers every job in it, under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.
Check a salary
Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026£42,500 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
Dated, from GOV.UKQuestions
What is the going rate for SOC 3113?
£42,500 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 3113 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 3113 (Engineering technicians) is below RQF 6. The Temporary Shortage List covers every job in it, under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.
Which job titles are in SOC 3113?
Aerospace technicians and wind turbine technicians.