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Average pay among contractors
(last year’s results in purple, percentage change in italics)
ÌýCentral LondonNorthern Home CountiesSouthern Home CountiesSouth-westWalesWest MidlandsEast MidlandsEast AngliaNorth-westYorkshireNorth-eastScotlandNorthern IrelandNational averagePercentage change year on year
Buyer (age 27, 10 years’ exp) 34,00030,00029,80025,00025,00027,00028,00028,50027,00028,00025,00024,00025,00027,4086.60%
Ìý30,00029,00028,50024,00023,00024,00025,00029,00025,00028,00022,00026,50024,00025,7204%
Ìý13.50%3.50%4.50%4%9%12.50%12%%–1.5%8%0%13.50%–9.5%4%6.50%Ìý
Estimator (age 30, 5-10 years’ exp)34,00031,50032,20027,00026,00030,00031,00031,00030,00029,00029,50028,00027,00029,7083.40%
Ìý36,50032,00033,50026,00025,50030,00031,00030,00027,50026,50024,00026,50028,00028,7302%
Ìý–7%–1.5%–4%4%2%0%0%3.50%9%9.50%23%5.50%–3.5%3.50%Ìý
Contracts manager (age 45)42,00040,30039,00034,00035,00041,00043,00035,00037,50036,00035,00036,00035,00037,6003.80%
Ìý42,50037,00035,50033,00035,50035,50036,00036,00036,50034,50035,00035,50035,00036,2103%
Ìý–1%9%10%3%–1.5%15.50%19.50%–3%2.50%4.50%0%1.50%0%4%Ìý
Project manager (age 35)40,00038,50037,50036,00032,00037,00036,00033,00033,50036,00032,00035,00032,00035,2705.6
Ìý37,50033,00035,00032,00031,50034,00033,00033,00033,50034,50033,00033,50031,00033,4002
Ìý6.50%16.50%7%12.50%1.50%9%9%0%0%4.50%–3%4.50%3%5.50%Ìý
Planner (age 30)38,00034,00034,30030,00029,00030,00031,00031,00030,00028,00025,00032,00026,80030,7002.8
Ìý39,00033,00032,00029,00029,00028,00032,00032,00029,00025,50024,50029,50027,00029,8504
Ìý–2.5%3%7.00%3.50%0%7%–3%–3%3.50%10%2%8.50%–0.5%3%Ìý
Senior quantity surveyor (age 35)40,00038,30038,50035,00033,00035,00034,00038,00035,00034,00035,50032,50034,00035,6005.4
Ìý40,00038,00038,50031,00032,00033,00032,00036,50032,00032,50033,50032,50030,00033,7907
Ìý0%1%0%13%3%6%6%4%9.50%4.50%6%0%13.50%5.50%Ìý
Contract quantity surveyor (age 27)32,00033,00032,30029,00029,00030,00029,00032,00030,00030,00026,00030,00024,00029,7155.8
Ìý32,00031,00031,50027,00026,00030,00027,00032,00026,00029,75025,50027,00024,00028,0955
Ìý0%6.50%2.50%7.50%11.50%0%7.50%0%15.50%1%2%11%0%6%Ìý
Assistant quantity surveyor (age 22, 2-3 years’ exp)23,00022,30023,80021,00018,00022,50021,00022,00022,50023,00020,00022,00020,00021,62312.3
Ìý23,00020,00022,50019,00018,00022,00017,00020,50018,50019,50016,50018,50017,00019,2604
Ìý0%11.50%6%10.50%0%2.50%23.50%7.50%21.50%18%21%19%17.50%12%Ìý
Site agent (age 40)32,00034,00031,50030,00028,00031,00029,00031,00029,00030,00030,00030,00030,00030,4206.5
Ìý32,00031,00031,50027,50029,00028,00023,00031,00028,00028,00026,00027,50028,00028,5604
Ìý0%9.50%0%9%–3.5%10.50%26%0%3.50%7%15.50%9%7%6.50%Ìý
Sub agent (age 27)28,00027,50026,80024,00022,00025,00024,00024,50023,50024,00024,00024,00023,00024,6396.3
Ìý27,00025,00025,00023,00022,00024,50020,00024,00023,00024,00020,00024,00021,00023,1801
Ìý3.50%10%7%4.50%0%2%20%2%2%0%20%0%9.50%6.50%Ìý
General foreman (age 45)28,00027,80026,80023,00020,00022,00023,00025,00023,30025,00022,00024,00026,00024,3004.5
Ìý25,00023,00023,50023,00022,00022,50021,00023,00020,50023,00023,50024,50024,00023,2401
Ìý12%21%14%0%–9%–2%9.50%8.50%13.50%8.50%–6.5%–2%8.50%4.50%Ìý
Engineer (age 25)30,00025,30027,00023,00027,00023,00023,00026,00023,00025,00022,00023,50021,00024,5236.1
Ìý26,00025,50025,00021,00024,00023,00024,00025,50024,00024,50020,50020,00020,00023,1107
Ìý15.50%–1%8%9.50%12.50%0%–4%2%–4%2%7.50%17.50%5%6%Ìý
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 of the Contractors’ Salary Guide 2003/04, please visit: www.hayspersonnel.com/salarysurveys.