Occupation 5223 · Skilled trades occupations
Metal working production and maintenance fitters and technicians erect, install and repair electrical and mechanical plant and industrial machinery, fit and assemble parts and sub-assemblies in the manufacture of metal products and test and adjust new motor vehicles and engines.
Entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades or a BTEC/SQA award. Apprenticeships in Engineering Maintenance at NVQ/SVQ level 3 are available.
Agricultural engineer · Bench fitter · Engineering machinist · Fabricator · Installation engineer · Maintenance fitter · Mechanical engineer
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | None | 2026-03 | 104,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | None | 2026-03 | 114,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | None | 2026-03 | 130,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | None | 2026-03 | 4,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | None | 2026-03 | 16,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | None | 2026-03 | 135,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | None | 2026-03 | 9,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
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.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 11,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 10,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 4,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 6,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 14,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 4,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 16,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 15,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 8,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 9,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 17,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters | None | 15,800.00 | 2026-03 |
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.
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.
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