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Average pay among contractors (last year’s results in red, percentage below)
Central LondonNorthern Home CountiesSouthern Home CountiesSouth-west WalesWest MidlandsEast MidlandsEast AngliaNorth-westYorkshireNorth-eastScotlandNorthern relandIrelandNational averagePercentage change year on year
Buyer (age 27, 10 years exp)30,00029,00028,50024,00023,00024,00025,00029,00025,00028,00022,00026,50024,00022,10025,7204%
28,00026,50027,25024,00022,00022,25024,00028,00024,00025,00022,50023,50024,00024,85024,7008%
7%9%4%0%4%7%4%3%4%11%–2%11%0%–12%4%Ìý
Estimator (age 30, 5-10 years exp)36,50032,00033,50026,00025,50030,00031,00030,00027,50026,50024,00026,50028,00025,230287302%
34,00031,00030,00027,00026,00030,00030,00030,00027,00025,00024,00023,00028,00027,60028,0509%
7%3%10%–4%–2%0%3%0%2%6%0%13%0%–9%2%Ìý
Contracts manager (age 45)42,50037,00035,50033,00035,50035,50036,00036,00036,50034,50035,00035,50035,00039,40036,2103%
42,00035,00035,75033,00035,00033,00032,00035,00040,00032,00032,00035,25035,00035,90035,0657%
1%5%–1%0%1%7%11%3%—10%7%9%1%0%9%3%Ìý
Project manager (age 35)37,50033,00035,00032,00031,50034,00033,00033,00033,50034,50033,00033,50031,00033,10033,4002%
37,00032,00033,00035,00032,00033,25031,00032,00033,00032,00031,00033,00032,00033,15032,8157%
1%3%6%–9%–2%2%6%3%1%7%6%1%–3%0%2%Ìý
Planner (age 30)39,00033,00032,00029,00029,00028,00032,00032,00029,00025,50024,50029,50027,00028,40029,8504%
35,00031,00030,00030,00028,50029,50029,75030,00030,00025,00026,00027,50023,00026,05028,66010%
10%6%6%–3%2%–5%7%6%–3%2%–6%7%15% 8%4%Ìý
Senior quantity surveyor (age 35)40,00038,00038,50031,00032,00033,00032,00036,50032,00032,50033,50032,50030,00031,50033,7907%
38,00035,00035,00028,00029,00028,50028,00035,00032,00029,00032,50029,50031,00030,00031,4607%
5%8%9%10%9%14%13%4%0%11%3%9%–3%5%7%Ìý
Contract quantity surveyor (age 27)32,00031,00031,50027,00026,00030,00027,00032,00026,00029,75025,50027,00024,00024,60028,0955%
32,00028,00029,00025,00024,00026,00027,00030,00027,00026,00024,25025,50024,00025,25026,6407%
0%10%8%7%8%13%0%6%–4%13%5%6%0%–3%5%Ìý
Assistant quantity surveyor (age 22, 2-3 years exp)23,00020,00022,50019,00018,00022,00017,00020,50018,50019,50016,50018,50017,00017,70019,2604%
25,00021,00021,75018,00016,00016,50016,00020,00020,50017,00015,50016,00018,00018,15018,5308%
–9%–5%3%5%11%25%6%2%–11%13%6%14%–6%–3%4%Ìý
Site agent (age 40)32,00031,00031,50027,50029,00028,00023,00031,00028,00028,00026,00027,50028,00029,30028,5604%
32,00027,00029,00029,50026,00027,00025,00028,00025,50025,00026,00026,00026,00030,00027,2856%
0%13%8%–7%10%4%–9%10%9%11%0%5%7%–2%4%Ìý
Sub agent (age 27) 27,00025,00025,00023,00022,00024,50020,00024,00023,00024,00020,00024,00021,00022,00023,1801%
26,50025,00024,00024,50023,00023,00021,00021,00022,00022,00021,00023,00022,00023,65022,9755%
2%0%4%–7%–5%6%–5%13%4%8%–5%4%–5%–8%1%Ìý
General foreman (age 45)25,00023,00023,50023,00022,00022,50021,00023,00020,50023,00023,50024,50024,00026,80023,2401%
26,00021,00024,00024,75022,00023,00022,00021,00020,00020,00020,00022,00022,00033,55022,9506%
–4%9%–2%–8%0%–2%–5%9%2%13%15%10%8%–25%1%Ìý
Engineer (age 25)26,00025,50025,00021,00024,00023,00024,00025,50024,00024,50020,50020,00020,00020,50023,1107%
29,00024,00024,00023,50023,00023,00023,00024,00022,50022,50019,50020,00022,00023,65021,5505%
–12%6%4%–12%4%0%4%6%6%8%5%0%–10%–15%7%Ìý