SOC 5213: Welding trades
- Skilled Worker status
- On the eligible occupations list
- Going rate (annual)
- £34,900
- General threshold
- £41,700
- Higher of the two
- £41,700
Immigration Salary List
This code is on the Immigration Salary List. GOV.UK scope: only high integrity pipe welders, where the job requires 3 or more years' related on-the-job experience. This experience must not have been gained through working illegally.
Source: GOV.UK, Immigration Salary List (updated 11 November 2025), checked .
Temporary Shortage List
This code is on the Temporary Shortage List. GOV.UK counts an occupation as listed only where the Certificate of Sponsorship was issued before 31 December 2026, and inclusion does not lower the salary thresholds.
Source: GOV.UK, Temporary Shortage List (updated 22 July 2025), checked .
Skill level: since 22 July 2025 the standard Skilled Worker route has required occupations at RQF level 6 or above. Codes below that level appear on the eligible list only through the Temporary Shortage List or the Immigration Salary List; GOV.UK has the current tables.
The salary on a Certificate of Sponsorship is compared with the higher of the going rate and the general threshold. Lower figures apply in set cases, such as new entrants and Immigration Salary List roles. Occupation page for SOC 5213
Source: GOV.UK, Skilled Worker visa: your job, checked .
What this checker shows
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