Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified — UK Skilled Worker going rate
SOC 2020 occupation code 2129 · eligible for PhD points
Going rate
£46,100
per year (£23.64/hr)
Effective minimum salary
£46,100
the higher of the £41,700 general threshold and the going rate
What this means
To sponsor someone as a engineering professionals not elsewhere classified on the Skilled Worker route, an employer must normally pay at least £46,100 per year — the going rate for this occupation (£46,100) is above the general £41,700 threshold, so it sets the floor. Some applicants can be paid a lower salary using tradeable points.
Discounted salary options
Lower going rates that apply if you qualify on tradeable points:
- £41,500Option B · 90%New entrants, and some other tradeable-points routes
- £36,900Option C · 80%Immigration Salary List occupations
- £33,400Option E · 70%PhD in a relevant STEM subject / new entrant combinations
The discounted rate must still be at least the option's percentage of the going rate and meet the route's absolute minimum.
Related job titles
Non-exclusive examples for SOC 2129.
Acoustic engineersBiomedical engineersBrewers (qualified)Clinical EngineersEnergy engineersFood technologistsGas engineers (professional)Heating and ventilating engineers (professional)Materials engineersMechatronic engineersNuclear engineersPatent engineersRobotics engineersTraffic engineersEngineering professionals not elsewhere classified