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Highest Paying Construction Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Construction Jobs Summary

There have been 1,302,166 listed Construction Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,277,44798.10 %
Contract (Inside IR35)16,7511.29 %
Contract (Outside IR35)7,9680.61 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 25,042 new Construction Jobs posted each week, or 108,514 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent24,566106,454
Contract4752,059

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

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


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Construction Jobs

Permanent Construction Jobs

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

39,807

Up 104.2% vs last year

Average salary

£48,590.00

Up 2.1% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Construction Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

425

Up 42.7% vs last year

Average day rate

£585.00

Up 1.0% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

144

Up 19.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£565.00

Down 3.2% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Construction Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
October 202639,807
September 202643,210
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

The Highest Paying Construction Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Head of Construction4£103,750.00
Construction Director123£102,520.00
Head of Estimating2£102,500.00
Project Director195£101,885.00
Architectural Engineer121£97,040.00
Property Expert85£90,000.00
Aws Architect4£88,375.00
Head of Commercial79£82,155.00
Lead Planner3£81,250.00
Head of Building Surveying3£80,000.00
MEP Manager153£79,125.00
Head of Project33£78,830.00
Design and Build Manager15£78,060.00
Associate Quantity Surveyor64£77,375.00
Senior Design Manager165£76,960.00
Senior Contracts Manager120£76,765.00
Senior Planning Engineer23£76,405.00
Managing Quantity Surveyor152£75,725.00
Groundworks Estimator4£75,000.00
Chief Estimator6£72,000.00
Mechanical Associate19£71,645.00
Associate Building Surveyor113£71,010.00
Senior Estimator502£70,840.00
Construction Bid Manager4£70,000.00
Electrical Associate26£68,905.00
Construction Contracts Manager48£68,515.00
Architect3,535£68,330.00
MRICS Building Surveyor6,124£68,085.00
Senior Construction Manager86£67,825.00
Site Engineering Manager13£67,080.00
Senior Quantity Surveyor2,392£67,040.00
Senior Site Manager399£65,785.00
Governance Manager95£65,520.00
Head Of Facilities11£65,000.00
Senior Surveyor2,392£64,845.00
Residential Surveyor3,683£64,275.00
Head of Planning12£64,245.00
Architecture5,728£63,905.00
Chartered Building Surveyor294£63,705.00
Architectural Designer154£63,655.00
Senior Project Surveyor9£63,335.00
Mechanical Estimator76£62,975.00
Building Services Manager297£62,765.00
Head of Property27£62,730.00
P6 Planner14£61,975.00
Cost Manager611£61,915.00
Commercial Manager4,176£61,805.00
Employer Agent33£61,285.00
Commercial Valuation Surveyor27£61,250.00
Cladding Manager37£61,165.00
Managing Surveyor213£61,145.00
Building Control Surveyor8£60,560.00
Construction Manager2,016£60,215.00
Highways Manager9£60,085.00
Senior Facilities Manager4£60,000.00
Authorised Person30£59,865.00
Construction Project Manager733£59,445.00
Quantity Surveyor7,052£59,200.00
Construction Estimator225£59,110.00
Senior Architect274£59,105.00
Chartered Surveyor241£58,740.00
Demolition73£58,715.00
Electrical Manager1,352£58,705.00
Principal Designer1,034£57,735.00
Site Agent240£57,705.00
