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Highest Paying Construction Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Construction Jobs Summary

There have been 1,135,719 listed Construction Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,114,14698.10 %
Contract (Inside IR35)14,5251.28 %
Contract (Outside IR35)7,0480.62 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 21,841 new Construction Jobs posted each week, or 94,643 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent21,42692,845
Contract4141,797

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

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


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Construction Jobs

Permanent Construction Jobs

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

26,056

Up 105.5% vs last year

Average salary

£47,365.00

Up 0.7% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Construction Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

372

Up 69.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£575.00

Up 0.8% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

111

Up 26.5% vs last year

Average day rate

£595.00

Up 2.2% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Construction Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
March 202626,056
February 202618,215
January 202618,903
December 20256,267
November 20256,047
October 202519,183
September 202523,302
August 202510,430
July 202511,485
June 202510,130
May 202510,250
April 20258,889

The Highest Paying Construction Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Project Director59£104,280.00
Construction Director2£96,250.00
Aws Architect2£88,750.00
Head of Project27£87,510.00
Head of Commercial51£81,855.00
Senior Contracts Manager8£80,085.00
Head of Building Surveying3£80,000.00
Construction Bid Manager4£77,500.00
Senior Planning Engineer12£77,190.00
Associate Quantity Surveyor43£76,325.00
Architectural Engineer107£75,690.00
Managing Quantity Surveyor51£73,190.00
MEP Manager32£72,290.00
Chief Estimator6£72,000.00
Mechanical Associate23£71,790.00
Senior Construction Manager34£71,125.00
Senior Estimator250£70,505.00
Senior Project Surveyor1£70,000.00
Associate Building Surveyor178£68,975.00
Signaller66£67,805.00
Senior Quantity Surveyor2,007£66,960.00
Construction Contracts Manager5£66,875.00
Senior Design Manager92£66,385.00
Site Engineering Manager4£66,250.00
Governance Manager26£65,440.00
Senior Site Manager226£65,430.00
Commercial Valuation Surveyor17£65,415.00
MRICS Building Surveyor98£64,975.00
Architect4,143£64,415.00
Senior Surveyor2,239£63,475.00
Construction Planner23£62,685.00
Property Expert5£62,500.00
Architectural Designer70£62,425.00
Electrical Associate6£61,665.00
Building Services Manager177£61,155.00
Head of Property26£60,620.00
Chartered Building Surveyor467£60,320.00
Commercial Manager2,072£60,315.00
Residential Surveyor211£60,040.00
Architecture5,787£60,035.00
Senior Facilities Manager4£60,000.00
Head of Planning7£59,815.00
Cost Manager605£59,800.00
Construction Manager1,257£59,395.00
Demolition42£59,390.00
Electrical Estimator138£59,030.00
Construction Project Manager622£58,300.00
Fitting Manager12£58,125.00
Estimating Manager9£57,875.00
Managing Estimator9£57,875.00
Quantity Surveyor6,443£57,685.00
Construction Estimator106£57,680.00
Chartered Quantity Surveyor6£57,675.00
Property Developer51£57,665.00
Mechanical Estimator31£57,575.00
Cladding Manager18£57,500.00
