SOC 2020 code 5224 · Skilled trades occupations

Precision instrument makers and repairers

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 5224

Existing workers only

Since 22 July 2025, Precision instrument makers and repairers (SOC 5224) 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 5224

The ONS coding index files 121 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.

Adjuster (instruments)

Adjuster (watches, clocks)

Balance maker (scales mfr)

Bench hand (metal instrument mfr)

Bench worker (instrument mfr)

Calibration engineer

Calibration technician

Calibrator (instruments)

Chronometer repairer

Cog maker (clock mfr)

Craftsman (instrument mfr)

Fitter (metal instrument mfr)

Frame maker (watch mfr)

Horological engineer

Instrument craftsman

Instrument manufacturer

Instrument technician

Jeweller and watch repairer

Jeweller and watchmaker

Maintenance engineer (instruments)

Maintenance man (scientific instruments)

Manufacturer (instruments)

Manufacturer (watch, clock mfr)

Mathematical instrument divider

Mathematical rule maker

Measurement and control technician

Mechanic (instruments)

Meter engineer (meter making)

Meter fitter (meter making)

Mounter (instrument mfr)

Optical instrument mechanic

Photographic apparatus maker

Photographic engineer

Precision fitter (instrument mfr)

Precision instrument maker

Precision instrument tester-rectifier

Pressure gauge maker

Repairer (dental and surgical instruments)

Repairer (instruments)

Repairer (watches, clocks)

Rule maker (instrument mfr)

Service fitter (instruments)

Service mechanic (instruments)

Setter (watch, clock mfr)

Ship's telegraph fitter

Tester (metal trades: balance mfr)

Thermometer graduator

Time recorder mechanic

Watch and clock maker

Watch and clock repairer

Watch repairer and jeweller

Watchmaker and jeweller

Weight tester (balance mfr)

Wheel maker (clock mfr)

Sponsors advertising precision instrument makers and repairers 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 5224

Can precision instrument makers and repairers be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

What is the going rate for SOC 5224?

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 5224?

The ONS coding index files 121 job titles under 5224, including adjuster, adjuster, balance maker, balance screw maker, barometer maker, barometer mounter, bench hand, bench worker. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.