Precision instrument makers and repairers
SOC 2020 code 5224 · Also called: calibration and precision instrument technicians, camera and photographic equipment technicians, horologists, watch makers and repairers
- Going rate
- £33,400 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
- Live adverts
- 0
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 5224 (Precision instrument makers and repairers) is below RQF 6 and is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026. New Skilled Worker sponsorship in it needs one of those lists.
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Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026The rules don’t give one salary requirement for this code on its own: it depends on whether the job meets a list entry’s conditions. The status above says which lists cover it.
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What is the going rate for SOC 5224?
£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.
Is SOC 5224 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 5224 (Precision instrument makers and repairers) is below RQF 6 and is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026. New Skilled Worker sponsorship in it needs one of those lists.
Which job titles are in SOC 5224?
Calibration and precision instrument technicians, camera and photographic equipment technicians, horologists, watch makers and repairers and optical technicians.