Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out in Sefton

Official occupation group: Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-outSOC 5222 · Updated through Q4 2025 · Sefton

Official definition

Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out mark out metal for machining and fit, assemble and repair machine and press tools, dies, jigs, fixtures and other tools.

e.g. Tool maker · Die maker · Die fitter · Die sinker · Part marker

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Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out market data for Sefton.

ONS recorded 0 new online adverts for tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out in Sefton in Q4 2025. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Typical advertised pay in Sefton for the broader skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades is £37,000.

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New adverts · Sefton0Q4 2025 · YoY comparison unavailable
Advertised salary · Sefton£37,000ONS · 2025 · broader occupation group · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out hiring demand

New online job adverts for tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out in Sefton

Comparable observations are not available for this range.

0

Oct 2025 · Sefton

change over period · from Oct 2025

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 Sefton

Advertised pay is 1.4% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.

£37,000

Jan 2025 · Sefton

+1.4%vs. previous year
ONS online job adverts · Sefton · Nominal paySources & methodology ↗

ONS median middle-point asking salary from live online job adverts, annualised. This is advertised pay, not employee earnings or ASHE. ONS publishes this location series for the broader two-digit occupation group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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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%. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Experience employers ask for

Typical minimum: 0.9 years · UK live adverts

#Minimum experienceShare of advertsView
10 years71.0%
21 years4.0%
32 years5.3%
43 years8.9%
54+ years10.9%
ONS · Latest Jun 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

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

Sefton compared with the UK

New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period

An aligned ONS comparison is unavailable for this location.

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. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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 repairers

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

421-13.7%
5Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-outYou’re viewing this

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.