Building Surveyor9,120£57,665.00
Head of Property Services4£57,625.00
Construction Planning24£57,275.00
BIM Manager49£57,235.00
Electrical Estimator254£56,865.00
Subcontractor2,876£56,720.00
Project Surveyor282£56,420.00
Electrical Contracts Manager206£56,190.00
Cost Estimator387£56,160.00
Property Consultant144£56,050.00
Hard Services Manager8£55,690.00
Estimating Lead2£55,500.00
Project Quantity Surveyor270£55,370.00
CDM Advisor33£55,315.00
CDM Consultant70£55,315.00
Project Controller280£55,160.00
Groundwork Foreman2£55,000.00
Valuation Surveyor16£55,000.00
Fitting Manager21£54,725.00
Construction Site Manager63£54,590.00
Signaller23£54,590.00
Head Of Estates1£54,225.00
Design Coordinator434£54,215.00
Principal Surveyor8£54,090.00
Project Designer576£54,090.00
Intermediate Quantity Surveyor43£54,085.00
General Foreman53£53,635.00
Site Manager4,462£53,385.00
Planning Manager894£53,345.00
Building Manager947£53,255.00
Clerk of Works111£53,125.00
Groundworker817£52,950.00
Contract Surveyor7£52,925.00
MEP Engineer48£52,895.00
Civil Site Manager40£52,890.00
Site Operative405£52,675.00
Sub Agent37£52,665.00
Site Engineer1,185£52,630.00
Rail694£52,275.00
Technical Co-ordinator2£52,250.00
Managing Estimator58£52,205.00
Contractor8,982£52,080.00
Estimating Manager59£52,045.00
Compex Electrician4£52,040.00
Building Services3,688£52,015.00
Tender Manager74£51,915.00
Building Estimator27£51,720.00
Estimator4,458£51,665.00
Construction Site253£51,340.00
Building Inspector6£51,125.00
Development Manager2,165£51,095.00
Town Planning452£51,025.00
Construction Health and Safety114£50,790.00
Construction Operative24£50,730.00
Property Surveyor141£50,580.00
Construction Planner32£50,400.00
Principal Planner193£50,140.00
MEP Supervisor2£50,000.00
Tradesman2£50,000.00
Electrical Contractor56£49,930.00
Commercial Property Surveyor14£49,910.00
Site Services Manager3£49,690.00
Scaffolder45£49,685.00
BIM Coordinator96£49,655.00
Scaffolding46£49,620.00
HSEQ Advisor113£49,370.00
Estate Management977£49,195.00
Estate Manager977£49,195.00
Setting Out Engineer9£49,190.00
Renderer17£49,175.00
Building Services Designer553£49,170.00
HVAC1,597£49,105.00
Facilities Services Manager40£48,925.00
Surveying15,415£48,775.00
Technical Coordinator201£48,575.00
Highways Engineer71£48,555.00
Maintenance Manager1,002£48,315.00
Building Services Engineer1,023£48,300.00
Regional Facilities Manager30£47,740.00
Boiler Manufacturer18£47,725.00
Senior Property Manager88£47,650.00
Contract Specialist4£47,500.00
Painting Professional2£47,500.00
HVAC Engineer587£47,375.00
Maintenance Surveyor63£47,365.00
General Practice Surveyor15£47,335.00
Property Developer85£47,255.00
Estates-Surveyor100£47,065.00
Estate Surveyor100£47,065.00
BIM442£46,985.00
Property Development83£46,920.00
Commercial Gas Engineer902£46,815.00
Appointed Person5£46,750.00
Estate Agency Branch Manager2£46,750.00
Dry Lining5£46,565.00
Construction Supervisor4£46,500.00
Crane Engineer28£46,450.00
Foreman273£46,295.00
Roof Contractor28£46,250.00
Concrete Repairer18£45,940.00
Land Manager58£45,860.00
Site Maintenance Engineer13£45,565.00
Shift Manager395£45,465.00
Account Controller69£45,460.00
Maintenance Supervisor226£45,375.00
Senior Planner1,501£45,160.00
Crane Service Technician4£45,000.00
Plan Consultant971£44,985.00
Assistant Site Manager359£44,885.00
Air Conditioning Engineer708£44,690.00
Maintenance Team Leader84£44,665.00
Ductwork16£44,450.00
BIM Modeller6£44,375.00
Estate Operative38£44,240.00
MEP Coordinator27£44,230.00
Senior Architectural Technologist211£44,225.00
Roofing745£44,200.00
Proposals Manager18£44,075.00
Construction Health & Safety Manager2£44,000.00
