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Contractors Management
	Managing Director (45, degree, chartered)			Operations Director (45, HNC/degree)			Commercial Director (45, HNC/degree)			Project Director (40, HNC, degree)			Operations Manager (40, HNC)			Commercial Manager (40, chartered)
	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	60,000	50,000	70,000	48,000	40,000	55,000	45,000	40,000	50,000	40,000	35,000	50,000	38,000	35,000	45,000	38,000	35,000	45,000
North Home Counties	55,000	45,000	60,000	43,000	38,000	47,000	40,000	38,000	47,000	37,000	35,000	40,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	35,000	32,000	42,000
South Home Counties	55,000	45,000	60,000	45,000	40,000	48,500	45,000	40,000	48,500	35,000	30,000	45,000	37,000	35,500	43,000	36,500	33,000	45,000
South West	50,000	45,000	55,000	43,000	40,000	48,000	40,000	38,000	44,000	37,000	34,000	43,000	35,000	30,000	40,000	35,000	30,000	45,000
Wales	50,000	45,000	55,000	40,000	35,000	45,000	35,000	30,000	40,000	35,000	30,000	40,000	34,000	30,000	40,000	35,000	30,000	40,000
West Midlands	55,000	50,000	60,000	45,000	40,000	50,000	45,000	40,000	48,000	40,000	35,000	45,000	35,000	30,000	45,000	38,000	33,000	45,000
East Midlands	55,750	50,000	60,000	43,750	40,000	50,000	42,000	38,000	45,000	40,000	35,000	44,000	36,000	34,000	40,000	38,000	34,000	40,000
East Anglia	55,000	50,000	60,000	45,000	40,000	50,000	45,000	40,000	50,000	38,000	35,000	45,000	35,000	30,000	40,000	38,000	34,000	40,000
North West	50,000	45,000	55,000	42,000	35,000	45,000	42,000	35,000	45,000	33,000	30,000	40,000	32,000	30,000	38,000	34,000	30,000	39,000
Yorkshire	50,000	40,000	60,000	45,000	40,000	50,000	45,000	40,000	50,000	40,000	35,000	45,000	37,000	33,000	40,000	37,000	33,000	40,000
North East	45,000	40,500	50,000	39,000	35,000	45,000	37,000	33,000	43,000	32,000	30,000	38,000	32,000	30,000	38,000	32,500	30,000	37,000
Scotland	45,000	40,000	50,000	40,000	35,000	45,000	40,000	35,000	45,000	34,000	30,000	40,000	33,000	30,000	37,000	35,000	30,000	40,000
National average	52,145			43,229			41,750			36,750			34,916			36,000
Increase from 2000 survey	9%			6·6%			7·6%			-0·2%			6·6%			9%

Mechanical Engineers
	Senior Mechanical Contracts Manager (40, HNC)			Mechanical Contracts Engineer (35, HNC)			Junior Mechanical Contracts Engineer (24, ONC)
	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	35,000	30,000	40,000	30,000	28,000	34,000	23,000	21,000	24,000
North Home Counties	32,000	28,000	35,000	27,500	25,000	30,000	21,000	18,000	23,000
South Home Counties	32,000	27,000	36,000	28,500	26,000	32,000	19,000	17,000	22,000
South West	30,000	26,500	33,000	27,500	25,000	30,000	17,000	15,750	18,500
Wales	28,000	25,000	30,000	25,000	20,000	28,000	16,000	15,000	17,500
West Midlands	30,000	26,000	35,000	26,000	25,000	28,500	20,000	18,000	23,000
East Midlands	30,000	28,000	34,000	28,000	26,000	32,000	21,000	18,500	24,500
East Anglia	33,000	29,000	38,000	29,000	27,000	34,000	21,000	18,000	23,500
North West	28,500	25,000	31,000	27,000	24,000	31,000	16,500	15,000	19,000
Yorkshire	28,000	25,000	32,000	25,000	23,000	30,000	16,000	14,500	18,500
North East	27,500	25,000	30,000	26,000	24,000	30,000	17,000	15,000	19,000
Scotland	28,000	26,000	29,000	25,000	22,000	27,000	20,000	18,000	22,000
National average	30,166			27,041			18,958
Increase from 2000 survey	3·9%			9%

