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Highest Paying Construction Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Construction Jobs Summary

There have been 1,229,135 listed Construction Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,205,39498.07 %
Contract (Inside IR35)16,0111.30 %
Contract (Outside IR35)7,7300.63 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 23,637 new Construction Jobs posted each week, or 102,428 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent23,180100,449
Contract4561,978

The busiest month for new permanent Construction Jobs in the UK is August, whilst the quietest month is November.

The busiest month for new contract Construction Jobs is also August, and the quietest month is December.


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Construction Jobs

Permanent Construction Jobs

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

28,763

Up 76.4% vs last year

Average salary

£47,685.00

Up 0.7% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Construction Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

396

Up 47.7% vs last year

Average day rate

£585.00

Up 1.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

158

Up 44.7% vs last year

Average day rate

£560.00

Down 4.0% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Construction Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
August 202628,763
July 202619,943
June 202610,479
May 202614,336
April 202622,480
March 202626,056
February 202618,215
January 202618,903
December 20256,267
November 20256,047
October 202519,183
September 202523,302

The Highest Paying Construction Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Project Director97£103,695.00
Head of Estimating2£102,500.00
Construction Director33£101,665.00
Head of Construction3£95,000.00
Aws Architect2£91,250.00
Property Expert85£90,000.00
Architectural Engineer91£80,915.00
Head of Commercial59£80,450.00
Head of Project23£80,010.00
Head of Building Surveying3£80,000.00
Design and Build Manager5£79,375.00
Senior Planning Engineer15£78,125.00
Associate Quantity Surveyor47£78,115.00
Senior Contracts Manager41£77,955.00
MEP Manager79£77,815.00
Construction Bid Manager4£77,500.00
Senior Design Manager131£75,555.00
Managing Quantity Surveyor75£75,145.00
Chief Estimator6£72,000.00
Senior Estimator365£71,375.00
Associate Building Surveyor154£70,275.00
Mechanical Associate19£70,040.00
Senior Project Surveyor1£70,000.00
Senior Construction Manager53£69,905.00
MRICS Building Surveyor5,782£69,090.00
Electrical Associate10£67,190.00
Site Engineering Manager8£67,190.00
Architect3,768£67,090.00
Senior Quantity Surveyor2,044£66,825.00
Governance Manager50£66,575.00
Senior Site Manager287£65,630.00
P6 Planner10£64,300.00
Senior Surveyor2,210£64,270.00
Mechanical Estimator42£63,485.00
Residential Surveyor3,619£63,335.00
Construction Contracts Manager17£63,250.00
Head of Planning11£63,160.00
Chartered Building Surveyor324£62,955.00
Commercial Manager2,800£62,865.00
Architecture5,666£62,850.00
Building Services Manager237£62,375.00
Architectural Designer107£62,100.00
Cost Manager478£61,490.00
Commercial Valuation Surveyor27£61,250.00
Employer Agent18£61,035.00
Building Control Surveyor15£60,730.00
Authorised Person21£60,460.00
Construction Manager1,413£60,370.00
Highways Manager4£60,000.00
Senior Facilities Manager4£60,000.00
Cladding Manager24£59,690.00
Managing Surveyor198£59,465.00
Construction Project Manager541£59,230.00
Quantity Surveyor6,420£58,910.00
Head of Property24£58,785.00
Chartered Quantity Surveyor4£58,750.00
Electrical Manager1,278£58,165.00
Building Surveyor8,989£57,685.00
