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Methodology

Salary data has been compiled using information gathered during 2018 from Hays offices across the UK, it is based on job listings, job offers and candidate registrations. In the architect and interior designer categories, some of the job titles have been subdivided for the first time this year so there is no comparative data with the previous year.

Consultant salary survey 2019 2

Building surveyors

RegionPartner/directorAssociateSenior surveyorNewly qualified building surveyorGraduate building surveyorMaintenance surveyor

East Midlands

£62,000

£52,000

£44,750

£36,250

£23,000

£31,500

East of England

£68,000

£52,000

£44,250

£33,500

£21,000

£33,000

London

£99,500

£76,500

£57,500

£44,000

£28,750

£38,750

North-east

£54,500

£47,000

£45,000

£32,000

£22,500

£34,000

North-west

£75,500

£51,500

£44,250

£38,250

£24,750

£31,000

Northern Ireland

£55,000

£43,000

£35,000

£30,000

£19,500

£28,500

Scotland

£75,000

£61,500

£53,250

£36,750

£23,500

£29,250

South-east England

£79,000

£65,000

£54,000

£38,000

£23,000

£36,750

South-west England

£68,750

£52,500

£42,000

£33,000

£25,000

£33,000

Wales

£63,000

£51,000

£45,000

£33,000

£23,500

£31,750

West Midlands

£70,000

£53,500

£44,500

£35,000

£24,750

£33,000

Yorkshire and Humber

£68,000

£49,500

£44,000

£36,000

£23,000

£28,500

National average

£69,854

£54,583

£46,125

£35,479

£23,521

£32,417

Average change
2018-19

3.0%

3.4%

3.5%

2.7%

2.6%

2.4%

Quantity surveyors

RegionPartner/directorAssociateSenior surveyorNewly qualified surveyorGraduate surveyorClaims and dispute resolutionProject manager

East Midlands

£70,000

£57,250

£47,250

£37,000

£25,500

£45,750

£47,000

East of England

£67,500

£54,000

£48,000

£36,500

£23,000

£52,000

£45,000

London

£100,000

£78,000

£61,500

£45,000

£29,000

£79,500

£56,000

North-east

£60,000

£51,000

£49,500

£32,000

£22,500

£41,500

£43,500

North-west

£80,000

£55,000

£47,000

£37,000

£25,000

£53,000

£47,000

Northern Ireland

£69,500

£51,000

£41,000

£34,250

£21,500

£46,750

£40,000

Scotland

£76,750

£67,000

£56,000

£37,750

£23,500

£48,000

£47,750

South-east England

£86,500

£69,500

£55,000

£42,000

£26,500

£51,000

£57,000

South-west England

£67,500

£52,500

£46,500

£35,000

£25,250

£47,500

£45,000

Wales

£63,000

£50,000

£44,000

£32,500

£22,500

£46,750

£47,500

West Midlands

£70,000

£53,000

£48,000

£34,250

£24,500

£48,000

£45,250

Yorkshire and Humber

£68,000

£54,000

£47,000

£36,250

£23,500

£54,500

£46,750

National average

£73,229

£57,688

£49,229

£36,625

£24,354

£51,188

£47,313

Average change
2018-19

3.0%

2.9%

2.6%

2.8%

2.2%

2.4%

2.9%

Architects

RegionPartner/directorAssociateArchitect (senior)Architect (5yrs PQE)Architect (newly qualified) Architectural assistant, Part IIArchitectural assistant, Part I