JIB Electrician2£44,000.00
Industrial Electrician115£43,995.00
Site Service Engineer45£43,860.00
CPCS2£43,750.00
Domestic Gas Engineer315£43,510.00
Bathroom Installer59£43,490.00
Facilities Manager2,332£43,470.00
Facilities Management2,331£43,465.00
Maintenance47,841£43,460.00
Senior Town Planner1,233£43,055.00
Property23,024£43,020.00
Civil Operative2£43,000.00
Planning Team Leader4£42,940.00
Approved Electrician157£42,805.00
Trades6,860£42,755.00
Electrical Tester190£42,740.00
Reinstater98£42,605.00
Highways & Transportation1£42,500.00
Highways Supervisor1£42,500.00
Tekla Designer14£42,500.00
Window Surveyor2£42,500.00
Domestic Plumber86£42,475.00
Curtain Walling65£42,405.00
Town Planner2,897£42,280.00
Assistant QS6£42,250.00
Heating Engineer537£42,210.00
Construction Buyer15£42,125.00
Revit778£42,125.00
Yard Manager2£42,000.00
Landscape Architect102£41,940.00
Development Planner5£41,875.00
Domestic Electrician104£41,830.00
Onsite Engineer5£41,750.00
Working Foreman22£41,580.00
Asbestos Manager17£41,565.00
Static Electrician13£41,565.00
Electrician6,441£41,530.00
Voids Supervisor17£41,515.00
Traffic Management236£41,485.00
Commercial Electrician126£41,465.00
BIM Technician13£41,415.00
Building Services Maintenance38£41,395.00
Revit Technician137£41,360.00
Flood Risk Consultant15£41,155.00
Asset Surveyor50£41,040.00
Plant Operator171£41,020.00
Air Conditioning Maintenance5£41,000.00
Chartered Town Planner73£40,985.00
Planning Officer20£40,980.00
HVAC Technician4£40,750.00
Maintenance Electrician907£40,650.00
Site Supervisor382£40,645.00
Labouring680£40,455.00
Maintenance Planner26£40,380.00
Commercial Plumber105£40,325.00
Building Maintenance453£40,215.00
Plumbing Engineer106£40,185.00
Stock Condition Surveyor6£40,150.00
Bathroom Fitter40£40,130.00
Maintenance Fitter98£40,090.00
Window Installer2£40,000.00
Builder431£39,990.00
Architectural Technologist970£39,940.00
House Manager805£39,870.00
Builders Merchant153£39,765.00
Property Manager2,935£39,760.00
Fitter3,527£39,755.00
Utility Surveyor104£39,745.00
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor1£39,725.00
Property Management2,893£39,705.00
Steel Fabricator41£39,575.00
Urban Designer35£39,575.00
Plant Supervisor18£39,510.00
Architectural Revit Technician2£39,500.00
Conservation Officer4£39,500.00
Carpentry608£39,445.00
Painter221£39,430.00
Land Buyer12£39,415.00
Facilities Maintenance Engineer29£39,190.00
UPVC Fitter18£39,065.00
Land Agent6£39,050.00
Plumbing Maintenance Engineer1£39,000.00
Vectorworks1£39,000.00
Facilities Operative54£38,970.00
Plasterer359£38,815.00
Trade Operative467£38,750.00
Land Surveyor48£38,680.00
Block Property Manager62£38,605.00
Levelling Technician38£38,480.00
Architectural Technician541£38,430.00
Multi Trade933£38,410.00
Shift Supervisor93£38,225.00
Multi Trade Operative446£38,210.00
Leasehold Manager41£38,150.00
Carpenter630£38,140.00
MEP Technician18£38,125.00
Multi Trader576£38,100.00
Assistant Estimator98£38,010.00
Estimating Assistant98£38,010.00
Commercial Maintenance Electrician14£37,950.00
Metal Fabricator69£37,935.00
Cabinet Maker7£37,915.00
Multi Trade Carpenter45£37,740.00
Kitchen Fitter32£37,725.00
Carpenter Joiner11£37,650.00
Assistant Surveyor612£37,625.00
Window Fitter36£37,605.00
BREEAM Assessor21£37,500.00
Senior Lister9£37,500.00
Site Maintenance Manager4£37,475.00
Woodworker26£37,400.00
Assistant Facilities Manager4£37,350.00
Assistant Quantity Surveyor624£37,345.00
Asbestos682£37,310.00
Works Scheduler16£37,295.00
Facilities Technician96£37,240.00
Site Technician13£37,155.00
Decorator271£37,000.00
NRSWA17£36,940.00
Plumber1,635£36,925.00
Assistant Construction Manager4£36,875.00
