Precision instrument makers and repairers in Bath and North East Somerset

Official occupation group: Precision instrument makers and repairersSOC 5224 · Updated through Q2 2026 · Bath and North East Somerset

Official definition

Precision instrument makers and repairers make, calibrate, test and repair precision and optical instruments such as barometers, compasses, cameras, calibrators, watches, clocks and chronometers.

e.g. Precision instrument maker · Cog maker · Bench hand · Meter hand · Bench worker

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Precision instrument makers and repairers demand is falling in Bath and North East Somerset.

ONS recorded 0 new online adverts for precision instrument makers and repairers in Bath and North East Somerset in Q2 2026. That is 100.0% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Bath and North East Somerset for the broader skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades is £39,000.

Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.
New adverts · Bath and North East Somerset0Q2 2026 · -100.0% YoY
Advertised salary · Bath and North East Somerset£39,0002025 · lags hiring by about a year · broader occupation group

Precision instrument makers and repairers hiring demand

New online job adverts for precision instrument makers and repairers in Bath and North East Somerset

New online job adverts have decreased since Apr 2025.

0

Apr 2026 · Bath and North East Somerset

-100.0%change over period · from Apr 2025
ONS · Bath and North East SomersetSources & methodology ↗

ONS online job adverts first appearing in each period. These indicate hiring demand and are distinct from the ONS Vacancy Survey.

Median advertised salary

Annualised asking salary for skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades in Bath and North East Somerset

Advertised pay is 7.1% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.

£39,000

Jan 2025 · Bath and North East Somerset

+7.1%vs. previous year
ONS online job adverts · Bath and North East Somerset · Nominal paySources & methodology ↗

ONS median middle-point asking salary from live online job adverts, annualised. This is advertised pay, not employee earnings or ASHE. This salary series is typically about a year behind the hiring figures. ONS publishes this location series for the broader two-digit occupation group, not this specific occupation.

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Skills in demand

Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation

ONS · Latest Jan 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Each advert can report multiple requirements, so shares need not add up to 100%.

Experience employers ask for

Typical minimum: 0.6 years · UK live adverts

#Minimum experienceShare of advertsView
10 years78.3%
21 years4.2%
32 years6.2%
43 years4.6%
54+ years6.7%
ONS · Latest Jun 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS live online job adverts reporting minimum experience. Shares describe the published experience distribution.

Bath and North East Somerset compared with the UK

New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period

#AreaNew advertsView
1Bath and North East Somerset0
2United Kingdom1,254
ONS · Bath and North East SomersetSources & methodology ↗

Bath and North East Somerset accounts for 0% of aligned UK new adverts · Q2 2026.

Where hiring is strongest

New online job adverts by local authority

Where advertised pay is highest

Broader occupation group: Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades

#LocationAnnual salaryView
1Clackmannanshire£45,200
2Thurrock£45,000
3Barrow-in-Furness£45,000
4Three Rivers£45,000
5Broxbourne£44,000
6London£42,700
7Copeland£42,500
8South Holland£42,500
9Spelthorne£42,500
10Shetland Islands£42,500

ONS median annualised asking salary · 2025 · partial year. Published for the broader two-digit SOC group, not this specific occupation.

Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 522) across the UK

#View
1Metal working production and maintenance fitters and technicians

Metal fitter · Fly maker · Gig maker — 70.8% of group adverts

10,050
2Metal machining setters and setter-operators

Setter · Jig borer · Nc miller — 15.5% of group adverts

2,196
3Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers

Refrigeration engineer · Service engineer · Refrigerator maker — 9.1% of group adverts

1,290
4Precision instrument makers and repairersYou’re viewing this

Precision instrument maker · Cog maker · Bench hand — 3.0% of group adverts

421-13.7%
5Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out

Tool maker · Die maker · Die fitter — 1.7% of group adverts

240
ONS · Latest Jul 2026 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Related occupations share an official classification group. This is not a skills-match score. Year-on-year changes compare aligned published observations.

About the data

Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.

Methodology and metric definitions

New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.