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Highest Paying Construction Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Construction Jobs Summary

There have been 1,171,110 listed Construction Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,148,36798.06 %
Contract (Inside IR35)15,3601.31 %
Contract (Outside IR35)7,3830.63 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 22,521 new Construction Jobs posted each week, or 97,593 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent22,08395,697
Contract4371,895

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 June, and the quietest month is December.


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Construction Jobs

Permanent Construction Jobs

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

10,479

Down 32.7% vs last year

Average salary

£49,275.00

Up 4.5% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Construction Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

373

Up 49.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£570.00

Down 0.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

160

Up 60.9% vs last year

Average day rate

£570.00

Down 2.5% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Construction Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
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
August 202510,430
July 202511,485

The Highest Paying Construction Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Construction Director17£106,875.00
Project Director65£100,990.00
Aws Architect2£91,250.00
Property Expert85£90,000.00
Head of Project27£87,510.00
Head of Commercial55£81,130.00
Head of Building Surveying3£80,000.00
Senior Contracts Manager14£79,750.00
Senior Planning Engineer15£78,125.00
Construction Bid Manager4£77,500.00
MEP Manager51£76,855.00
Associate Quantity Surveyor43£76,325.00
Architectural Engineer107£75,690.00
Mechanical Associate17£74,115.00
Managing Quantity Surveyor64£73,445.00
Senior Design Manager106£73,105.00
Chief Estimator6£72,000.00
Senior Estimator288£71,020.00
Associate Building Surveyor177£70,955.00
Senior Construction Manager39£70,690.00
Senior Project Surveyor1£70,000.00
Senior Quantity Surveyor2,093£66,690.00
Architect3,847£66,430.00
Site Engineering Manager6£65,835.00
Senior Site Manager241£65,200.00
MRICS Building Surveyor96£64,975.00
P6 Planner10£64,300.00
Architectural Designer83£63,835.00
Senior Surveyor2,324£63,830.00
Governance Manager36£63,010.00
Construction Contracts Manager9£62,915.00
Architecture5,727£62,655.00
Signaller31£62,645.00
Chartered Building Surveyor394£62,485.00
Head of Planning9£62,325.00
Residential Surveyor322£61,875.00
Electrical Associate6£61,665.00
Commercial Manager2,445£61,525.00
Employer Agent14£61,450.00
Commercial Valuation Surveyor27£61,250.00
Building Services Manager196£61,175.00
Senior Facilities Manager4£60,000.00
Cost Manager487£59,960.00
Construction Manager1,264£59,675.00
BIM Manager16£59,500.00
Construction Project Manager550£59,140.00
Construction Estimator134£59,035.00
Mechanical Estimator31£58,825.00
Electrical Estimator145£58,475.00
Building Control Surveyor18£58,295.00
Quantity Surveyor6,595£58,025.00
Fitting Manager18£57,915.00
Demolition44£57,825.00
Chartered Quantity Surveyor6£57,675.00
Cladding Manager18£57,500.00
Authorised Person15£57,470.00
Project Controller122£57,345.00
Head of Property22£57,270.00
