Metal working production and maintenance fitters
SOC 5223 covers Metal working production and maintenance fitters. Check the current GOV.UK immigration rules before relying on any salary figure.
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
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Related SOC codes
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.