IT operations technicians
SOC 2020 code 3131 · Also called: games testers, network and systems administrators, quality assurance testers
- Going rate
- £35,200 a year
- General threshold
- £41,700 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
- Live adverts
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What do Skilled Worker it operations technicians get paid?
The standard requirement for SOC 3131 is £41,700 a year for 37.5 hours1.
- 1GOV.UK statement of changes · general threshold
- 2GOV.UK going rates · SOC 3131
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 3131 (IT operations 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£35,200 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 3131?
£35,200 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 3131 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 3131 (IT operations 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 3131?
Games testers, network and systems administrators, quality assurance testers and software technicians.