SOC 5246 Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers: Skilled Worker Eligibility and Going Rate | ImmigrationGPT
SOC 2020 code 5246 · Skilled trades occupations
Electrical service and maintenance mechanics 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 5246
Existing workers only
Since 22 July 2025, Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers (SOC 5246) 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
£39,700
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 £39,700 a year for a 37.5-hour week. It applies to people who can still be sponsored in this occupation.
The ONS coding index files 60 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.
Service technician (domestic appliances repairing)
Service technician (office machinery)
Support engineer (electrical, electronic equipment)
Technician (electronic equipment, maintenance)
Teleprinter mechanic
Totalisator mechanic
Typewriter engineer
Typewriter maintenance hand
Typewriter mechanic
Typewriter repairer
White goods engineer
Sponsors advertising electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers jobs
Since October 2025 we read 1 advert that we placed in this code from the job title, 0 of them still open, from 1 employer on the register of licensed sponsors.
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 5246
Can electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Since 22 July 2025, Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers (SOC 5246) 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.
What is the going rate for SOC 5246?
The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £39,700 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 5246?
The ONS coding index files 60 job titles under 5246, including adding machine mechanic, calculating machine mechanic, controller repairer, copier engineer, customer engineer, domestic appliance engineer, domestic appliance repairer, domestic engineer. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.
Which licensed sponsors advertise electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers jobs?
Since October 2025 we read 1 adverts that we placed in SOC 5246, from 1 employers on the register. The most came from Nerdio UK Limited (1).