Junior Quantity Surveyor28£36,715.00
Assistant Building Surveyor60£36,645.00
Lettings Manager316£36,615.00
Mobile Fitter409£36,615.00
Asbestos Surveyor441£36,560.00
Joiner399£36,520.00
Roofer128£36,410.00
Property Maintenance Operative12£36,340.00
Electrical Improver14£36,290.00
Multi Skilled Joiner43£36,245.00
Store Designer13£36,190.00
Maintenance Carpenter1£36,175.00
Maintenance Controller10£36,000.00
Estate Agency1,254£35,970.00
Floor Layer27£35,925.00
Sheet Metal Fabricator37£35,915.00
Letting Agent49£35,910.00
New Homes Sales Advisor86£35,525.00
Construction Assistant9£35,475.00
Painter and Decorator51£35,230.00
Painting and Decorating32£35,070.00
Floor Installer3£35,025.00
Crane Operative2£35,000.00
Crane Operator2£35,000.00
UPVC Fabricator4£35,000.00
Document Manager394£34,885.00
Construction Coordinator37£34,765.00
Assistant Contracts Manager9£34,625.00
New Home Sales206£34,575.00
Asbestos Consultant58£34,555.00
Fabric Technician20£34,140.00
New Home Sales Consultant10£34,040.00
CSCS60£34,025.00
Archicad3£34,000.00
Property Sales255£33,995.00
Trimmer3£33,925.00
Plumbing Technician24£33,920.00
Bricklayer28£33,900.00
Kitchen Design305£33,880.00
Kitchen Designer305£33,875.00
Levelling Engineer22£33,755.00
Highway Maintenance49£33,620.00
Highways Maintenance49£33,620.00
Domestic Boiler Installer2£33,500.00
Material Controller34£33,375.00
Materials Controller34£33,375.00
Bathroom Designer107£33,345.00
Sign Fitter22£33,095.00
Duct Fitter2£33,000.00
Facilities Officer43£32,885.00
Planning Technician6£32,875.00
Property Lettings107£32,875.00
Assistant Property Manager65£32,795.00
Templater16£32,735.00
Installation Fitter25£32,615.00
Installation Technician68£32,580.00
Upholsterer14£32,530.00
PAT Tester1£32,500.00
Structural Estimator3£32,500.00
Lettings Negotiator268£32,410.00
Resident Liaison Officer149£32,320.00
Leakage technician115£32,000.00
Handyman72£31,970.00
General Builder6£31,925.00
Maintenance Operative683£31,865.00
Junior Estimator54£31,705.00
Handyperson26£31,570.00
Architectural Assistant198£31,480.00
Assistant Town Planner102£31,455.00
Trainee Surveyor42£31,415.00
Yard Operative49£31,205.00
Water Hygiene Technician99£31,105.00
Facilities Coordinator98£30,935.00
Finishing Manager9£30,925.00
Part 2 Architectural Assistant126£30,630.00
Trainee Quantity Surveyor7£30,565.00
Logistics Coordinator300£30,560.00
Lettings Officer4£30,525.00
Trade Assistant387£30,490.00
Operations Assistant241£30,340.00
Contract Coordinator56£30,130.00
Contracts Coordinator56£30,130.00
Streetworks Coordinator21£30,115.00
Property Inspector6£30,065.00
Construction Administrator85£30,055.00
Estates Officer14£30,040.00
Junior Town Planner10£30,030.00
Property Officer2£30,000.00
Maintenance Coordinator117£29,805.00
Highways Maintenance Operative25£29,775.00
Graduate Building Surveyor14£29,750.00
Construction Technician11£29,600.00
Property Agent55£29,460.00
Grounds Maintenance259£29,455.00
Facilities Assistant186£29,450.00
Lettings Coordinator22£29,400.00
Highways Operatives14£29,375.00
Graduate Surveyor50£29,295.00
Property Coordinator58£29,265.00
Property Assistant204£29,200.00
Layout Designer3£29,000.00
Lettings Administrator21£28,940.00
Maintenance Assistant188£28,825.00
Site Administrator33£28,490.00
Restoration Technician15£28,440.00
Grounds Maintenance Operative57£28,180.00
Skilled Labourer2£28,075.00
Property Lister37£28,040.00
Grounds Operative29£27,950.00
Construction Trainee2£27,750.00
Trainee Site Manager2£27,750.00
Junior Architectural Technician16£27,725.00
CSCS Labourer3£27,500.00
General Labourer5£27,500.00
Premises Officer2£26,275.00
Surveying Technician2£25,600.00
Trainee Estate Agent45£25,235.00