SOC 5250 Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors: Skilled Worker Eligibility and Going Rate | ImmigrationGPT
SOC 2020 code 5250 · Skilled trades occupations
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
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 5250
Existing workers only
Since 22 July 2025, Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors (SOC 5250) 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
£42,400
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 £42,400 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 134 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.
Signal and telecommunications inspector (railways)
Signal inspector (railways)
Stamping foreman
Superintendent (engineering)
Superintendent (garage)
Superintendent (metal trades)
Superintendent engineer
Superintendent fitter
Teeming observer
Telephones inspector
Tool room foreman
Tool room manager
Vehicle overhauling foreman
Welding foreman
Welding supervisor
Works foreman (manufacturing)
Workshop controller (garage)
Workshop foreman (vehicles)
Workshop manager
Workshop manager (garage)
Workshops manager
Sponsors advertising skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors jobs
Since October 2025 we read 8 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 8 of them still open, from 1 employer on the register of licensed sponsors. The median advertised salary was £51,164 (8 adverts with a salary), and 8 were at or above the £42,400 going rate.
Open adverts checked against the employer, occupation and salary rules for a new visa:
Kier Group plc · Aston, Birmingham · £51,934 a year · 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.
Questions about SOC 5250
Can skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Since 22 July 2025, Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors (SOC 5250) 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 5250?
The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £42,400 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 5250?
The ONS coding index files 134 job titles under 5250, including assistant engineer, auto shop foreman, body shop foreman, bodyshop foreman, cable foreman, casting shop foreman, charge engineer, chief electrician. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.
Which licensed sponsors advertise skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors jobs?
Since October 2025 we read 8 adverts that we placed in SOC 5250, from 1 employers on the register. The most came from Kier Group plc (8).
What do employers advertise for skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors jobs?
The median advertised salary was £51,164 across 8 adverts that gave one. 8 of them were at or above the £42,400 going rate.