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Average pay among contractors (last year's results in second line of each row)
Job title and profile (site-based)	National average	Year on year % change	Greater London	Northern Home Counties	Southern Home Counties	South coast	South- west	Wales	West Midlands	East Midlands	East Anglia	North- west	Yorks and Humberside	North- east	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
Contracts manager age 45, HNC, MCIOB	30 932 29 929	3.5 2.9	35 000 35 000	33 500 32 000	33 000 32 500	31 000 30 000	29 500 29 000	30 000 28 000	30 000 28 500	28 750 28 250	29 000 29 000	32 000 30 000	32 000 29 250	30 000 29 500	30 000 29 000	30 000 29 000	40 000 35 000
Project manager age 35, BSc (chartered)	29 179 28 304	3.1 2.9	33 000 32 500	30 000 30 000	30 500 30 000	29 000 28 750	28 500 27 500	28 000 27 500	29 000 26 750	28 000 27 000	30 000 27 500	30 000 28 500	28 500 28 000	28 000 27 500	28 000 26 750	28 000 28 000	38 000 33 000
Site agent age 40, C&G (trades)	24 500 23 696	3.4 3.1	28 000 27 500	27 000 27 000	27 000 26 500	24 500 24 000	23 750 23 500	22 750 22 500	24 500 22 500	23 500 22 000	25 000 23 000	23 500 23 000	24 000 21 750	23 000 22 500	24 000 23 000	22 500 23 000	35 000 32 000
Sub-agent age 27, HND (building, civil)	20 714 20 054	3.3 1.7	23 000 22 500	22 250 22 000	22 500 22 000	21 000 21 000	21 250 20 000	20 000 19 500	21 000 19 500	20 000 19 000	20 000 19 500	20 000 19 500	21 000 19 000	19 500 19 250	18 750 18 750	19 500 19 250	27 000 25 000
General foreman age 45	19 911 19 446	2.4 2.9	22 000 21 500	21 000 21 000	21 250 21 000	20 750 20 000	20 000 19 500	18 750 18 750	19 000 18 750	19 000 18 250	19 750 18 750	19 500 19 000	20 000 19 000	20 000 19000	18 500 18 500	19 250 19 250	35 000 32 000
Engineer age 25, BSc, HND (civil)	19 214 18 429	4.3 3.6	22 500 20 000	21 500 19 500	20 000 18 750	19 000 18 000	19 000 18 000	18 500 18 250	19 000 18 750	19 500 18500	19 500 18 500	18 500 18 000	18 000 17 500	18 000 18 000	18 000 18 250	18 000 18 000	24 000 20 000

Average pay among contractors (last year's results in second line of row)
Job title and profile (office-based)	National average	Year on year % change	Greater London	Northern Home Counties	Southern Home Counties	South coast	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	28 060 27 089	3.4 4.9	32 500 32 000	31 000 30 000	30 000 30 000	28 000 27 500	26 500 26 500	26 500 26 000	27 500 26 000	26 500 26 000	27 000 25 750	28 000 26 500	27 000 25 000	27 500 25 500	28 000 26 000	26 000 26 500	35 000 30 000
Contract QS age 27, HND, ARICS	23 429 22 785	2.8 2.9	27 000 26 500	25 500 25 000	26 000 25 250	24 000 23 500	22 000 22 000	21 500 21 500	22 500 21 250	22 000 22 000	23 000 22 250	23 000 22 500	23 000 21 500	23 000 22 250	23 500 21 500	22 000 22 000	27 000 26 000
Assistant QS age 22, studying for HND	16 642 16 429	1.3 2.7	20 000 20 000	19 000 18 250	19 000 18 000	18 000 17 750	15 750 16 250	15 750 15 750	16 000 15 500	15 750 15 500	15 500 15 250	16 000 15 500	16 000 15 250	15 750 15 750	16 000 15 500	14 500 15 750	20 000 17 500
Planner age 30, HND, BSc, CIOB	25 643 24375	5.2 7.3	30 000 28 500	29 000 28 000	28 250 27 750	27 500 25 500	24 250 24 000	24 000 22 500	25 500 24 000	25 000 23 000	24 000 24 000	26 000 23 500	24 000 23 000	22 500 22 000	26 000 23 000	23 000 22 500	30 000 28 000
Estimator age 30, 5-10 years’ experience	24 089 22 536	6.9 3.9	28 250 25 000	27 500 24 500	27 500 24 500	23 500 23 000	21 500 21 250	22 000 20 500	23 500 22 000	23 000 22 000	24 000 22 500	24 000 22 750	24 000 22 000	22 000 21 500	24 000 22 000	22 500 22 000	27 000 24 000
Buyer age 27, 10 years’ experience	22 161 21 964	0.9 3	24 500 23 750	24 000 23 500	23 500 23 500	22 500 22 500	22 000 22 250	21 750 22 250	21 250 21 250	20 750 20 750	22 500 21 500	21 500 21 500	21 000 20 750	21 000 21 000	21 000 21 500	22 000 21 500	25 000 23 000