Chartered Surveyor354£56,920.00
Electrical Manager1,391£56,605.00
Project Quantity Surveyor199£56,120.00
Principal Surveyor10£56,100.00
Electrical Contracts Manager100£56,055.00
Principal Designer1,182£56,045.00
Hard Services Manager7£55,890.00
Property Developer51£55,860.00
Property Development51£55,860.00
CDM Advisor77£55,780.00
Rail369£55,425.00
Building Surveyor3,621£55,345.00
Managing Surveyor216£55,090.00
Estimating Lead2£55,000.00
Valuation Surveyor16£55,000.00
Site Agent163£54,940.00
Groundworker507£54,915.00
Subcontractor985£54,645.00
Senior Architect332£54,600.00
Project Designer348£54,400.00
Cost Estimator345£54,340.00
Project Surveyor195£54,340.00
Head Of Estates1£54,225.00
Design Coordinator118£54,130.00
Planning Manager770£54,050.00
Estimating Manager17£53,965.00
Managing Estimator17£53,965.00
CDM Consultant158£53,910.00
Construction Site Manager32£53,885.00
Construction Health & Safety Manager4£53,750.00
Site Engineer1,044£53,325.00
Intermediate Quantity Surveyor64£53,045.00
Site Manager2,995£52,740.00
Civil Site Manager28£52,625.00
MEP Engineer55£52,520.00
Construction Planner16£52,500.00
Site Operative175£52,390.00
Contractor5,559£52,350.00
Groundworks Estimator7£51,875.00
Site Services Manager2£51,875.00
Development Manager1,700£51,745.00
Building Manager760£51,710.00
Clerk of Works42£51,535.00
Technical Coordinator107£51,335.00
Estimator2,855£50,775.00
Building Services2,316£50,635.00
Principal Planner263£50,620.00
Regional Facilities Manager30£50,595.00
BIM Coordinator44£50,320.00
Property Surveyor150£50,120.00
Building Inspector3£50,000.00
Compex Electrician13£50,000.00
Town Planning585£49,945.00
Construction Site125£49,675.00
Construction Health and Safety153£49,640.00
Commercial Property Surveyor4£49,625.00
Estate Management809£49,515.00
Estate Manager808£49,510.00
Building Services Designer323£49,270.00
General Foreman8£49,250.00
Crane Engineer154£49,135.00
Electrical Contractor22£48,950.00
HVAC1,313£48,660.00
Highways Engineer44£48,630.00
Surveying5,478£48,550.00
Reinstater9£48,375.00
HVAC Engineer468£48,250.00
Dry Lining10£48,125.00
Building Services Engineer737£47,995.00
Contract Surveyor6£47,825.00
Maintenance Surveyor77£47,550.00
Maintenance Manager710£47,445.00
BIM235£47,265.00
Construction Operative30£47,265.00
Roof Contractor13£47,190.00
HSEQ Advisor45£47,050.00
Scaffolder28£46,935.00
Scaffolding28£46,935.00
Estates-Surveyor172£46,780.00
Estate Surveyor172£46,780.00
Renderer9£46,750.00
Commercial Gas Engineer673£46,495.00
Building Estimator12£46,415.00
General Practice Surveyor20£46,400.00
Property Consultant130£46,285.00
Senior Property Manager79£46,100.00
Proposals Manager11£46,040.00
Land Manager55£45,835.00
Sub Agent6£45,835.00
Site Maintenance Engineer13£45,520.00
Trades5,505£45,480.00
Planning Supervisor4£45,250.00
Maintenance Supervisor202£45,225.00
Tender Manager14£45,150.00
Building Technologist12£45,000.00
Construction Planning7£45,000.00
Crane Service Technician4£45,000.00
Highways Manager2£45,000.00
Account Controller32£44,840.00
Foreman180£44,775.00
Assistant Site Manager251£44,725.00
Senior Planner1,543£44,660.00
Setting Out Engineer2£44,500.00
Plan Consultant802£44,335.00
Working Foreman15£44,280.00
HVAC Technician2£44,250.00
Tekla Designer15£44,165.00
Domestic Plumber11£44,125.00
Shift Manager247£44,000.00
Air Conditioning Engineer598£43,965.00
Senior Architectural Technologist222£43,920.00
