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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