The Datum Report

Occupation 3119 · Associate professional occupations

Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of technical support functions not elsewhere classified in minor group 311: Science, engineering and production technicians.

How people enter it

Entry varies from employer to employer. Entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades, a BTEC/SQA award or HNC/HND. Professional qualifications are available and may be required in some areas of work.

What the work involves

Also called

School technician · Technical assistant · Technician · Textile consultant · Workshop technician

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None None 2026-03 29,700.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None None 2026-03 32,400.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None None 2026-03 36,800.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None None 2026-03 1,300.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None None 2026-03 4,400.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None None 2026-03 38,000.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None None 2026-03 2,700.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 4,800.00 2026-03
East Midlands 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 3,400.00 2026-03
London 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 1,300.00 2026-03
North East 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 900.00 2026-03
North West 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 4,000.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 1,300.00 2026-03
Scotland 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 4,400.00 2026-03
South East 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 5,100.00 2026-03
South West 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 4,900.00 2026-03
Wales 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 2,700.00 2026-03
West Midlands 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 1,700.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 3119 : Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. None 3,600.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

Building and civil engineering technicians · Electrical and electronics technicians · Engineering technicians · Laboratory technicians · Planning, process and production technicians · Quality assurance technicians