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Financial and accounting technicians

SOC 2020 code 3533 · Also called: accounting technicians, financial control technicians

Going rate
£48,700 a year
General threshold
£41,700 a year
Skill level
RQF 3 to 5
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What do Skilled Worker financial and accounting technicians get paid?

The standard requirement for SOC 3533 is £48,700 a year for 37.5 hours1.

  1. 1GOV.UK going rates · SOC 3533
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SOC 3533 (Financial and accounting 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

£48,700 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. 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£48,700
Option EA new entrant£34,100

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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 3533?

£48,700 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 3533 a Skilled Worker occupation code?

SOC 3533 (Financial and accounting 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 3533?

Accounting technicians and financial control technicians.