East Midlands

£61,000

£46,000

£39,000

£35,500

£32,000

£26,250

£20,500

East of England

£54,750

£44,750

£42,000

£38,000

£32,000

£23,000

£19,000

London

£86,000

£66,000

£52,000

£45,000

£38,000

£31,500

£22,500

North-east

£51,500

£41,500

£40,000

£35,000

£30,000

£21,000

£18,000

North-west

£66,000

£49,750

£40,000

£38,000

£35,000

£26,000

£19,250

Northern Ireland

£52,000

£44,750

£40,000

£35,000

£28,500

£23,000

£16,750

Scotland

£57,250

£46,000

£40,000

£35,000

£30,000

£24,000

£16,000

South-east England

£66,000

£52,000

£48,000

£40,000

£34,000

£29,000

£22,500

South-west England

£53,000

£43,500

£40,000

£35,000

£30,000

£27,000

£17,000

Wales

£52,250

£41,750

£38,000

£34,000

£29,500

£26,000

£17,750

West Midlands

£60,000

£46,250

£38,000

£35,000

£32,000

£25,500

£18,000

Yorkshire and Humber

£59,000

£45,750

£40,000

£35,000

£30,000

£23,750

£18,750

National average

£59,896

£47,333

£41,417

£36,708

£31,750

£25,500

£18,833

Average change 

2018-19

3%

3%

n/a

n/a

n/a

2.7%

2.7%

Interior designers

RegionInterior designer (senior) Interior designer (midweight) Interior designer (junior) Space planner 

East Midlands

£40,000

£29,000

£20,000

£25,000

East of England

£37,000

£31,000

£19,000

£21,000

London

£48,000

£39,500

£22,500

£30,000

North-east

£28,500

£26,000

£21,000

£25,000

North-west

£36,750

£28,000

£18,000

£22,000

Northern Ireland

£29,250

£24,000

£19,000

£18,000

Scotland

£34,250

£27,500

£17,000

£20,000

South-east England

£38,500

£32,500

£20,000

£32,000

South-west England

£32,000

£27,000

£20,000

£30,000

Wales

£32,000

£26,750

£19,500

£29,000

West Midlands

£35,750

£29,000

£20,000

£25,000

Yorkshire and Humber

£29,750

£27,750

£21,000

£25,000

National average

£35,146

£29,000

£19,750

£25,167

Average change 2018-19

2.7%

1.9%

n/a

n/a

Structural engineers

RegionAssociateSenior engineerEngineerGraduate engineer

East Midlands

£57,500

£48,000

£41,000

£24,000

East of England

£54,000

£46,000

£37,500

£26,000

London

£67,000

£54,000

£41,250

£29,500

North-east

£50,500

£41,750

£33,500

£23,000

North-west

£55,000

£42,750

£36,000

£25,500

Northern Ireland

£47,000

£38,750

£31,000

£24,000

Scotland

£56,000

£44,250

£33,500

£26,000

South-east England

£56,000

£47,000

£37,000

£26,000

South-west England

£57,500

£42,500

£34,500

£23,000

Wales

£52,500

£42,000

£33,000

£23,000

West Midlands

£61,500

£47,250

£38,250

£26,250

Yorkshire and Humber

£49,750

£40,500

£31,500

£23,750

National average

£55,354

£44,563

£35,667

£25,000

Average change 2018-19

2.0%

2.1%

2.3%

2.2%

Architectural technologists

RegionAssociateSenior technologistTechnologist

East Midlands

£43,750

£35,250

£28,000

East of England

£50,500

£41,750

£33,250

London

£53,500

£47,000

£36,750

North-east

£42,000

£35,000

£27,250

North-west

£45,750

£39,500

£29,250

Northern Ireland

£38,250

£34,250

£24,000

Scotland

£42,000

£38,000

£27,000

South-east England

£51,000

£41,500

£33,000

South-west England

£40,000

£36,250

£26,000

Wales

£37,000

£33,250

£22,500

West Midlands

£42,750

£35,750

£27,500

Yorkshire and Humber

£44,000

£35,000

£27,750

National average

£44,208

£37,708

£28,521

Average change 2018-19

n/a

3.8%

3.7%

Civil CAD technicians

RegionAssociateSenior engineerGraduate engineer

East Midlands

£40,250

£36,500

£33,000

East of England

£40,750

£38,750

£30,000

London

£56,000

£47,500

£38,500

North-east

£36,500

£32,000

£23,000

North-west

£41,250

£39,000

£30,000

Northern Ireland

£33,000

£30,500

£26,750

Scotland

£41,000

£40,000

£31,250

South-east England

£40,000

£39,250

£31,500

South-west England

£40,250

£38,000

£28,250

Wales

£37,750

£32,000

£26,000

West Midlands

£38,750

£40,750

£32,000

Yorkshire and Humber

£37,750

£32,500

£27,000

National average

£40,271

£37,229

£29,771

Average change 2018-19

2.1%

2.3%

2.1%