Commissioning Engineers
	Senior Commissioning Engineer (40, HNC)			Commissioning Engineer (32, ONC)			Site Supervisor (35, C&G)
	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	34,000	32,000	37,000	31,000	29,000	34,000	29,000	25,000	32,000
North Home Counties	31,000	29,000	35,000	27,500	25,000	30,500	26,500	25,500	29,500
South Home Counties	32,000	26,000	35,000	28,000	24,000	32,000	23,000	20,000	25,500
South West	29,000	25,000	31,000	24,000	23,000	26,000	22,000	20,000	23,000
Wales	25,000	20,000	30,000	22,000	16,000	24,000	20,000	18,000	23,000
West Midlands	29,000	26,000	31,000	26,000	24,000	29,000	25,000	22,000	26,000
East Midlands	28,750	26,000	30,000	25,750	24,000	29,000	25,000	23,000	28,000
East Anglia	28,000	25,000	32,000	28,000	25,000	32,000	28,000	25,000	31,000
North West	30,000	28,000	34,000	26,500	24,000	30,000	22,000	19,000	24,000
Yorkshire	29,000	27,000	31,000	26,000	24,000	29,000	22,000	19,000	24,000
North East	30,000	28,000	35,000	25,000	22,000	28,000	21,000	19,000	24,000
Scotland	26,000	24,000	30,000	24,000	22,000	27,000	21,500	18,000	23,000
National average	29,729			26,312			23,750
Increase from 2000 survey	11·8%			17·2%

Surveyors & Estimators
	Senior M&E QS (40, HNC)			M&E QS (28, HNC)			Junior M&E QS (20, ONC)			Senior Estimator (38, HNC, 20 yrs exp)			Estimator (30, ONC, 8 yrs exp)			Junior Estimator (20, ONC, 2 yrs exp)
	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	38,000	35,000	45,000	31,000	26,500	33,000	22,000	18,000	24,000	35,000	28,000	40,000	32,000	26,000	36,000	21,500	18,000	24,000
North Home Counties	35,000	30,000	40,000	29,000	25,500	31,500	19,750	16,500	22,500	32,000	27,500	36,000	26,500	24,000	32,000	19,000	16,000	23,500
South Home Counties	34,000	30,000	38,500	28,000	26,000	32,000	18,500	16,500	21,000	30,500	28,000	34,500	26,000	24,000	33,000	20,000	18,000	24,000
South West	28,000	26,000	32,000	26,000	24,000	30,000	22,000	20,000	24,000	23,000	20,000	27,000	20,000	18,000	22,000	14,000	12,000	18,000
Wales	29,000	28,000	30,000	26,000	24,000	28,000	18,000	15,000	20,000	26,000	23,000	28,000	22,000	20,000	25,000	16,000	15,000	18,000
West Midlands	32,000	29,000	35,000	29,000	22,000	32,000	18,000	15,000	20,000	28,000	26,000	30,000	26,000	24,000	28,000	18,000	14,000	19,000
East Midlands	33,000	28,000	35,000	28,000	26,000	32,000	17,750	15,000	19,000	28,000	23,000	32,000	28,000	23,000	30,000	19,000	17,000	24,000
East Anglia	35,000	30,000	42,000	29,000	26,000	33,000	20,000	17,000	24,000	33,000	28,000	37,000	31,000	25,000	35,000	22,000	18,000	24,000
North West	29,000	25,000	35,000	26,000	24,000	30,000	18,500	17,000	20,500	27,000	25,000	31,000	24,000	23,000	28,000	18,000	16,000	20,000
Yorkshire	32,000	25,000	40,000	25,000	22,000	28,000	22,000	16,000	25,000	35,000	30,000	40,000	30,000	26,000	33,000	22,000	18,000	25,000
North East	30,000	25,000	35,000	24,500	22,000	28,000	18,500	16,500	20,000	27,000	25,000	30,000	24,000	23,000	28,000	17,500	16,000	19,500
Scotland	28,000	25,000	30,000	23,000	20,000	25,000	19,000	17,000	21,000	35,000	32,000	37,000	25,000	23,000	28,000	21,000	19,000	23,000
National average	32,083			27,041			19,500			30,291			26,541			19,291
Increase from 2000 survey	6·4%			7·3%			13·9%