Crane Operative16£43,915.00
Crane Operator16£43,915.00
Domestic Gas Engineer206£43,900.00
Plumbing Supervisor5£43,900.00
Curtain Walling34£43,775.00
Construction Assistant2£43,750.00
Asset Surveyor70£43,535.00
Bathroom Installer48£43,535.00
Roofing506£43,460.00
Facilities Manager1,757£43,150.00
Facilities Management1,757£43,135.00
Window Installer4£43,125.00
Boiler Manufacturer9£42,925.00
Senior Town Planner1,249£42,880.00
Maintenance Team Leader67£42,845.00
Electrical Tester181£42,650.00
MEP Coordinator12£42,515.00
Site Service Engineer22£42,510.00
CPCS4£42,500.00
Ductwork7£42,500.00
Window Surveyor2£42,500.00
Town Planner3,340£42,425.00
Plumbing Engineer143£42,335.00
Maintenance44,160£42,300.00
Industrial Electrician103£42,280.00
JIB Electrician5£42,250.00
Approved Electrician170£42,010.00
Plant Operator67£42,005.00
Construction Buyer2£42,000.00
Asbestos Manager17£41,930.00
Assistant QS5£41,875.00
Development Planner5£41,875.00
Domestic Electrician200£41,765.00
Onsite Engineer5£41,750.00
Commercial Electrician129£41,730.00
Building Services Maintenance14£41,575.00
BIM Technician13£41,415.00
Heating Engineer532£41,395.00
Planning Officer23£41,260.00
Revit718£41,250.00
Maintenance Fitter84£41,165.00
Property15,135£41,135.00
Voids Supervisor21£41,065.00
Urban Designer75£41,030.00
Revit Technician114£40,995.00
Air Conditioning Maintenance4£40,875.00
Plant Supervisor7£40,875.00
Facilities Maintenance Engineer17£40,835.00
Leasehold Manager17£40,740.00
Electrician6,052£40,665.00
Stock Condition Surveyor9£40,600.00
Maintenance Electrician660£40,590.00
Chartered Town Planner79£40,450.00
Landscape Architect119£40,450.00
Woodworker4£40,250.00
House Manager656£40,095.00
Assistant Contracts Manager1£40,000.00
Static Electrician6£40,000.00
Commercial Plumber32£39,865.00
Fitter3,579£39,860.00
Architectural Technologist997£39,820.00
Steel Fabricator23£39,605.00
Building Maintenance254£39,515.00
Architectural Revit Technician2£39,500.00
Conservation Officer4£39,500.00
Assistant Estimator28£39,375.00
Estimating Assistant28£39,375.00
Land Buyer6£39,375.00
Bathroom Fitter31£39,320.00
Builders Merchant143£39,280.00
Contract Specialist2£39,250.00
Traffic Management132£39,240.00
Estate Operative42£39,200.00
Shift Supervisor44£39,145.00
Land Surveyor44£39,125.00
MEP Technician15£39,065.00
Property Manager2,662£38,885.00
Site Supervisor310£38,805.00
Property Management2,732£38,770.00
Labouring325£38,640.00
Highways Supervisor6£38,500.00
Tradesman4£38,500.00
UPVC Fitter17£38,300.00
Carpentry282£38,245.00
Builder362£38,215.00
Levelling Technician89£38,200.00
Asbestos548£38,195.00
Block Property Manager68£38,075.00
Levelling Engineer12£38,075.00
Window Fitter28£37,995.00
Utility Surveyor179£37,990.00
Trade Operative417£37,965.00
Commercial Maintenance Electrician14£37,950.00
Assistant Surveyor616£37,840.00
Bricklayer14£37,800.00
Multi Trade726£37,715.00
Architectural Technician615£37,680.00
Assistant Facilities Manager5£37,665.00
Multi Trader495£37,660.00
Lettings Manager271£37,650.00
Plasterer187£37,650.00
Painter242£37,620.00
Assistant Quantity Surveyor595£37,585.00
Multi Trade Operative370£37,505.00
BREEAM Assessor21£37,500.00
Kitchen Fitter13£37,500.00
Store Designer17£37,500.00
Site Maintenance Manager4£37,475.00
Letting Agent36£37,445.00
Yard Manager9£37,335.00
Painting and Decorating15£37,245.00
Carpenter577£37,180.00
Maintenance Planner12£37,150.00
