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TV, video and audio servicers and repairers

SOC 2020 5243

TV, video and audio engineers install, service and repair domestic television, video and audio appliances.

Also calledTechnicianService manMechanicTelevision and video technicianMenderRepairerand 34 more titles
Demand for workersNot high
New adverts a month176↑ 5.4%on last year · 354th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025
Typical pay by regionUK median —
London!£50,700
Scotland!£30,500
North EastNot published by ONS–
North WestNot published by ONS–
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS–
East MidlandsNot published by ONS–
West MidlandsNot published by ONS–
East of EnglandNot published by ONS–
South EastNot published by ONS–
South WestNot published by ONS–
WalesNot published by ONS–
!Small sample: treat with caution
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UK median, —
London£50,700 (small sample)
Scotland£30,500 (small sample)
North EastNot published by ONS
North WestNot published by ONS
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS
East MidlandsNot published by ONS
West MidlandsNot published by ONS
East of EnglandNot published by ONS
South EastNot published by ONS
South WestNot published by ONS
WalesNot published by ONS

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 176 jobs for TV, video and audio servicers and repairers are advertised each month. The Department for Education rates demand for workers as not high.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (4 in all)
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Aug 2026170
Jul 2026173
Jun 2026Not published
May 2026141
Apr 2026170
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 2026154
Jan 2026225
Dec 2025165
Nov 2025225
Oct 2025180
Sept 2025158
Aug 2025165
Jul 2025Not published
Jun 2025Not published
May 2025275
Apr 2025200
Mar 2025200
Feb 2025206
Jan 2025162
Dec 2024126
Nov 2024130
Oct 2024112
Sept 2024131
Aug 2024136
Jul 2024148
Jun 2024139
May 2024189
Apr 2024141
Mar 2024128
Feb 2024132
Jan 2024195
Dec 2023141
Nov 2023173
Oct 2023182
Sept 2023159
Aug 2023195
Jul 2023145
Jun 2023199
May 2023203
Apr 2023185
Mar 2023221
Feb 2023245
Jan 2023275
Dec 2022216
Nov 2022239
Oct 2022235
Sept 2022256
Aug 2022225
Jul 2022237
Jun 2022248
May 2022258
Apr 2022204
Mar 2022215
Feb 2022205
Jan 2022220
Dec 2021185
Nov 2021230
Oct 2021244
Sept 2021187
Aug 2021224
Jul 2021268
Jun 2021192
May 2021220
Apr 2021248
Mar 2021247
Feb 2021159
Jan 2021184
Dec 2020161
Nov 2020120
Oct 2020190
Sept 2020135
Aug 2020129
Jul 2020146
Jun 2020147
May 2020144
Apr 2020165
Mar 2020314
Feb 2020272
Jan 2020261
Dec 2019200
Nov 2019282
Oct 2019275
Sept 2019277
Aug 2019285
Jul 2019346
Jun 2019336
May 2019257
Apr 2019196
Mar 2019226
Feb 2019187
Jan 2019225
Dec 2018146
Nov 2018167
Oct 2018217
Sept 2018172
Aug 2018147
Jul 2018167
Jun 2018477
May 2018163
Apr 2018169
Mar 2018218
Feb 2018221
Jan 2018288
Dec 2017290
Nov 2017529
Oct 2017210
Sept 2017177
Aug 2017206
Jul 2017265
Jun 2017382
May 2017229
Apr 2017247
Mar 2017343
Feb 2017184
Jan 2017218
Is there a shortage of TV, video and audio servicers and repairers?
Not high

The Department for Education rates demand as not high, elevated or critical, using five indicators. This is its 2025 assessment.

  • Visas grantedUsual
  • Online job advertsUsual
  • Wage growthAbove usual
  • Pay against similar jobsUsual
  • Hours workedUsual
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
51%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for electrical and electronic trades, which includes TV, video and audio servicers and repairers. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London160
Reading17
Manchester16
Bristol, City of13
Cambridge11
Birmingham10
Leeds9
Stevenage9
West Northamptonshire9
Winchester9
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where TV, video and audio servicers and repairers are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. Fewer than 10 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
Age of TV, video and audio servicers and repairers
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n/p
n/p
n/p
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n/p: too few in the survey to publish
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25–34Not published
35–44Not published
45–54Not published
55–64Not published
65+Not published
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent!94%
Higher education below degree–
Not published
A levels or equivalent!58%
GCSEs or equivalent–
Not published
Other qualifications–
Not published
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Degree or equivalent94% (small sample)
Higher education below degreeNot published
A levels or equivalent58% (small sample)
GCSEs or equivalentNot published
Other qualificationsNot published

How to get in

Hold a degree
94%
as their highest qualification
Apprenticeships
None
none leads directly into this work

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • examines equipment and observes reception to determine nature of defect
  • uses electronic testing equipment to diagnose faults and check voltages and resistance
  • dismantles equipment and repairs or replaces faulty components or wiring
  • re-assembles equipment, tests for correct functioning and makes any necessary further adjustments
  • carries out service tasks such as cleaning and insulation testing according to schedule
  • installs, services and repairs aerials and satellite dishes

Skills

  • install low voltage wiring
  • assess telecommunication infrastructure issues
  • create solutions to problems
  • install electronic communication equipment
  • solder electronics
  • use repair manuals
  • calibrate electronic instruments
  • ensure proper document management
  • estimate duration of work
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations
  • inspect cables
  • install cable TV services
  • install signal repeaters
  • maintain electronic equipment

Knowledge

  • concepts of telecommunications
  • electronics
  • electronics principles
  • hardware components suppliers
  • ICT communications protocols
  • ICT network cable limitations
  • procurement of ICT network equipment
  • telecommunication trunking

Suits people who like

  • Practical, hands-on work
  • Organising and following procedures

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades, a group of 23 jobs that includes TV, video and audio servicers and repairers.
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↓ 6.5%about 72,000 fewer jobs
Workers needed by 2035338,000including people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

This service includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This service has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 licence.

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