SOC 2020 code 5211 · Skilled trades occupations

Sheet metal workers

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.

Skilled Worker rules for SOC 5211

Existing workers only

Since 22 July 2025, Sheet metal workers (SOC 5211) can only be sponsored for people who were granted Skilled Worker permission under the rules in place before that date and have held it continuously since.

Going rate: £33,400
New entrant rate: £33,400
Major group: 5

Annual salaries for a 37.5-hour week, from Appendix Skilled Occupations (updated 3 Aug 2026).

The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £33,400 a year for a 37.5-hour week. It applies to people who can still be sponsored in this occupation.

Sources: Appendix Skilled Occupations, Skilled Worker salary rules, when you can be paid less.

Job titles under SOC 5211

The ONS coding index files 66 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 CASCOT or the employer.

Beater

Bruiser (enamel sign mfr)

Bucket maker (metal)

Car radiator builder

Drawer maker (safes)

Freight container repairer

Manufacturer (sheet metal goods mfr)

Marker (sheet metal working)

Metal pattern maker (footwear mfr)

Metal smith (gas meter mfr)

Panel beater (metal trades)

Planisher (sheet metal goods mfr)

Plater (metal boot last mfr)

Radiator man (vehicles)

Radiator repairer (vehicles)

Sheet metal engineer

Sheet metal fabricator

Sheet worker (metal)

Stencil cutter (metal trades)

Straightener (sheet metal working)

Straightener (vehicle mfr)

Tin man (sheet metal working)

Tin worker (sheet metal working)

Wheeler (sheet metal working)

Wing maker (motor cars)

Sponsors advertising sheet metal workers jobs

We have not read an advert we could place in this code since October 2025. We read visa sponsorship adverts from Reed and Adzuna every 4 hours.

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.

Questions about SOC 5211

Can sheet metal workers be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

What is the going rate for SOC 5211?

The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £33,400 a year for a 37.5-hour week. It applies to people who can still be sponsored in this occupation.

Which job titles come under SOC code 5211?

The ONS coding index files 66 job titles under 5211, including beater, box maker, bruiser, bucket maker, canister maker, car radiator builder, copper pan smith, copper smith. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.