Occupation 5225 · Skilled trades occupations
Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers install, service and repair air-conditioning and refrigeration systems in factories, offices, shops and homes.
There are no formal academic entry requirements although some employers may request GCSEs/S grades. Training is via an apprenticeship, or BTEC, City & Guilds or other specialised qualification.
Air conditioning engineer · Air conditioning fitter · Refrigeration engineer · Refrigeration technician · Service engineer (refrigeration)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 9,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 9,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 11,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2) |
| 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 11,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 800.00 | 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 | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | 700.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | 1,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| North West | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | 1,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | 1,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 5225 : Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | None | 700.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 8 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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