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| Average pay among contractors | |||||||||||||||
| Last year’s figures in italics | |||||||||||||||
| Central London | Northern Home Counties | Southern Home Counties | South-west | Wales | West Midlands | East Midlands | East Anglia | North-west | Yorkshire | North-east | Scotland | Northern Ireland | National average | % change year on year | |
| Buyer (age 27, 10 years’ experience) | 34,000 | 30,000 | 31,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 30,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 28,307 | 3% |
| 34,000 | 30,000 | 29,800 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 27,000 | 28,000 | 28,500 | 27,000 | 28,000 | 25,000 | 24,000 | 25,000 | 27,408 | 6.60% | |
| 0% | 0% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 3% | ||
| Estimator (age 30, 5-10 years’ experience) | 34,000 | 31,500 | 35,000 | 29,000 | 30,000 | 32,000 | 34,000 | 32,300 | 32,000 | 30,000 | 29,500 | 28,000 | 27,500 | 31,138 | 5% |
| 34,000 | 31,500 | 32,200 | 27,000 | 26,000 | 30,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 30,000 | 29,000 | 29,500 | 28,000 | 27,000 | 29,708 | 3.40% | |
| 0% | 0% | 9% | 7% | 15% | 67% | 10% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Contracts manager (age 45) | 45,000 | 40,300 | 40,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 41,000 | 45,000 | 35,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 38,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 39,407 | 5% |
| 42,000 | 40,300 | 39,000 | 34,000 | 35,000 | 41,000 | 43,000 | 35,000 | 37,500 | 36,000 | 35,000 | 36,000 | 35,000 | 37,600 | 3.80% | |
| 7% | 0% | 3% | 12% | 9% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 0% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Project manager (age 35) | 40,000 | 38,500 | 39,000 | 38,000 | 37,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 35,000 | 36,000 | 38,000 | 33,000 | 35,000 | 32,500 | 36,769 | 4% |
| 40,000 | 38,500 | 37,500 | 36,000 | 32,000 | 37,000 | 36,000 | 33,000 | 33,500 | 36,000 | 32,000 | 35,000 | 32,000 | 35,270 | 5.60% | |
| 0% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 16% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 4% | ||
| Planner (age 30) | 40,000 | 34,000 | 35,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 32,000 | 33,000 | 31,000 | 33,000 | 30,000 | 28,000 | 32,000 | 27,000 | 31,923 | 4% |
| 38,000 | 34,000 | 34300 | 30,000 | 29,000 | 30,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 30,000 | 28,000 | 25,000 | 32,000 | 26,800 | 30,700 | 2.80% | |
| 5% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 0% | 10% | 7% | 12% | 0% | 1% | 4% | ||
| Senior quantity surveyor (age 35) | 45,000 | 38,300 | 39,000 | 36,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 40,000 | 37,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 33,000 | 35,000 | 36,946 | 4% |
| 40,000 | 38,300 | 38,500 | 35,000 | 33,000 | 35,000 | 34,000 | 38,000 | 35,000 | 34,000 | 35,500 | 32,500 | 34,000 | 35,600 | 5.40% | |
| 13% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Contract quantity surveyor (age 27) | 32,000 | 33,000 | 34,000 | 31,000 | 30,000 | 31,000 | 29,000 | 33,000 | 32,500 | 32,000 | 26,500 | 30,000 | 26,000 | 30,769 | 4% |
| 32,000 | 33,000 | 32,300 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 30,000 | 29,000 | 32,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 26,000 | 30,000 | 24,000 | 29,715 | 5.80% | |
| 0% | 0% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 8% | 7% | 2% | 0% | 8% | 4% | ||
| Assistant quantity surveyor (age 22, 2-3 years’ experience) | 25,000 | 22,300 | 24,800 | 22,000 | 20,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 22,000 | 22,500 | 23,000 | 21,000 | 23,000 | 21,000 | 22,507 | 4% |
| 23,000 | 22,300 | 23,800 | 21,000 | 18,000 | 22,500 | 21,000 | 22,000 | 22,500 | 23,000 | 20,000 | 22,000 | 20,000 | 21623 | 12.30% | |
| 9% | 0% | 4% | 5% | 11% | 2% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Site agent (age 40) | 34,000 | 34,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 30,000 | 33,000 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 5% |
| 32,000 | 34,000 | 31,500 | 30,000 | 28,000 | 31,000 | 29,000 | 31,000 | 29,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,420 | 6.50% | |
| 6% | 0% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Sub agent (age 27) | 28,000 | 27,500 | 28,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 24,000 | 25,000 | 24,500 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 6% |
| 28,000 | 27,500 | 26,800 | 24,000 | 22,000 | 25,000 | 24,000 | 24,500 | 23,500 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 23,000 | 24,639 | 6.30% | |
| 0% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 14% | 12% | 17% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 9% | 6% | ||
| General foreman (age 45) | 28,000 | 27,800 | 28,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 26,000 | 27,000 | 26,500 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 26,000 | 25,869 | 5% |
| 28,000 | 27,800 | 26,800 | 24,000 | 22,000 | 25,000 | 24,000 | 24,500 | 23,500 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 23,000 | 24,639 | 4.50% | |
| 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 9% | 4% | 13% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 5% | ||
| Engineer (age 25) | 30,000 | 25,300 | 28,000 | 26,000 | 27,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 24,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 22,000 | 27,792 | 13% |
| 30,000 | 25,300 | 27,000 | 23,000 | 27,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 26,000 | 23,000 | 25,000 | 22,000 | 23,500 | 21,000 | 24,523 | 6.10% | |
| 0% | 0% | 4% | 13% | 0% | 13% | 13% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 14% | 6% | 5% | 13% | ||
| Methodology | |||||||||||||||
| Statistics were compiled by construction and property recruitment consultant Hays Montrose using the salary details held by its 55 regional offices. The typical annual salary is the average of results from all offices in the region rounded to the nearest £50. For a free CD-Rom copy of the Hays Montrose/Building Contractors’ Salary Survey Guide, contact Anna Sharkey on 020 7222 6543, or email anna.sharkey@hays.com | |||||||||||||||