Construction Estimator167£57,560.00
Signaller13£57,530.00
Construction Planner20£57,500.00
Senior Architect323£57,475.00
Principal Designer1,094£57,155.00
Electrical Contracts Manager136£57,125.00
BIM Manager26£56,855.00
Chartered Surveyor280£56,620.00
Project Controller166£56,620.00
Demolition48£56,535.00
Electrical Estimator174£56,350.00
Construction Planning10£56,250.00
Hard Services Manager4£56,125.00
Principal Surveyor10£56,100.00
Site Agent190£55,870.00
Project Surveyor202£55,860.00
CDM Advisor52£55,855.00
Project Quantity Surveyor190£55,845.00
Subcontractor1,339£55,660.00
Fitting Manager25£55,565.00
Cost Estimator368£55,100.00
Estimating Lead2£55,000.00
Head of Property Services2£55,000.00
Valuation Surveyor16£55,000.00
MEP Engineer47£54,765.00
Design Coordinator197£54,755.00
Project Designer380£54,610.00
Managing Estimator34£54,405.00
CDM Consultant128£54,350.00
Estimating Manager36£54,250.00
Head Of Estates1£54,225.00
Civil Site Manager31£54,015.00
Rail469£54,000.00
Construction Site Manager32£53,895.00
Construction Health & Safety Manager4£53,750.00
Planning Manager796£53,745.00
Site Manager3,044£53,455.00
Intermediate Quantity Surveyor62£53,305.00
Building Manager776£53,060.00
Groundworker581£52,800.00
Compex Electrician15£52,715.00
Site Engineer982£52,660.00
Site Operative215£52,600.00
Contractor6,314£52,330.00
Building Services2,573£51,945.00
Groundworks Estimator7£51,875.00
Site Services Manager2£51,875.00
Clerk of Works54£51,800.00
General Foreman18£51,540.00
Construction Site140£51,480.00
Estimator3,448£51,150.00
Development Manager1,845£51,140.00
Electrical Contractor32£50,980.00
Building Inspector5£50,585.00
Property Surveyor137£50,535.00
Construction Health and Safety121£50,360.00
Surveying14,365£50,325.00
Principal Planner212£50,285.00
Renderer11£50,065.00
MEP Supervisor1£50,000.00
Facilities Services Manager6£49,990.00
Regional Facilities Manager30£49,965.00
Setting Out Engineer7£49,835.00
Town Planning490£49,795.00
Property Consultant118£49,710.00
Commercial Property Surveyor6£49,575.00
Estate Management829£49,460.00
Estate Manager828£49,455.00
Building Services Designer362£49,365.00
Building Estimator14£49,025.00
BIM Coordinator62£48,965.00
HVAC1,314£48,710.00
Building Services Engineer725£48,545.00
HSEQ Advisor71£48,285.00
Roof Contractor21£48,250.00
Technical Coordinator129£48,250.00
Maintenance Manager760£48,215.00
Tender Manager19£48,145.00
Scaffolder32£48,015.00
Scaffolding32£48,015.00
General Practice Surveyor18£48,000.00
Contract Surveyor6£47,825.00
Crane Engineer97£47,620.00
Senior Property Manager73£47,520.00
BIM273£47,505.00
Sub Agent13£47,500.00
Highways Engineer49£47,370.00
Maintenance Surveyor70£47,325.00
HVAC Engineer509£47,265.00
Property Developer63£46,985.00
Estates-Surveyor132£46,795.00
Estate Surveyor132£46,795.00
Property Development61£46,600.00
Land Manager48£46,450.00
Commercial Gas Engineer675£46,415.00
BIM Modeller3£46,250.00
Concrete Repairer14£46,250.00
Senior Planner1,415£45,945.00
Maintenance Supervisor196£45,860.00
Dry Lining12£45,835.00
Foreman214£45,720.00
Site Maintenance Engineer13£45,520.00
Construction Operative34£45,450.00
Planning Supervisor4£45,250.00
Shift Manager273£45,230.00
Plan Consultant806£45,120.00
Crane Service Technician4£45,000.00
Assistant Site Manager286£44,850.00
Reinstater32£44,675.00
Senior Architectural Technologist219£44,300.00
HVAC Technician2£44,250.00
Air Conditioning Engineer639£44,215.00
Tekla Designer15£44,165.00
Account Controller45£44,080.00
Working Foreman21£44,040.00
Estate Operative28£43,985.00
Facilities Manager1,941£43,950.00
Facilities Management1,904£43,920.00