Commercial Property Surveyor2£57,500.00
Employer Agent6£57,500.00
Authorised Person15£57,470.00
Project Quantity Surveyor185£56,690.00
Electrical Contracts Manager74£56,585.00
Construction Site Manager48£56,495.00
Chartered Surveyor409£56,440.00
Project Controller121£56,380.00
Property Development49£56,295.00
Managing Surveyor204£56,225.00
Principal Designer1,145£56,215.00
Principal Surveyor10£56,100.00
CDM Advisor67£56,025.00
BIM Manager4£56,000.00
Hard Services Manager7£55,890.00
Building Control Surveyor27£55,870.00
Project Designer335£55,865.00
Design Coordinator87£55,705.00
Estimating Lead2£55,000.00
Valuation Surveyor7£55,000.00
Electrical Manager1,236£54,940.00
Planning Manager654£54,920.00
CDM Consultant182£54,790.00
Site Operative100£54,615.00
Building Surveyor3,467£54,485.00
Groundworker440£54,485.00
Project Surveyor195£54,300.00
Head Of Estates1£54,225.00
Site Agent156£54,015.00
Rail314£53,990.00
Construction Health & Safety Manager4£53,750.00
Subcontractor830£53,215.00
Cost Estimator321£53,025.00
Intermediate Quantity Surveyor70£52,790.00
Contractor5,007£52,740.00
Site Manager2,805£52,670.00
Senior Architect360£52,335.00
Civil Site Manager28£52,090.00
Groundworks Estimator7£51,875.00
Site Services Manager2£51,875.00
Estimator2,606£51,710.00
Site Engineer876£51,655.00
Principal Planner262£51,270.00
MEP Engineer49£51,165.00
Development Manager1,648£51,075.00
Building Manager670£51,045.00
Building Inspector10£50,875.00
Maintenance Manager629£50,580.00
Regional Facilities Manager25£50,400.00
Compex Electrician13£50,000.00
Technical Coordinator104£49,930.00
Building Services1,788£49,925.00
HVAC1,219£49,835.00
Construction Site158£49,830.00
Construction Health and Safety222£49,760.00
Building Services Designer167£49,635.00
Building Services Engineer485£49,600.00
Highways Engineer40£49,530.00
General Foreman8£49,250.00
Crane Engineer152£49,190.00
Clerk of Works21£49,080.00
Estate Management718£48,975.00
Estate Manager717£48,970.00
Town Planning595£48,775.00
Trades4,966£48,760.00
Mechanical Quantity Surveyor2£48,750.00
Maintenance Surveyor94£48,640.00
Property Surveyor134£48,210.00
Dry Lining10£48,125.00
BIM Coordinator27£47,915.00
Contract Surveyor6£47,825.00
Roof Contractor11£47,500.00
Estates-Surveyor189£47,370.00
Estate Surveyor189£47,370.00
HVAC Engineer436£47,340.00
Construction Operative30£47,265.00
Commercial Gas Engineer635£47,165.00
Senior Property Manager65£46,970.00
Land Manager54£46,590.00
Surveying5,229£46,565.00
Plan Consultant716£46,465.00
Tender Manager12£46,440.00
Building Estimator12£46,415.00
BIM172£46,350.00
Electrical Contractor20£46,190.00
Proposals Manager11£46,040.00
Curtain Walling27£45,980.00
HSEQ Advisor50£45,875.00
Sub Agent6£45,835.00
Plumbing Engineer144£45,555.00
Site Maintenance Engineer13£45,520.00
Account Controller24£45,515.00
Planning Supervisor4£45,250.00
Maintenance Supervisor176£45,130.00
Building Technologist12£45,000.00
Construction Planning7£45,000.00
Crane Service Technician4£45,000.00
Highways Manager2£45,000.00
Senior Planner1,531£44,990.00
Working Foreman13£44,875.00
Roofing440£44,850.00
General Practice Surveyor9£44,690.00
Assistant Site Manager236£44,510.00
Domestic Gas Engineer175£44,370.00
Senior Architectural Technologist220£44,370.00
Site Service Engineer14£44,275.00
HVAC Technician2£44,250.00
Tekla Designer15£44,165.00
Asset Surveyor57£44,135.00
Foreman142£44,065.00
Building Services Maintenance12£44,040.00
Property Consultant134£44,040.00
