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Building and civil engineering technicians

SOC 2020 code 3114 · Also called: building technicians, civil engineering technicians, surveying technicians

Going rate
£33,400 a year
General threshold
£41,700 a year
Skill level
RQF 3 to 5
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What do Skilled Worker building and civil engineering technicians get paid?

The standard requirement for SOC 3114 is £41,700 a year for 37.5 hours1.

  1. 1GOV.UK statement of changes · general threshold
  2. 2GOV.UK going rates · SOC 3114
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The requirement for a new entrant12
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SOC 3114 (Building and civil engineering technicians) is below RQF 6. The Temporary Shortage List covers every job in it, under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.

RQF 3 to 5Temporary Shortage List, all jobs

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Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026

£33,400 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.

Option AStandard£41,700
Option BA PhD relevant to the job£37,500
Option CA STEM PhD relevant to the job£33,400
Option EA new entrant£33,400

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Rule changes

Dated, from GOV.UK
  1. The general threshold and salary options, the going rates, the skill levels, the Immigration Salary List and the Temporary Shortage List in force (HC 997, Appendix Skilled Occupations, Immigration Salary List and Temporary Shortage List).GOV.UK
  2. The Temporary Shortage List ends.GOV.UK

Questions

What is the going rate for SOC 3114?

£33,400 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 3114 a Skilled Worker occupation code?

SOC 3114 (Building and civil 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 3114?

Building technicians, civil engineering technicians and surveying technicians.