Crane Operative16£43,915.00
Crane Operator16£43,915.00
Plumbing Supervisor5£43,900.00
Boiler Manufacturer7£43,800.00
Site Service Engineer25£43,715.00
Property21,005£43,705.00
Contract Specialist4£43,375.00
Electrical Tester182£43,265.00
Domestic Gas Engineer218£43,170.00
Window Installer4£43,125.00
Trades5,881£42,965.00
Maintenance Team Leader71£42,935.00
Domestic Plumber19£42,925.00
Maintenance44,400£42,865.00
Senior Town Planner1,156£42,825.00
MEP Coordinator21£42,820.00
Curtain Walling44£42,785.00
Industrial Electrician105£42,745.00
Ductwork9£42,645.00
Asset Surveyor59£42,610.00
CPCS4£42,500.00
Window Surveyor2£42,500.00
Bathroom Installer48£42,475.00
Roofing580£42,435.00
JIB Electrician5£42,250.00
Heating Engineer539£42,175.00
Approved Electrician175£42,100.00
Revit703£42,025.00
Construction Buyer2£42,000.00
Landscape Architect120£41,975.00
Proposals Manager16£41,970.00
Town Planner3,015£41,910.00
Domestic Electrician186£41,900.00
Assistant QS5£41,875.00
Development Planner5£41,875.00
Asbestos Manager18£41,775.00
Onsite Engineer5£41,750.00
Air Conditioning Maintenance7£41,690.00
Planning Officer29£41,680.00
Voids Supervisor12£41,650.00
Electrician6,311£41,575.00
BIM Technician13£41,415.00
Assistant Facilities Manager3£41,250.00
Maintenance Electrician671£40,975.00
Urban Designer57£40,970.00
Building Services Maintenance19£40,915.00
Commercial Electrician118£40,790.00
Plant Operator98£40,765.00
NRSWA4£40,750.00
Plant Supervisor14£40,740.00
Revit Technician117£40,650.00
Maintenance Fitter86£40,510.00
Plumbing Engineer133£40,505.00
Chartered Town Planner76£40,375.00
Site Supervisor242£40,300.00
Commercial Plumber37£40,270.00
Stock Condition Surveyor6£40,150.00
Site Technician9£40,050.00
Static Electrician6£40,000.00
House Manager634£39,870.00
Fitter3,450£39,800.00
Traffic Management177£39,780.00
Architectural Technologist965£39,755.00
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor1£39,725.00
Builders Merchant153£39,720.00
Building Maintenance287£39,680.00
Architectural Revit Technician2£39,500.00
Conservation Officer4£39,500.00
Land Buyer6£39,375.00
Steel Fabricator31£39,305.00
Maintenance Controller6£39,125.00
Property Manager2,526£39,065.00
Builder399£38,985.00
Property Management2,587£38,960.00
Land Surveyor45£38,945.00
Facilities Operative49£38,885.00
Carpentry373£38,855.00
Bathroom Fitter36£38,710.00
Shift Supervisor54£38,680.00
Levelling Technician77£38,550.00
Highways Supervisor6£38,500.00
Tradesman4£38,500.00
Yard Manager5£38,500.00
Labouring432£38,460.00
Maintenance Planner14£38,460.00
Block Property Manager54£38,420.00
Bricklayer12£38,315.00
UPVC Fitter17£38,300.00
Floor Layer10£38,215.00
Plasterer260£38,210.00
Trade Operative422£38,195.00
Facilities Maintenance Engineer13£38,190.00
Store Designer11£38,190.00
Multi Trade783£38,170.00
Construction Assistant6£38,125.00
Architectural Technician585£38,015.00
Utility Surveyor107£37,990.00
Multi Trader498£37,960.00
Commercial Maintenance Electrician14£37,950.00
Assistant Estimator43£37,925.00
Estimating Assistant43£37,925.00
Leasehold Manager26£37,895.00
Multi Trade Operative382£37,820.00
MEP Technician17£37,750.00
Cabinet Maker11£37,660.00
Assistant Surveyor588£37,570.00
Carpenter570£37,505.00
BREEAM Assessor21£37,500.00
Senior Lister9£37,500.00
Site Maintenance Manager4£37,475.00
Kitchen Fitter18£37,465.00
Asbestos581£37,440.00
Assistant Quantity Surveyor567£37,410.00
Facilities Technician72£37,395.00
Lettings Manager242£37,275.00
Painter257£37,200.00
Letting Agent34£37,085.00
Window Fitter32£36,965.00
Levelling Engineer16£36,950.00
Plumber1,386£36,805.00
Woodworker10£36,800.00
Multi Trade Carpenter26£36,765.00