Crane Operative16£43,915.00
Crane Operator16£43,915.00
Plumbing Supervisor5£43,900.00
Air Conditioning Engineer566£43,500.00
Asbestos Manager13£43,440.00
Bathroom Installer38£43,370.00
Senior Town Planner1,186£43,250.00
Planning Officer17£43,245.00
Town Planner3,253£43,240.00
Shift Manager282£43,125.00
Window Installer4£43,125.00
Boiler Manufacturer9£42,925.00
Facilities Manager1,657£42,835.00
Facilities Management1,657£42,825.00
Assistant Contracts Manager3£42,500.00
BIM Technician3£42,500.00
CPCS4£42,500.00
Ductwork7£42,500.00
Window Surveyor2£42,500.00
Electrical Tester162£42,355.00
JIB Electrician5£42,250.00
Scaffolder24£42,010.00
Scaffolding24£42,010.00
Construction Buyer2£42,000.00
House Manager578£41,925.00
Assistant QS5£41,875.00
Development Planner5£41,875.00
Builders Merchant127£41,870.00
Approved Electrician158£41,755.00
Onsite Engineer5£41,750.00
Industrial Electrician85£41,740.00
Traffic Management101£41,690.00
Domestic Electrician188£41,600.00
Commercial Electrician105£41,520.00
Maintenance42,218£41,440.00
Maintenance Team Leader65£41,130.00
Revit668£41,115.00
Urban Designer90£41,045.00
Heating Engineer492£40,920.00
Air Conditioning Maintenance4£40,875.00
Plant Supervisor7£40,875.00
Facilities Maintenance Engineer17£40,835.00
Voids Supervisor23£40,715.00
Revit Technician107£40,620.00
Maintenance Electrician598£40,505.00
Vectorworks8£40,500.00
Stock Condition Surveyor18£40,435.00
Commercial Plumber28£40,410.00
Electrician5,376£40,370.00
Maintenance Fitter64£40,365.00
Plant Operator59£40,365.00
Landscape Architect160£40,300.00
Property14,161£40,280.00
Renderer4£40,250.00
Steel Fabricator21£40,005.00
Static Electrician6£40,000.00
Chartered Town Planner66£39,870.00
Fitter3,600£39,785.00
Architectural Technologist974£39,595.00
Building Maintenance212£39,575.00
Architectural Revit Technician2£39,500.00
Conservation Officer4£39,500.00
Domestic Plumber15£39,475.00
Assistant Estimator28£39,375.00
Construction Assistant4£39,375.00
Estimating Assistant28£39,375.00
Land Buyer6£39,375.00
Contract Specialist2£39,250.00
Shift Supervisor44£39,145.00
MEP Technician15£39,065.00
Builder339£38,935.00
Site Supervisor343£38,915.00
Property Manager2,572£38,850.00
MEP Coordinator8£38,815.00
Labouring298£38,700.00
Levelling Technician93£38,590.00
Property Management2,619£38,550.00
Highways Supervisor6£38,500.00
Tradesman4£38,500.00
UPVC Fitter17£38,300.00
Utility Surveyor297£38,245.00
Bathroom Fitter22£38,180.00
Window Fitter28£37,995.00
Commercial Maintenance Electrician10£37,915.00
Trade Operative355£37,810.00
Architectural Technician548£37,800.00
Bricklayer14£37,800.00
Multi Trader480£37,750.00
Asbestos468£37,740.00
Estate Operative37£37,705.00
BREEAM Assessor21£37,500.00
Kitchen Fitter13£37,500.00
Site Maintenance Manager4£37,475.00
Painting and Decorating9£37,430.00
Land Surveyor39£37,405.00
Multi Trade616£37,400.00
Lettings Manager250£37,360.00
Multi Trade Operative310£37,315.00
Yard Manager11£37,250.00
Carpenter528£37,150.00
Store Designer37£37,105.00
Facilities Operative48£37,095.00
Maintenance Controller8£37,085.00
Painter223£37,085.00
Assistant Facilities Manager6£37,000.00
Assistant Surveyor652£36,975.00
Reinstater9£36,975.00
Cabinet Maker8£36,890.00
Assistant Quantity Surveyor608£36,835.00
Block Property Manager64£36,825.00
Plasterer127£36,780.00
Multi Trade Carpenter26£36,765.00
Woodworker6£36,625.00
Floor Layer4£36,500.00
Carpentry204£36,440.00
Document Manager110£36,170.00
