Electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified
SOC 2020 code 5249 · Also called: broadcast and communications technicians, overhead line workers, signal workers
- Going rate
- £45,800 a year
- General threshold
- £41,700 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
- Live adverts
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What do Skilled Worker electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified get paid?
The standard requirement for SOC 5249 is £45,800 a year for 37.5 hours1.
- 1GOV.UK going rates · SOC 5249
- 2GOV.UK statement of changes · general threshold
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 5249 (Electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified) 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£45,800 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
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What is the going rate for SOC 5249?
£45,800 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 5249 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 5249 (Electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified) 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 5249?
Broadcast and communications technicians, overhead line workers and signal workers.