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SOC code 2126: Aerospace engineers

Sponsoring a new Skilled Worker under SOC code 2126 (Aerospace engineers)? The standard minimum is £52,400 a year on a 37.5-hour week. New entrants and some PhD holders can be paid less, as the table shows.

The official occupation tables set out the salary rules for SOC code 2126 (figures come exactly as the Home Office publishes them)
Going rate£52,400 a year (£26.87 an hour)
Standard minimum for a new hire£52,400
New entrant (aged under 26, a recent graduate, or in training)£36,700
Relevant PhD (STEM subject)£41,900
Relevant PhD (other subject)£47,200
Senior or Specialist Worker transfer£52,500
Scale-up Worker£43,400

£52,400 is this job's going rate, the official yearly pay the Home Office sets for it, and it is higher than the £41,700 most jobs need. Other weekly hours change the figure in proportion, up to 48 hours.

This job has separate pay rules under two other visas. A Senior or Specialist Worker visa to move someone over from your overseas branch needs a minimum of £52,500 a year. For a Scale-up Worker, the yearly pay must be at least £43,400.

How this affects your offer

You can pay as little as £36,700 if your new hire is under 26, is switching from a UK Student visa or a Graduate visa, or is training for a professional qualification. On these terms, their total stay can't run past 4 years.

There's also the immigration skills charge to pay per worker in this code: £480 a year if you're a small business or charity, and £1,320 if you're medium or large.

Job titles in SOC code 2126

  • Aeronautical engineers (professional)
  • Aircraft engineers (professional)
  • Avionics engineers
  • Aerospace engineers not elsewhere classified

It's the job description, not just the title, that sets the code. When a title could fit two codes, the official CASCOT coding tool helps you decide.

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