Mobile Fitter387£36,630.00
Document Manager203£36,540.00
Carpenter Joiner9£36,350.00
Assistant Building Surveyor73£36,265.00
Joiner307£36,235.00
Asbestos Surveyor359£36,230.00
Works Scheduler10£36,190.00
Metal Fabricator29£36,030.00
Assistant Contracts Manager2£36,000.00
Flood Risk Consultant14£36,000.00
Estate Agency1,202£35,855.00
Roofer117£35,670.00
Multi Skilled Joiner34£35,580.00
Decorator234£35,560.00
Assistant Construction Manager2£35,000.00
Land Agent4£35,000.00
UPVC Fabricator4£35,000.00
Electrical Improver11£34,725.00
Asbestos Consultant33£34,670.00
Painting and Decorating19£34,585.00
Trimmer2£34,575.00
Painter and Decorator78£34,235.00
Sheet Metal Fabricator17£34,170.00
Fabric Technician14£34,155.00
Assistant Site Engineer2£34,000.00
Bathroom Designer75£33,920.00
Kitchen Design268£33,800.00
Facilities Officer39£33,780.00
Kitchen Designer265£33,725.00
Domestic Boiler Installer2£33,500.00
Upholsterer17£33,425.00
Planning Team Leader2£33,375.00
New Home Sales143£33,355.00
Property Sales229£33,230.00
CSCS44£33,145.00
Duct Fitter2£33,000.00
Property Lettings66£32,915.00
Property Maintenance Operative28£32,915.00
New Homes Sales Advisor68£32,900.00
Installation Fitter9£32,875.00
Planning Technician6£32,875.00
Installation Technician58£32,770.00
PAT Tester1£32,500.00
Structural Estimator2£32,500.00
General Builder12£32,465.00
Plumbing Technician8£32,450.00
Assistant Property Manager104£32,420.00
Handyman61£32,090.00
Leakage technician147£32,000.00
Resident Liaison Officer131£31,975.00
Property Agent41£31,935.00
Construction Coordinator13£31,815.00
Architectural Assistant210£31,760.00
Maintenance Operative685£31,450.00
Sign Fitter14£31,440.00
Junior Quantity Surveyor18£31,415.00
Templater14£31,360.00
Water Hygiene Technician50£31,120.00
Lettings Negotiator192£31,025.00
Finishing Manager9£30,925.00
Assistant Town Planner110£30,915.00
Facilities Coordinator58£30,820.00
Storeman2£30,750.00
Junior Estimator26£30,720.00
New Home Sales Consultant16£30,615.00
Part 2 Architectural Assistant124£30,615.00
Trainee Surveyor40£30,570.00
Estates Officer16£30,530.00
Lettings Officer4£30,525.00
Lettings Coordinator27£30,485.00
Handyperson48£30,475.00
Trade Assistant333£30,455.00
Material Controller12£30,375.00
Yard Supervisor3£30,375.00
Materials Controller14£30,340.00
Junior Town Planner6£30,250.00
Yard Operative50£30,205.00
Logistics Coordinator214£30,095.00
Operations Assistant193£30,010.00
Property Officer2£30,000.00
Trainee Quantity Surveyor12£29,875.00
Streetworks Coordinator10£29,860.00
Graduate Building Surveyor14£29,750.00
Construction Administrator38£29,705.00
Maintenance Coordinator61£29,570.00
Facilities Assistant199£29,385.00
Construction Technician16£29,340.00
Highways Operatives12£29,335.00
Graduate Surveyor50£29,295.00
Grounds Maintenance209£29,210.00
Layout Designer3£29,000.00
Site Administrator9£28,975.00
Trainee Site Manager7£28,815.00
Property Lister21£28,770.00
Property Assistant232£28,725.00
Property Coordinator29£28,610.00
Maintenance Assistant144£28,525.00
Highways Maintenance29£28,490.00
Contract Coordinator29£28,480.00
Contracts Coordinator29£28,480.00
Highway Maintenance24£28,175.00
Skilled Labourer2£28,075.00
Grounds Maintenance Operative64£28,055.00
Highways Maintenance Operative21£28,050.00
Junior Architectural Technician16£27,725.00
CSCS Labourer3£27,500.00
General Labourer5£27,500.00
Property Inspector4£27,375.00
Electricians Mate1£27,000.00
Restoration Technician3£27,000.00
Grounds Operative38£26,900.00
Lettings Administrator16£26,875.00
Yard Person1£26,500.00
Premises Officer2£26,275.00
Surveying Technician2£25,600.00
Trainee Estate Agent51£24,880.00