Pipe fitters
SOC 2020 code 5214 · Also called: pipe fitters
- Going rate
- £46,000 a year
- General threshold
- £41,700 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
- Live adverts
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What do Skilled Worker pipe fitters get paid?
The standard requirement for SOC 5214 is £46,000 a year for 37.5 hours1.
- 1GOV.UK going rates · SOC 5214
- 2GOV.UK statement of changes · general threshold
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 5214 (Pipe fitters) 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£46,000 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.
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Rule changes
Dated, from GOV.UKQuestions
What is the going rate for SOC 5214?
£46,000 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 5214 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 5214 (Pipe fitters) 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 5214?
Pipe fitters.