Plumber1,102£36,115.00
Letting Agent41£36,020.00
Maintenance Planner10£36,000.00
Metal Fabricator24£35,700.00
Mobile Fitter403£35,660.00
Asbestos Surveyor276£35,465.00
Estate Agency1,199£35,405.00
Works Scheduler8£35,220.00
Joiner237£35,215.00
Site Technician9£35,150.00
Assistant Building Surveyor122£35,095.00
Assistant Construction Manager2£35,000.00
Land Agent4£35,000.00
UPVC Fabricator4£35,000.00
Electrical Improver6£34,875.00
Roofer79£34,755.00
Asbestos Consultant27£34,640.00
Sheet Metal Fabricator14£34,415.00
Multi Skilled Joiner29£34,175.00
Property Officer4£34,125.00
Property Sales222£34,095.00
Assistant Site Engineer2£34,000.00
New Home Sales98£33,780.00
Decorator144£33,720.00
Templater17£33,520.00
New Homes Sales Advisor29£33,440.00
Planning Team Leader2£33,375.00
Property Maintenance Operative30£33,275.00
Facilities Technician66£33,250.00
Flood Risk Consultant9£33,250.00
Estates Officer9£33,130.00
Property Agent30£32,855.00
Upholsterer11£32,780.00
Planning Technician20£32,750.00
General Builder14£32,715.00
Plumbing Technician8£32,450.00
Facilities Officer17£32,435.00
Painter and Decorator57£32,430.00
Leasehold Manager14£32,400.00
Fabric Technician8£32,375.00
Handyman38£32,325.00
Property Lettings80£32,230.00
Kitchen Design198£32,210.00
Kitchen Designer201£32,175.00
Construction Coordinator11£32,085.00
Trainee Surveyor39£32,070.00
CSCS27£32,035.00
Leakage technician117£32,000.00
Property Lister16£31,710.00
Sign Fitter26£31,615.00
Installation Fitter6£31,585.00
Maintenance Operative616£31,560.00
Junior Estimator16£31,315.00
Assistant Property Manager107£31,295.00
Graduate Building Surveyor41£31,295.00
Installation Technician33£31,195.00
Logistics Coordinator145£31,095.00
Junior Quantity Surveyor20£30,940.00
Finishing Manager9£30,925.00
Bathroom Designer17£30,835.00
Architectural Assistant166£30,820.00
Storeman2£30,750.00
Assistant Town Planner89£30,535.00
Handyperson40£30,445.00
Material Controller12£30,375.00
Yard Supervisor3£30,375.00
Lettings Negotiator189£30,345.00
Materials Controller14£30,340.00
Facilities Coordinator48£30,210.00
New Home Sales Consultant18£30,175.00
Part 2 Architectural Assistant94£30,160.00
Yard Operative40£30,105.00
Resident Liaison Officer67£30,020.00
Grounds Maintenance270£30,005.00
Trade Assistant237£29,865.00
Operations Assistant151£29,655.00
Construction Technician14£29,390.00
Lettings Officer2£29,375.00
Water Hygiene Technician22£29,210.00
Construction Administrator8£29,190.00
Facilities Assistant260£29,110.00
Lettings Coordinator21£28,950.00
Graduate Quantity Surveyor4£28,875.00
Maintenance Coordinator36£28,865.00
Trainee Site Manager7£28,815.00
Graduate Surveyor89£28,770.00
Property Coordinator29£28,360.00
Grounds Maintenance Operative68£28,195.00
Skilled Labourer2£28,075.00
Property Assistant237£28,040.00
Site Administrator8£27,965.00
Streetworks Coordinator20£27,870.00
Maintenance Assistant128£27,765.00
Highway Maintenance13£27,600.00
Highways Maintenance13£27,600.00
Highways Maintenance Operative13£27,600.00
General Labourer2£27,500.00
Grounds Maintenance Supervisor9£27,500.00
Grounds Operative50£27,480.00
Property Inspector8£27,415.00
Electricians Mate1£27,000.00
Junior Architectural Technician6£26,500.00
Yard Person1£26,500.00
Premises Officer2£26,275.00
Lettings Administrator30£26,255.00
Trainee Quantity Surveyor6£26,250.00
Surveying Technician4£26,175.00
Contract Coordinator18£26,050.00
Contracts Coordinator18£26,050.00
Trainee Estate Agent39£24,550.00