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Highest Paying Construction Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Construction Jobs Summary

There have been 1,110,714 listed Construction Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,089,48598.09 %
Contract (Inside IR35)14,2861.29 %
Contract (Outside IR35)6,9430.63 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 21,360 new Construction Jobs posted each week, or 92,560 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent20,95190,790
Contract4081,769

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 February, and the quietest month is December.


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Construction Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Construction Jobs


Last 12 Month Total Listed Construction Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
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
March 20259,034

The Highest Paying Construction Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Project Director57£102,940.00
Construction Director2£96,250.00
Aws Architect2£88,750.00
Head of Project27£87,510.00
Head of Commercial24£83,265.00
Senior Contracts Manager6£81,875.00
Associate Quantity Surveyor28£79,065.00
Construction Bid Manager4£77,500.00
Senior Planning Engineer12£77,190.00
Architectural Engineer67£77,000.00
Managing Quantity Surveyor45£75,070.00
Chief Estimator6£72,000.00
Mechanical Associate21£71,915.00
MEP Manager28£71,500.00
Senior Estimator236£70,755.00
Senior Project Surveyor1£70,000.00
Signaller102£69,545.00
Senior Construction Manager22£69,460.00
Associate Building Surveyor165£69,065.00
Construction Contracts Manager5£66,875.00
Senior Quantity Surveyor1,872£66,465.00
Commercial Valuation Surveyor6£66,250.00
Site Engineering Manager2£66,250.00
Senior Design Manager86£66,120.00
Senior Site Manager200£65,230.00
MRICS Building Surveyor93£64,855.00
Architect4,205£64,460.00
Senior Facilities Manager6£64,375.00
Governance Manager28£64,050.00
Senior Surveyor2,126£63,050.00
Construction Planner23£62,685.00
Facilities Services Manager4£62,500.00
Property Expert5£62,500.00
Building Services Manager104£61,955.00
Architecture5,646£61,810.00
Commercial Manager1,820£61,760.00
Electrical Associate6£61,665.00
Estimating Manager13£61,050.00
Architectural Designer64£60,875.00
Head of Planning6£59,815.00
Managing Estimator15£59,750.00
Cost Manager625£59,690.00
Electrical Estimator111£59,645.00
Chartered Building Surveyor453£59,575.00
Residential Surveyor148£59,465.00
Demolition42£59,390.00
Construction Manager1,155£59,285.00
Electrical Contracts Manager24£58,400.00
Fitting Manager12£58,125.00
Construction Project Manager578£57,790.00
Mechanical Estimator29£57,700.00
Chartered Quantity Surveyor6£57,675.00
Quantity Surveyor6,115£57,570.00
Employer Agent6£57,500.00
Head of Property24£56,995.00
Project Designer298£56,895.00
Construction Estimator64£56,815.00
Project Controller184£56,660.00
Construction Site Manager56£56,610.00
Project Quantity Surveyor185£56,500.00
Property Developer39£56,420.00
Cladding Manager15£56,250.00
Managing Surveyor179£56,190.00
Principal Surveyor10£56,100.00
BIM Manager4£56,000.00
Chartered Surveyor418£55,990.00
Hard Services Manager5£55,890.00
Building Control Surveyor27£55,870.00
Authorised Person16£55,775.00
Design Coordinator68£55,725.00
CDM Advisor58£55,545.00
CDM Consultant182£55,540.00
Site Agent159£55,530.00
Electrical Manager1,069£55,335.00
Principal Designer1,105£55,210.00
Site Operative81£55,015.00
Commercial Property Surveyor1£55,000.00
Estimating Lead2£55,000.00
Valuation Surveyor4£55,000.00
Property Development37£54,840.00
Planning Manager590£54,740.00
Project Surveyor188£54,555.00
Groundworker361£54,255.00
Head Of Estates1£54,225.00
Rail307£53,945.00
Building Surveyor3,273£53,930.00
Subcontractor708£53,910.00
Construction Health & Safety Manager4£53,750.00
Civil Site Manager19£53,235.00
Intermediate Quantity Surveyor70£52,790.00
Site Manager2,621£52,720.00
Contractor4,573£52,360.00
Cost Estimator316£52,065.00
Groundworks Estimator7£51,875.00
Regional Facilities Manager21£51,675.00
Senior Architect342£51,635.00
Estimator2,307£51,420.00
Development Manager1,615£51,390.00
Building Inspector10£50,875.00
Principal Planner234£50,865.00