Electrical Engineers
	Senior Electrical Contracts Manager (40, HNC)			Electrical Contracts Engineer (35, HNC)			Junior Electrical Contracts Engineer (24, ONC)
	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	34,000	30,000	40,000	30,000	26,000	36,000	21,000	18,500	23,000
North Home Counties	32,000	28,000	35,000	28,000	26,000	30,000	18,000	16,000	20,000
South Home Counties	29,000	27,000	31,000	27,000	25,000	29,000	18,500	17,000	21,000
South West	28,000	25,000	30,000	22,000	20,000	25,000	16,000	14,000	18,000
Wales	29,000	27,000	30,000	25,000	23,000	28,000	16,000	15,000	20,000
West Midlands	30,000	28,000	35,000	28,000	23,000	30,000	19,000	15,000	20,000
East Midlands	30,000	27,000	32,000	27,000	23,000	32,000	20,000	18,000	22,000
East Anglia	31,000	27,000	35,000	28,000	25,000	32,000	19,000	16,000	21,000
North West	26,500	23,000	29,000	25,000	21,000	30,000	17,000	14,000	19,000
Yorkshire	28,000	25,000	32,000	25,000	23,000	28,000	18,000	15,000	20,000
North East	25,500	22,000	28,000	24,000	20,000	28,000	16,000	14,000	18,000
Scotland	28,000	25,000	30,000	26,000	23,000	29,000	19,000	17,000	21,000
National average	29,250			26,416			18,125
Increase from 2000 survey	16%

Consulting Engineers
	Junior Engineer (22, ONC, 5 yrs exp)			Graduate Trainee (21)			Clerk of Works (35, C&G, 10 yrs exp)			Resident Engineer (40, degree, 15 yrs exp)
	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	20,000	19,000	26,000	18,500	16,000	20,000	28,000	23,000	32,000	32,000	28,000	36,000
North Home Counties	22,250	19,000	25,500	17,750	15,500	19,000	26,500	22,750	28,500	31,500	28,000	35,000
South Home Counties	22,500	19,000	25,000	17,500	16,000	19,500	25,000	23,000	27,500	28,000	26,000	34,000
South West	18,000	16,000	20,000	14,000	12,000	16,000	23,000	20,000	25,000	20,000	18,000	25,000
Wales	14,000	15,000	17,000	15,000	14,000	16,000	18,000	15,000	25,000	20,000	18,000	25,000
West Midlands	18,000	15,000	20,000	14,500	11,000	16,000	24,500	23,000	28,000	27,000	23,000	29,500
East Midlands	18,000	15,000	20,000	14,000	11,000	16,000	25,000	23,000	28,000	26,000	23,000	29,000
East Anglia	19,000	17,000	22,000	16,000	14,000	18,000	27,000	25,000	29,000	28,000	25,000	30,000
North West	19,000	18,000	22,000	17,000	15,000	20,000	25,000	22,000	27,000	25,750	24,000	30,000
Yorkshire	22,000	18,000	24,000	18,000	15,000	20,000	26,000	23,000	28,000	29,000	25,000	33,000
North East	21,000	19,000	25,000	17,500	16,500	19,000	24,000	22,000	26,000	26,000	24,000	30,000
Scotland	22,000	20,000	23,000	18,000	16,000	19,000	25,000	22,000	26,000	28,000	26,000	30,000
National average	18,490			16,562			24,750			26,770
Increase from 2000 survey	8·2%			14%			9·6%

