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Average pay among contractors (last year’s results in light type)
Job title and profile (site-based)	National average	Year on year % change	Greater London	Northern Home Counties	Southern Home Counties	South-west	Wales	West Midlands	East Midlands	East Anglia	North-west	Yorks and Humberside	North-east	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
Contract manager age 45, HNC, MCIOB	32 635	5.3	38 500	34 000	33 750	33 500	32 000	30 750	28 750	29 000	32 000	32 000	31 000	34 000	35 000	50 000
	30 932	3.5	35 000	33 500	33 000	29 500	30 000	30 000	28 750	29 000	32 000	32 000	30 000	30 000	30 000	40 000
Project manager age 35, BSc (chartered)	30 577	4.8	35 000	31 000	32 000	30 000	28 250	29 000	28 500	30 500	31 000	31 500	30 750	30 000	30 000	38 000
	29 179	3.1	33 000	30 000	30 500	28 500	28 000	29 000	28 000	30 000	30 000	28 500	28 000	28 000	28 000	38 000
Site agent age 40, C&G (trades)	25 673	4.8	30 000	27 000	38 500	25 000	24 000	25 000	20 000	24 000	24 000	24 000	23 750	27 000	26 000	38 000
	24 500	3.4	28 000	27 000	27 000	23 750	22 750	24 500	23 500	25 000	23 500	24 000	23 000	24 000	22 500	35 000
Sub-agent age 27, HND (building, civil)	21 885	5.7	24 000	23 000	24 000	16 000	18 000	21 500	20 750	20 750	20 250	21 000	20 250	27 000	21 000	35 000
	20 714	3.3	23 000	22 250	22 500	21 250	20 000	21 000	20 000	20 000	20 000	21 000	19 500	18 750	19 500	27 000
General foreman age 45	21 558	8.3	25 000	25 000	22 000	22 000	19 000	20 000	19 750	22 000	18 000	20 750	20 000	22 000	22 000	38 000
	19 911	2.4	22 000	21 000	21 250	20 000	18 750	19 000	19 000	19 750	19 500	20 000	20 000	18 500	19 250	35 000
Engineer age 25, BSc, HND (civil)	20 615	7.3	24 500	23 250	22 500	19 250	20 000	19 750	20 000	21 000	19 500	20 000	19 250	22 000	17 000	26 000
	19 214	4.3	22 500	21 500	20 000	19 000	18 500	19 000	19 500	19 500	18 500	18 000	18 000	18 000	18 000	24 000

Average pay among contractors (last year’s results in light type)
Job title and profile (office-based)	National average	Year on year % change	Greater London	Northern Home Counties	Southern Home Counties	South-west	Wales	West Midlands	East Midlands	East Anglia	North-west	Yorks and Humberside	North-east	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
Senior QS age 35, ARICS	29 423	5.1	35 000	33 000	33 000	28 000	26 500	28 500	29 000	29 500	32 000	28 000	28 000	28 000	28 000	42 000
	28 060	3.4	32 500	31 000	30 000	26 500	26 500	27 500	26 500	27 000	28 000	27 000	27 500	28 000	26 000	35 000
Contract QS age 27, HND, ARICS	24 808	5.9	27 000	27 000	27 000	24 000	22 000	25 000	25 000	26 000	28 000	24 000	23 500	24 000	24 000	32 000
	23 429	2.8	27 000	25 500	26 000	22 000	21 500	22 500	22 000	23 000	23 000	23 000	23 000	23 500	22 000	27 000
Assistant QS age 22, studying for HND	17 231	3.5	20 000	17 000	19 500	16 750	15 500	16 000	16 000	17 500	20 000	16 000	15 750	20 000	18 000	25 000
	16 642	1.3	20 000	19 000	19 000	15 750	15 750	16 000	15 750	15 500	16 000	16 000	15 750	16 000	14 500	20 000
Planner age 30, HND, BSc, CIOB	26 135	1.9	30 000	27 750	28 750	25 000	25 000	25 750	25 250	26 250	30 000	24 000	23 000	28 000	25 000	40 000
	25 643	5.2	30 000	29 000	28 250	24 250	24 000	25 500	25 000	24 000	26 000	24 000	22 500	26 000	23 000	30 000
Estimator age 30, 5-10 years’ experience	25 692	6.6	28 750	28 500	28 500	25 000	25 000	25 500	26 000	26 000	24 750	25 000	23 500	23 500	24 000	32 000
	24 089	6.9	28 250	27 500	27 500	21 500	22 000	23 500	23 000	24 000	24 000	24 000	22 000	24 000	22 500	27 000
Buyer age 27, 10 years’ experience	22 942	3.5	27 000	24 000	25 000	23 000	21 000	21 250	20 750	24 000	22 500	22 000	21 750	24 000	22 000	25 000
	22 161	0.9	24 500	24 000	23 500	22 000	21 750	21 250	20 750	22 500	21 500	21 000	21 000	21 000	22 000	25 000