MEP Engineer42£50,780.00
Highways Engineer36£50,750.00
Maintenance Manager579£50,445.00
Crane Engineer148£50,305.00
Building Services1,497£50,055.00
Construction Site154£50,025.00
Compex Electrician13£50,000.00
Site Engineer747£49,950.00
Building Manager553£49,845.00
Trades4,709£49,780.00
Construction Health and Safety222£49,760.00
Building Services Designer133£49,340.00
Curtain Walling21£49,310.00
BIM Coordinator17£49,300.00
General Foreman8£49,250.00
Clerk of Works21£49,080.00
Building Services Engineer439£48,970.00
Technical Coordinator100£48,880.00
Highways Manager4£48,750.00
Mechanical Quantity Surveyor2£48,750.00
HVAC1,122£48,230.00
Town Planning576£48,220.00
Dry Lining10£48,125.00
Estate Management643£48,045.00
Estate Manager642£48,040.00
Contract Surveyor6£47,825.00
Property Surveyor126£47,590.00
Maintenance Surveyor107£47,565.00
Roof Contractor11£47,500.00
Construction Operative30£47,265.00
HVAC Engineer399£47,235.00
Commercial Gas Engineer572£47,075.00
Senior Property Manager65£46,820.00
BIM150£46,640.00
Plan Consultant582£46,620.00
Plumbing Engineer138£46,465.00
Estates-Surveyor196£46,450.00
Estate Surveyor196£46,450.00
Electrical Contractor20£46,190.00
Proposals Manager11£46,040.00
Land Manager49£45,940.00
Sub Agent6£45,835.00
Site Maintenance Engineer13£45,520.00
Surveying5,133£45,340.00
Asset Surveyor54£45,315.00
Roofing397£45,285.00
Planning Supervisor4£45,250.00
Senior Planner1,366£45,245.00
Scaffolder32£45,010.00
Scaffolding32£45,010.00
Assistant Contracts Manager2£45,000.00
Building Technologist12£45,000.00
Construction Planning7£45,000.00
Crane Service Technician4£45,000.00
Working Foreman13£44,875.00
Assistant Site Manager216£44,765.00
General Practice Surveyor9£44,690.00
Senior Architectural Technologist207£44,645.00
Domestic Gas Engineer194£44,485.00
Maintenance Supervisor152£44,380.00
Foreman115£44,255.00
HVAC Technician2£44,250.00
Tekla Designer15£44,165.00
Building Services Maintenance12£44,040.00
Crane Operative16£43,915.00
Crane Operator16£43,915.00
Plumbing Supervisor5£43,900.00
Air Conditioning Engineer520£43,800.00
HSEQ Advisor46£43,800.00
Site Service Engineer12£43,750.00
Shift Manager270£43,675.00
Facilities Manager1,577£43,575.00
Facilities Management1,577£43,560.00
Senior Town Planner1,036£43,465.00
Asbestos Manager11£43,375.00
Planning Officer17£43,245.00
Town Planner2,880£43,200.00
Window Installer4£43,125.00
Bathroom Installer26£43,090.00
Boiler Manufacturer9£42,925.00
Electrical Tester142£42,515.00
BIM Technician3£42,500.00
CPCS4£42,500.00
Ductwork7£42,500.00
Window Surveyor2£42,500.00
Urban Designer86£42,430.00
Property Consultant112£42,305.00
JIB Electrician5£42,250.00
House Manager515£42,015.00
Construction Buyer2£42,000.00
Assistant QS5£41,875.00
Development Planner5£41,875.00
Onsite Engineer5£41,750.00
Industrial Electrician67£41,450.00
Domestic Electrician184£41,345.00
Revit606£41,330.00
Traffic Management86£41,310.00
Account Controller16£41,105.00
Heating Engineer471£41,005.00
Approved Electrician148£40,970.00
Commercial Electrician95£40,965.00
Maintenance37,434£40,965.00
Air Conditioning Maintenance4£40,875.00
Plant Supervisor7£40,875.00
Tender Manager4£40,875.00
Maintenance Team Leader49£40,805.00
Builders Merchant115£40,790.00
Maintenance Fitter55£40,770.00
Voids Supervisor23£40,715.00
Maintenance Electrician559£40,665.00
Plant Operator61£40,630.00
Stock Condition Surveyor24£40,515.00
Vectorworks8£40,500.00
Revit Technician87£40,375.00
Landscape Architect159£40,145.00
Facilities Maintenance Engineer15£40,020.00
Steel Fabricator21£40,005.00
Static Electrician6£40,000.00
Electrician5,102£39,990.00
Property12,696£39,935.00
Chartered Town Planner45£39,930.00
Site Supervisor336£39,900.00
Fitter3,447£39,790.00
Commercial Plumber30£39,760.00
Architectural Technologist898£39,725.00
Reinstater8£39,540.00
Shift Supervisor41£39,505.00
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
MEP Technician4£39,000.00
Window Fitter14£38,785.00
Levelling Technician93£38,590.00
Highways Supervisor6£38,500.00
Tradesman4£38,500.00
Property Manager2,519£38,300.00
UPVC Fitter14£38,265.00
Building Maintenance191£38,245.00
Bathroom Fitter24£38,190.00
MEP Coordinator6£38,125.00
Property Management2,566£38,120.00
Utility Surveyor320£37,960.00
Commercial Maintenance Electrician6£37,940.00