Consulting Engineers - CAD
	CAD Manager (35, c&g, 8 yrs CAD exp)			CAD Operator (30, c&g, 5 yrs CAD exp)			Junior CAD Operator (21, c&g, 1 yr CAD exp)
	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	31,000	27,000	34,000	26,500	23,000	29,000	19,000	16,000	22,000
North Home Counties	30,000	27,500	32,750	25,000	23,000	28,000	18,500	16,000	20,500
South Home Counties	27,500	24,000	31,000	22,000	19,000	25,000	17,000	15,000	19,000
South West	22,000	18,000	25,000	17,500	14,000	18,000	14,000	12,000	16,000
Wales	20,000	18,000	25,000	15,000	13,000	16,000	13,000	12,000	15,000
West Midlands	23,000	19,000	26,000	19,000	16,000	23,000	15,000	12,000	16,000
East Midlands	22,000	19,000	25,000	18,000	15,000	19,000	14,000	12,000	16,000
East Anglia	30,000	25,000	34,000	23,000	19,000	25,000	18,000	15,000	20,000
North West	24,000	22,000	27,000	19,000	15,000	22,000	18,000	15,000	19,500
Yorkshire	26,000	20,000	30,000	19,000	15,000	22,000	15,000	12,000	17,000
North East	23,000	21,000	26,000	22,000	20,000	25,000	18,000	15,000	19,000
Scotland	25,000	23,000	27,000	22,000	20,000	23,000	14,000	12,000	16,000
National average	25,291			20,666			16,125

Consulting Engineers - Senior
	Partner (45, chartered)			Associate (40, chartered)			Principal Design Engineer (35, degree, chartered)			Senior Design Engineer (30, working for chartership)			Intermediate Design Engineer (26, HNC)
	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	45,000	38,000	56,000	41,000	33,000	47,000	36,000	32,000	39,000	33,000	30,000	35,000	26,500	23,000	31,000
North Home Counties	45,000	40,000	48,000	40,000	38,000	45,000	35,000	33,000	38,750	31,000	29,000	34,500	24,250	22,500	28,000
South Home Counties	46,500	44,000	53,000	41,000	40,000	45,500	34,500	32,000	37,500	31,500	30,000	35,000	25,500	23,000	30,000
South West	43,000	40,000	60,000	34,000	32,000	38,000	30,000	29,000	33,000	28,000	25,000	32,000	22,000	20,000	25,000
Wales	40,000	36,000	50,000	38,000	30,000	42,000	30,500	28,000	33,000	25,000	23,000	27,000	19,000	18,000	24,000
West Midlands	43,000	38,000	48,000	36,000	34,000	40,000	32,000	28,000	35,000	28,500	27,000	32,000	22,000	18,000	25,000
East Midlands	43,750	38,000	48,000	36,000	34,000	40,000	32,000	28,000	36,000	28,000	27,000	32,000	21,500	18,000	24,000
East Anglia	45,000	40,000	55,000	40,000	38,000	45,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	28,000	26,000	36,000	26,000	22,000	29,000
North West	38,000	34,000	45,000	32,500	30,000	36,000	28,000	26,000	33,000	28,000	26,000	30,000	25,500	23,000	27,500
Yorkshire	42,000	40,000	45,000	36,000	32,000	40,000	32,000	28,000	35,000	28,000	26,000	30,000	25,000	22,000	26,000
North East	38,000	34,000	45,000	32,500	30,000	36,000	28,000	26,000	32,000	27,000	26,000	30,000	25,000	23,000	27,000
Scotland	45,000	38,000	56,000	36,000	34,000	38,000	30,000	28,000	32,000	28,000	26,000	29,000	25,000	23,000	26,000
National average	42,854			36,916			31,916			28,666			23,937
Increase from 2000 survey	-2·2%			6·8%			8·2%