Maintenance Controller8£37,085.00
Cabinet Maker8£36,890.00
Multi Trade Carpenter26£36,765.00
Plumber1,239£36,660.00
Facilities Technician59£36,530.00
Mobile Fitter434£36,400.00
Asbestos Surveyor340£36,190.00
Assistant Building Surveyor93£36,090.00
Joiner293£35,935.00
Metal Fabricator24£35,700.00
Floor Layer6£35,665.00
Decorator173£35,660.00
Estate Agency1,117£35,390.00
Works Scheduler6£35,335.00
Document Manager140£35,325.00
Site Technician9£35,150.00
Multi Skilled Joiner34£35,080.00
Land Agent4£35,000.00
Structural Estimator1£35,000.00
UPVC Fabricator4£35,000.00
Electrical Improver7£34,915.00
Roofer81£34,895.00
Facilities Operative48£34,720.00
Asbestos Consultant27£34,640.00
Sheet Metal Fabricator14£34,415.00
Property Officer4£34,125.00
Assistant Site Engineer2£34,000.00
Painter and Decorator65£33,520.00
Templater17£33,520.00
Bathroom Designer37£33,465.00
Planning Team Leader2£33,375.00
Kitchen Design219£33,275.00
Property Maintenance Operative30£33,275.00
Flood Risk Consultant9£33,250.00
Kitchen Designer222£33,245.00
New Home Sales98£33,170.00
Planning Technician14£33,040.00
CSCS32£32,945.00
Property Agent35£32,925.00
Property Lettings72£32,925.00
Assistant Property Manager108£32,910.00
Upholsterer13£32,780.00
Installation Technician58£32,770.00
Property Sales209£32,665.00
Estates Officer18£32,595.00
General Builder12£32,465.00
Plumbing Technician8£32,450.00
Fabric Technician8£32,375.00
Facilities Officer36£32,240.00
New Homes Sales Advisor41£32,205.00
Leakage technician147£32,000.00
Trainee Surveyor42£31,920.00
Handyman46£31,915.00
Construction Coordinator13£31,815.00
Property Lister18£31,655.00
Sign Fitter26£31,615.00
Installation Fitter6£31,585.00
Junior Estimator21£31,550.00
Junior Quantity Surveyor18£31,415.00
Maintenance Operative663£31,395.00
Architectural Assistant200£31,350.00
Lettings Negotiator193£31,295.00
Resident Liaison Officer93£31,015.00
Finishing Manager9£30,925.00
Facilities Coordinator60£30,785.00
Storeman2£30,750.00
Assistant Town Planner108£30,540.00
Logistics Coordinator171£30,455.00
Material Controller12£30,375.00
Yard Supervisor3£30,375.00
Trade Assistant276£30,355.00
Part 2 Architectural Assistant118£30,350.00
Materials Controller14£30,340.00
Handyperson55£30,305.00
Graduate Building Surveyor27£30,265.00
Operations Assistant184£30,200.00
New Home Sales Consultant18£30,175.00
Construction Administrator19£30,145.00
Yard Operative40£30,105.00
Lettings Coordinator24£29,465.00
Water Hygiene Technician31£29,465.00
Trainee Quantity Surveyor10£29,415.00
Construction Technician14£29,390.00
Maintenance Coordinator46£29,130.00
Grounds Maintenance258£29,125.00
Graduate Surveyor70£29,110.00
Facilities Assistant221£29,000.00
Layout Designer3£29,000.00
Streetworks Coordinator28£28,925.00
Trainee Site Manager7£28,815.00
Property Assistant256£28,665.00
Junior Town Planner1£28,500.00
Property Coordinator29£28,360.00
Maintenance Assistant142£28,120.00
Grounds Maintenance Operative63£28,075.00
Skilled Labourer2£28,075.00
Site Administrator8£27,965.00
Junior Architectural Technician16£27,725.00
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
Grounds Operative38£27,100.00
Electricians Mate1£27,000.00
Lettings Officer2£26,725.00
Lettings Administrator24£26,660.00
Yard Person1£26,500.00
Premises Officer2£26,275.00
Surveying Technician4£26,175.00
Contract Coordinator18£26,050.00
Contracts Coordinator18£26,050.00
Trainee Estate Agent39£24,550.00