Builder337£37,865.00
Bricklayer14£37,800.00
Asbestos421£37,705.00
Architectural Technician500£37,700.00
Multi Trader455£37,625.00
Labouring272£37,535.00
BREEAM Assessor13£37,500.00
Site Maintenance Manager4£37,475.00
Carpenter508£37,440.00
Painting and Decorating9£37,430.00
Trade Operative329£37,400.00
Kitchen Fitter7£37,275.00
Yard Manager11£37,250.00
Multi Trade548£37,200.00
Works Scheduler4£37,190.00
Facilities Operative32£37,140.00
Multi Trade Operative282£37,140.00
Assistant Surveyor665£37,125.00
Assistant Facilities Manager6£37,000.00
Land Surveyor28£36,975.00
Estate Operative28£36,915.00
Cabinet Maker8£36,890.00
Store Designer69£36,890.00
Assistant Quantity Surveyor605£36,865.00
Multi Trade Carpenter26£36,765.00
Painter210£36,735.00
Plasterer97£36,625.00
Woodworker6£36,625.00
Block Property Manager69£36,500.00
Floor Layer4£36,500.00
Carpentry167£36,430.00
Lettings Manager239£36,380.00
Plumber987£36,275.00
Estate Agency1,133£36,135.00
Letting Agent41£36,020.00
Maintenance Planner10£36,000.00
Maintenance Controller14£35,940.00
Document Manager87£35,740.00
Metal Fabricator24£35,700.00
Asbestos Surveyor246£35,530.00
Mobile Fitter379£35,395.00
Site Technician9£35,150.00
Property Sales219£35,115.00
Roofer71£35,025.00
Assistant Construction Manager2£35,000.00
Land Agent4£35,000.00
UPVC Fabricator4£35,000.00
Assistant Building Surveyor127£34,950.00
Electrical Improver6£34,875.00
Asbestos Consultant25£34,815.00
Joiner184£34,770.00
Estates Officer7£34,760.00
Sheet Metal Fabricator14£34,415.00
New Home Sales103£34,210.00
Assistant Site Engineer2£34,000.00
Multi Skilled Joiner14£33,915.00
Templater17£33,520.00
Planning Team Leader2£33,375.00
Property Maintenance Operative30£33,275.00
Flood Risk Consultant9£33,250.00
Maintenance Operative560£33,240.00
CSCS14£33,170.00
Decorator135£33,165.00
Planning Technician16£32,750.00
General Builder14£32,715.00
Property Lettings79£32,600.00
Property Agent18£32,500.00
New Homes Sales Advisor27£32,470.00
Plumbing Technician8£32,450.00
Facilities Technician70£32,445.00
Leasehold Manager14£32,400.00
Painter and Decorator55£32,380.00
Fabric Technician8£32,375.00
Facilities Officer15£32,365.00
Graduate Building Surveyor49£32,300.00
Kitchen Design183£32,230.00
Kitchen Designer186£32,190.00
Construction Coordinator11£32,085.00
Property Officer8£32,085.00
Leakage technician102£32,000.00
Facilities Coordinator49£31,960.00
Handyman40£31,910.00
Upholsterer9£31,875.00
Sign Fitter26£31,615.00
Installation Fitter6£31,585.00
Assistant Property Manager101£31,500.00
Property Lister6£31,500.00
Logistics Coordinator98£31,495.00
Trainee Surveyor25£31,055.00
Junior Quantity Surveyor20£30,940.00
Finishing Manager9£30,925.00
Architectural Assistant151£30,920.00
Storeman2£30,750.00
Handyperson40£30,445.00
Material Controller12£30,375.00
Yard Supervisor3£30,375.00
Materials Controller14£30,340.00
Assistant Town Planner77£30,305.00
Part 2 Architectural Assistant84£30,190.00
New Home Sales Consultant18£30,175.00
Junior Estimator9£30,085.00
Lettings Negotiator168£30,035.00
Bathroom Designer8£30,000.00
Grounds Maintenance259£29,955.00
Resident Liaison Officer52£29,915.00
Yard Operative37£29,635.00
Installation Technician23£29,590.00
Trade Assistant285£29,490.00
Operations Assistant135£29,405.00
Construction Technician14£29,390.00
Lettings Officer2£29,375.00
Construction Administrator8£29,190.00
Lettings Coordinator21£28,950.00
Maintenance Coordinator24£28,885.00
Graduate Quantity Surveyor4£28,875.00
Trainee Site Manager7£28,815.00
Facilities Assistant270£28,795.00
Water Hygiene Technician22£28,740.00
Graduate Surveyor99£28,260.00
Skilled Labourer2£28,075.00
Property Assistant216£27,995.00
Grounds Maintenance Operative36£27,985.00
Site Administrator8£27,965.00
Streetworks Coordinator20£27,870.00
Property Coordinator36£27,855.00
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
Property Inspector8£27,415.00
Maintenance Assistant128£27,345.00
Electricians Mate1£27,000.00
Grounds Operative27£26,850.00
Lettings Administrator37£26,850.00
Junior Architectural Technician4£26,500.00
Yard Person1£26,500.00
Trainee Quantity Surveyor6£26,250.00
Surveying Technician4£26,175.00
Contract Coordinator18£26,050.00
Contracts Coordinator18£26,050.00
Trainee Estate Agent29£24,230.00