SOC 2020 code 3119Only if already on a Skilled Worker visa
Science, engineering and production technicians not elsewhere classified: Skilled Worker visa salary
Since 22 July 2025, jobs in SOC 3119 (science, engineering and production technicians not elsewhere classified) can no longer be sponsored for new Skilled Worker applicants. People who already held a Skilled Worker visa before then can still be sponsored in this occupation if they're paid at least £41,700 a year.
What this covers
Job titles in SOC 3119 include: School technicians, Textile consultants.
Questions about SOC 3119
- What salary do science, engineering and production technicians not elsewhere classified need for a UK Skilled Worker visa?
- Since 22 July 2025, jobs in SOC 3119 (science, engineering and production technicians not elsewhere classified) can no longer be sponsored for new Skilled Worker applicants. People who already held a Skilled Worker visa before then can still be sponsored in this occupation if they're paid at least £41,700 a year.
- Who decides which occupation code a job uses?
- Your sponsor chooses the SOC 2020 code when it assigns your certificate of sponsorship. It must match the job's actual duties, not just its title.
Related occupations
- 3111 Laboratory techniciansFrom £41,700
- 3112 Electrical and electronics techniciansFrom £41,700
- 3113 Engineering techniciansFrom £42,500
- 3114 Building and civil engineering techniciansFrom £41,700
- 3115 Quality assurance techniciansFrom £41,700
- 3116 Planning, process and production techniciansFrom £41,700
Source: Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations and the Temporary Shortage List on GOV.UK, as of 13 October 2026. A guide, not immigration advice: PhD discounts, the Immigration Salary List and pre-April-2024 transitional rates aren't covered.