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Highest Paying Construction Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Construction Jobs Summary

There have been 1,267,093 listed Construction Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,242,87698.09 %
Contract (Inside IR35)16,3741.29 %
Contract (Outside IR35)7,8430.62 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 24,367 new Construction Jobs posted each week, or 105,591 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent23,901103,572
Contract4652,018

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 August, and the quietest month is December.


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Construction Jobs

Permanent Construction Jobs

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

43,210

Up 142.3% vs last year

Average salary

£47,715.00

Up 0.6% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Construction Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

384

Up 33.7% vs last year

Average day rate

£575.00

Down 0.6% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

121

Up 3.3% vs last year

Average day rate

£580.00

Down 0.6% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Construction Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
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
October 202519,183

The Highest Paying Construction Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Head of Construction4£103,750.00
Construction Director79£103,215.00
Head of Estimating2£102,500.00
Project Director132£101,985.00
Aws Architect2£91,250.00
Property Expert85£90,000.00
Estimating Lead1£85,000.00
Architectural Engineer112£83,800.00
Head of Commercial65£80,915.00
Head of Building Surveying3£80,000.00
Lead Planner2£80,000.00
Design and Build Manager7£79,375.00
MEP Manager120£78,765.00
Senior Planning Engineer15£78,125.00
Head of Project30£77,690.00
Senior Design Manager144£77,170.00
Senior Contracts Manager76£77,060.00
Associate Quantity Surveyor45£76,865.00
Managing Quantity Surveyor92£76,395.00
Chief Estimator6£72,000.00
Senior Estimator418£71,745.00
Associate Building Surveyor128£71,210.00
Electrical Associate17£70,050.00
Mechanical Associate21£69,300.00
Governance Manager72£67,930.00
Senior Construction Manager62£67,930.00
Architect3,631£67,690.00
MRICS Building Surveyor6,128£67,560.00
Senior Quantity Surveyor1,953£67,315.00
Site Engineering Manager13£67,080.00
Senior Site Manager324£65,885.00
Senior Project Surveyor3£65,000.00
Construction Contracts Manager29£64,915.00
Senior Surveyor2,115£64,390.00
P6 Planner10£64,300.00
Residential Surveyor3,620£63,970.00
Mechanical Estimator49£63,830.00
Building Services Manager267£63,535.00
Chartered Building Surveyor294£63,270.00
Architecture5,589£63,220.00
Head of Planning11£63,160.00
Head of Property22£63,020.00
Architectural Designer137£62,540.00
Managing Surveyor187£62,220.00
Cost Manager492£61,895.00
Commercial Manager3,371£61,810.00
Commercial Valuation Surveyor27£61,250.00
Construction Manager1,680£60,405.00
Cladding Manager28£60,000.00
Highways Manager4£60,000.00
Senior Facilities Manager4£60,000.00
Construction Estimator200£59,200.00
Quantity Surveyor6,142£59,175.00
Construction Project Manager592£58,970.00
Building Control Surveyor13£58,935.00
Employer Agent33£58,885.00
Senior Architect264£58,735.00
Electrical Manager1,309£58,095.00
Authorised Person25£58,005.00
Building Surveyor9,174£57,790.00
Chartered Surveyor225£57,745.00
Principal Designer1,038£57,565.00
Demolition43£57,305.00
