Energy plant operatives
SOC 2020 code 8133 · Also called: boiler operatives, compressor operatives, nuclear decommissioning operatives
- Going rate
- £41,500 a year
- General threshold
- £41,700 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 3 to 5
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What do Skilled Worker energy plant operatives get paid?
The standard requirement for SOC 8133 is £41,700 a year for 37.5 hours1.
- 1GOV.UK statement of changes · general threshold
- 2GOV.UK going rates · SOC 8133
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 8133 (Energy plant operatives) is below RQF 6. The Temporary Shortage List covers every job in it, under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.
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Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026£41,500 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 8133?
£41,500 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 8133 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 8133 (Energy plant operatives) 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 8133?
Boiler operatives, compressor operatives and nuclear decommissioning operatives.