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IT operations technicians

SOC 3131 covers IT operations technicians. Check the current GOV.UK immigration rules before relying on any salary figure.

3131SOC code
£35,200Standard going rate
£27,700Lower going rate
£18.05/hrStandard hourly equivalent

Current official classification

Medium-skilled occupation with pre-22 July 2025 protection

Temporary Shortage List: CoS must be issued before 2026-12-31

General dependant position: New medium-skilled applicants generally face dependant restrictions, but qualifying workers protected by continuous pre-22 July 2025 permission may retain dependant eligibility.

This is a general explanation, not a visa decision. Check the actual duties, salary, sponsor, location and immigration history against the current rules.

Official occupation tables ↗Appendix Skilled Worker ↗Use the SOC eligibility checker

Related job titles

  • Games testers
  • Network and systems administrators
  • Quality assurance testers
  • Software technicians
  • IT operations technicians not elsewhere classified

Related SOC codes

SOC 2131IT project managersSOC 2132IT managersSOC 2133IT business analysts, architects and systems designersSOC 2136IT quality and testing professionalsSOC 2137IT network professionalsSOC 3132IT user support technicians

Source and updates

Going rates shown here are taken from the official GOV.UK occupation-code table. FindMySponsor refreshes these pages regularly from that published list. GOV.UK states that figures are based on a 37.5-hour working week and must be pro-rated for other patterns.

GOV.UK Skilled Worker visa going ratesImmigration Rules: Appendix Skilled OccupationsRetrieved 2026-09-15. Always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on these figures. Informational only, not immigration advice.