Electrical Contracts Manager172£57,105.00
Signaller21£57,045.00
BIM Manager32£56,940.00
Electrical Estimator202£56,940.00
Site Agent216£56,825.00
Project Surveyor185£56,540.00
Project Controller222£56,400.00
Subcontractor1,932£56,230.00
Project Quantity Surveyor186£56,210.00
Hard Services Manager4£56,125.00
Principal Surveyor10£56,100.00
CDM Advisor36£56,030.00
Cost Estimator349£55,750.00
Construction Site Manager34£55,515.00
Head of Property Services2£55,000.00
Valuation Surveyor16£55,000.00
CDM Consultant103£54,805.00
Fitting Manager21£54,725.00
Rail547£54,710.00
Construction Planner10£54,690.00
Project Designer458£54,620.00
Design Coordinator301£54,425.00
General Foreman29£54,275.00
Head Of Estates1£54,225.00
Planning Manager828£53,975.00
Civil Site Manager29£53,875.00
Site Manager3,738£53,500.00
Building Manager838£53,470.00
Site Operative309£53,320.00
Intermediate Quantity Surveyor58£53,260.00
Groundworker677£53,085.00
Contract Surveyor7£52,925.00
Construction Operative18£52,815.00
Site Engineer1,070£52,560.00
Clerk of Works82£52,445.00
MEP Engineer40£52,330.00
Contractor7,348£52,175.00
Building Services3,075£52,150.00
Compex Electrician4£52,040.00
Tender Manager43£51,930.00
Construction Site185£51,855.00
Construction Health and Safety121£51,595.00
Estimator3,902£51,550.00
Town Planning468£51,260.00
Building Inspector6£51,125.00
Property Surveyor140£50,985.00
Property Consultant144£50,940.00
Development Manager2,055£50,915.00
Managing Estimator44£50,680.00
Estimating Manager45£50,540.00
Electrical Contractor39£50,355.00
Principal Planner195£50,190.00
Renderer13£50,065.00
MEP Supervisor2£50,000.00
Regional Facilities Manager30£49,965.00
Setting Out Engineer7£49,835.00
BIM Coordinator67£49,690.00
Site Services Manager3£49,690.00
Surveying14,738£49,630.00
Estate Manager938£49,595.00
Estate Management943£49,530.00
Construction Health & Safety Manager4£49,500.00
Scaffolder30£49,450.00
Building Estimator20£49,375.00
HSEQ Advisor98£49,370.00
Scaffolding35£49,345.00
Sub Agent26£48,915.00
Commercial Property Surveyor13£48,890.00
Facilities Services Manager23£48,825.00
Technical Coordinator141£48,740.00
HVAC1,399£48,725.00
Construction Planning17£48,665.00
Roof Contractor30£48,500.00
Building Services Designer459£48,320.00
Account Controller55£48,290.00
Highways Engineer61£48,080.00
Maintenance Manager888£47,975.00
Building Services Engineer863£47,915.00
Boiler Manufacturer18£47,725.00
Maintenance Surveyor64£47,715.00
Dry Lining11£47,710.00
Senior Property Manager83£47,565.00
Construction Supervisor2£47,500.00
Contract Specialist4£47,500.00
General Practice Surveyor15£47,335.00
HVAC Engineer511£47,255.00
Crane Engineer62£47,245.00
Estates-Surveyor116£47,220.00
Estate Surveyor116£47,220.00
BIM336£46,995.00
Commercial Gas Engineer760£46,940.00
Estate Agency Branch Manager2£46,750.00
Land Manager55£46,140.00
Foreman231£46,030.00
Concrete Repairer18£45,940.00
Plan Consultant856£45,870.00
Maintenance Supervisor197£45,575.00
Shift Manager292£45,325.00
Ductwork14£45,295.00
Site Maintenance Engineer13£45,215.00
Property Developer77£45,130.00
Crane Service Technician4£45,000.00
Senior Planner1,404£44,885.00
Assistant Site Manager311£44,840.00
Property Development75£44,795.00
Maintenance Team Leader78£44,745.00
Senior Architectural Technologist182£44,440.00
BIM Modeller6£44,375.00
Air Conditioning Engineer652£44,345.00
Roofing639£44,195.00
Reinstater66£44,140.00
Site Service Engineer38£43,855.00
Facilities Manager2,119£43,740.00
Facilities Management2,086£43,590.00
Domestic Gas Engineer257£43,510.00
