SOC 2020 code 3131 · Associate professional occupations
Whether this occupation can be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa, its going rate, the job titles filed under the code, and the licensed sponsors advertising these jobs.
Temporary Shortage List
IT operations technicians (SOC 3131) is on the Temporary Shortage List, so jobs in it can be sponsored for a new Skilled Worker visa, including switching and applying from outside the UK.
Annual salaries for a 37.5-hour week, from Appendix Skilled Occupations (updated 3 Aug 2026).
The going rate is £35,200 a year for a 37.5-hour week. For a job on the Temporary Shortage List the minimum is £33,400 or the going rate, whichever is higher: £35,200.
Sources: Appendix Skilled Occupations, Temporary Shortage List, Skilled Worker salary rules, when you can be paid less.
The ONS coding index files 63 job titles under this code. A note in brackets is the setting the title applies to: the same title can sit under another code elsewhere. The code on a certificate of sponsorship follows the job’s duties, so check them with or the employer.
Since October 2025 we read 5 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 5 of them still open, from 2 employers on the register of licensed sponsors.
Open adverts checked against the employer, occupation and salary rules for a new visa:
TÜV UK LTD · Croydon, London · £32,482 a year · Not for a new visa
Gedu · London · Not for a new visa
Policy Monitor · Wimbledon · £32,550 a year · Not for a new visa
SALT Group Limited · Reading, Berkshire · £100,000 a year · Check first
Gedu · Leeds · Not for a new visa
From Appendix Skilled Occupations and the Temporary Shortage List (GOV.UK), the ONS SOC 2020 coding index, and job adverts we read and match to the Home Office register. We place an advert in a code from its title, so some adverts may be in the wrong code. Whether a person can be sponsored also depends on their own circumstances. This page is information, not immigration advice. Profile built 7 Oct 2026.
IT operations technicians (SOC 3131) is on the Temporary Shortage List, so jobs in it can be sponsored for a new Skilled Worker visa, including switching and applying from outside the UK.
The going rate is £35,200 a year for a 37.5-hour week. For a job on the Temporary Shortage List the minimum is £33,400 or the going rate, whichever is higher: £35,200.
The ONS coding index files 63 job titles under 3131, including computer administrator, computer auditor, computer controller, computer coordinator, computer games tester, computer operations controller, computer operations team leader, computer project coordinator. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.
Since October 2025 we read 5 adverts that we placed in SOC 3131, from 2 employers on the register. The most came from TÜV UK LTD (1), SALT Group Limited (1).