Metal making and treating process operatives (SOC Code 8115)

What this means for sponsors

The going rate sets the per-occupation salary floor for metal making and treating process operatives sponsorships. A sponsor must pay at least this annual figure or the skilled worker visa general salary threshold, whichever is higher.

Going rates are derived from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), published annually by the Office for National Statistics. The Home Office applies the 25th-percentile ASHE figure for each SOC code as the per-occupation minimum, updated each April alongside the Immigration Rules statement of changes.