Industrial Electrician106£43,395.00
MEP Coordinator23£43,340.00
Maintenance45,988£43,110.00
Senior Town Planner1,168£43,035.00
Approved Electrician171£43,010.00
Planning Team Leader4£42,940.00
Curtain Walling57£42,905.00
Trades6,403£42,680.00
Property22,247£42,635.00
Electrical Tester176£42,625.00
Voids Supervisor5£42,625.00
Bathroom Installer49£42,560.00
Highways & Transportation1£42,500.00
Tekla Designer14£42,500.00
Window Surveyor2£42,500.00
Domestic Plumber52£42,460.00
Town Planner2,855£42,335.00
Static Electrician7£42,250.00
Heating Engineer517£42,100.00
Estate Operative38£42,015.00
Yard Manager2£42,000.00
Asset Surveyor59£41,970.00
Proposals Manager16£41,970.00
Revit701£41,940.00
Development Planner5£41,875.00
Onsite Engineer5£41,750.00
Crane Operative6£41,715.00
Crane Operator6£41,715.00
Asbestos Manager15£41,630.00
Working Foreman16£41,625.00
Plant Operator135£41,505.00
Landscape Architect101£41,475.00
BIM Technician13£41,415.00
Electrician6,421£41,315.00
Building Services Maintenance27£41,225.00
Domestic Electrician131£41,190.00
Maintenance Electrician835£41,055.00
Air Conditioning Maintenance5£41,000.00
Appointed Person3£41,000.00
Planning Officer23£40,985.00
Traffic Management199£40,910.00
Revit Technician122£40,895.00
Commercial Plumber77£40,840.00
Commercial Electrician118£40,825.00
Site Supervisor275£40,815.00
HVAC Technician4£40,750.00
Plumbing Supervisor4£40,750.00
Chartered Town Planner74£40,610.00
Plumbing Engineer113£40,510.00
Urban Designer44£40,505.00
Maintenance Fitter89£40,395.00
House Manager727£40,160.00
Stock Condition Surveyor6£40,150.00
Builders Merchant134£40,080.00
Architectural Technologist923£40,040.00
Window Installer2£40,000.00
Fitter3,503£39,895.00
Labouring543£39,810.00
Flood Risk Consultant11£39,750.00
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor1£39,725.00
Steel Fabricator30£39,605.00
Site Technician12£39,540.00
Builder401£39,535.00
Plant Supervisor18£39,510.00
Architectural Revit Technician2£39,500.00
Conservation Officer4£39,500.00
Land Buyer6£39,375.00
Carpentry487£39,310.00
Bathroom Fitter37£39,245.00
Property Manager2,750£39,235.00
Building Maintenance369£39,160.00
Property Management2,792£39,130.00
Painter232£39,095.00
Assistant Facilities Manager5£39,065.00
UPVC Fitter18£39,065.00
Facilities Maintenance Engineer18£38,900.00
Plasterer314£38,745.00
Maintenance Planner25£38,740.00
Shift Supervisor78£38,720.00
Land Surveyor48£38,680.00
Facilities Operative57£38,660.00
Assistant Estimator65£38,620.00
Estimating Assistant65£38,620.00
Highways Supervisor4£38,500.00
Leasehold Manager36£38,460.00
Trade Operative438£38,400.00
Block Property Manager69£38,370.00
Architectural Technician526£38,350.00
Levelling Technician50£38,350.00
Multi Trade823£38,315.00
Multi Trade Operative402£38,315.00
Cabinet Maker9£38,295.00
Multi Trader520£38,135.00
Utility Surveyor98£38,080.00
Letting Agent39£37,995.00
Commercial Maintenance Electrician14£37,950.00
Carpenter607£37,900.00
MEP Technician17£37,750.00
JIB Electrician4£37,625.00
Kitchen Fitter28£37,625.00
Window Fitter36£37,605.00
Assistant Surveyor553£37,590.00
Levelling Engineer18£37,505.00
Archicad2£37,500.00
BREEAM Assessor21£37,500.00
Senior Lister9£37,500.00
Site Maintenance Manager4£37,475.00
Facilities Technician80£37,470.00
Junior Quantity Surveyor10£37,435.00
Assistant Quantity Surveyor522£37,365.00
Asbestos613£37,250.00
Metal Fabricator49£37,250.00
Lettings Manager292£37,125.00
Plumber1,529£37,040.00
Multi Trade Carpenter37£37,025.00
Maintenance Controller6£36,750.00
Assistant Building Surveyor63£36,735.00
Floor Layer20£36,590.00
Mobile Fitter398£36,510.00
NRSWA14£36,440.00
Document Manager300£36,425.00
Joiner358£36,390.00
Woodworker18£36,390.00
Estate Agency1,263£36,365.00
Roofer111£36,360.00
Carpenter Joiner9£36,350.00
Asbestos Surveyor373£36,325.00
Works Scheduler14£36,310.00
Store Designer13£36,190.00
Multi Skilled Joiner39£36,135.00
New Homes Sales Advisor73£35,905.00
Decorator249£35,610.00
Bricklayer11£35,375.00
Plumbing Technician18£35,340.00
Painting and Decorating28£35,285.00
Sheet Metal Fabricator27£35,220.00
Assistant Construction Manager2£35,000.00
Land Agent4£35,000.00
UPVC Fabricator4£35,000.00
Asbestos Consultant40£34,930.00
Property Maintenance Operative28£34,860.00
Electrical Improver12£34,715.00
Assistant Contracts Manager8£34,625.00
Trimmer2£34,575.00
New Home Sales142£34,405.00
Painter and Decorator62£34,075.00
Fabric Technician19£34,025.00
Facilities Officer40£33,990.00
Kitchen Design281£33,765.00
Kitchen Designer280£33,745.00
Construction Coordinator19£33,740.00
Property Sales253£33,740.00
CSCS52£33,695.00
Domestic Boiler Installer2£33,500.00
Bathroom Designer96£33,440.00
New Home Sales Consultant16£33,260.00
Property Lettings96£33,030.00
Duct Fitter2£33,000.00
Upholsterer14£32,950.00
Installation Fitter21£32,880.00
Planning Technician6£32,875.00
Sign Fitter18£32,790.00
Installation Technician64£32,680.00
Assistant Property Manager93£32,640.00
Construction Assistant4£32,500.00
PAT Tester1£32,500.00
Structural Estimator3£32,500.00
General Builder8£32,325.00
Resident Liaison Officer131£32,225.00
Templater12£32,040.00
Leakage technician123£32,000.00
Architectural Assistant191£31,975.00
Maintenance Operative675£31,545.00
Handyman74£31,535.00
Lettings Negotiator255£31,500.00
Junior Estimator43£31,475.00
Assistant Town Planner114£31,170.00
Material Controller21£31,165.00
Materials Controller23£31,165.00
Water Hygiene Technician58£30,955.00
Facilities Coordinator81£30,935.00
Finishing Manager9£30,925.00
Trainee Surveyor41£30,740.00
Yard Operative38£30,740.00
Handyperson29£30,705.00
Part 2 Architectural Assistant114£30,690.00
Logistics Coordinator233£30,620.00
Trainee Quantity Surveyor7£30,565.00
Lettings Officer4£30,525.00
Trade Assistant354£30,480.00
Operations Assistant215£30,290.00
Highway Maintenance40£30,180.00
Highways Maintenance40£30,180.00
Junior Town Planner8£30,125.00
Grounds Maintenance242£30,120.00
Streetworks Coordinator14£30,115.00
Property Agent47£30,090.00
Estates Officer14£30,040.00
Property Officer2£30,000.00
Facilities Assistant191£29,970.00
Maintenance Coordinator73£29,960.00
Construction Administrator56£29,895.00
Highways Maintenance Operative25£29,775.00
Graduate Building Surveyor14£29,750.00
Construction Technician13£29,425.00
Highways Operatives14£29,375.00
Graduate Surveyor50£29,295.00
Lettings Coordinator24£29,175.00
Layout Designer3£29,000.00
Property Assistant212£28,890.00
Property Lister27£28,755.00
Property Coordinator40£28,700.00
Maintenance Assistant175£28,675.00
Site Administrator21£28,540.00
Contract Coordinator43£28,485.00
Contracts Coordinator43£28,485.00
Lettings Administrator25£28,275.00
Grounds Maintenance Operative55£28,205.00
Skilled Labourer2£28,075.00
Trainee Site Manager2£27,750.00
Junior Architectural Technician16£27,725.00
CSCS Labourer3£27,500.00
General Labourer5£27,500.00
Property Inspector2£27,250.00
Grounds Operative33£27,025.00
Restoration Technician7£27,000.00
Premises Officer2£26,275.00
Surveying Technician2£25,600.00
Trainee Estate Agent45£25,235.00