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Highest Paying Construction Jobs in the UK


Last 12 Month Construction Jobs Summary

There have been 1,032,418 listed Construction Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,013,13098.13 %
Contract (Inside IR35)12,8591.25 %
Contract (Outside IR35)6,4290.62 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 19,854 new Construction Jobs posted each week, or 86,035 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent19,48384,427
Contract3701,607

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

The busiest month for new contract Construction Jobs is September, and the quietest month is also 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
September 202523,302
August 202510,430
July 202511,485
June 202510,130
May 202510,250
April 20258,889
March 20259,034
February 20257,145
January 20255,969
December 20244,817
November 202419,357
October 202431,936

The Highest Paying Construction Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Project Director60£98,055.00
Head of Commercial14£83,925.00
Aws Architect13£83,750.00
Senior Design Manager54£81,305.00
Architectural Engineer105£80,690.00
Construction Director6£80,625.00
Associate Quantity Surveyor36£79,550.00
Construction Bid Manager4£77,500.00
Head of Project37£75,530.00
Managing Quantity Surveyor39£75,515.00
Head of Surveying193£73,825.00
Head of Planning2£72,500.00
MEP Manager7£71,875.00
Senior Contracts Manager16£71,525.00
Electrical Associate44£71,290.00
Site Engineering Manager4£70,000.00
Senior Estimator203£69,770.00
Mechanical Associate30£69,510.00
Associate Building Surveyor159£67,415.00
Senior Site Manager183£67,070.00
Groundworks Estimator9£66,565.00
Construction Contracts Manager2£66,250.00
Senior Quantity Surveyor1,638£65,785.00
Architect4,234£64,965.00
Signaller126£64,570.00
Senior Construction Manager39£64,390.00
Estimating Manager13£64,375.00
Building Services Manager70£64,005.00
MRICS Building Surveyor57£63,250.00
Senior Surveyor1,793£62,955.00
Architectural Designer65£62,815.00
Head of Principal Design2£62,500.00
Commercial Manager1,321£62,300.00
Managing Estimator15£62,150.00
Architecture5,270£61,815.00
Property Developer62£61,575.00
Employer Agent16£61,250.00
Property Development60£60,960.00
Construction Operative24£60,550.00
Senior Facilities Manager35£60,505.00
Head Of Facilities1£60,000.00
Project Designer214£59,905.00
Trades4,309£59,735.00
Project Quantity Surveyor156£59,535.00
Construction Manager1,182£59,130.00
Chartered Building Surveyor452£59,090.00
Construction Planner50£58,940.00
Chartered Surveyor410£58,305.00
Cost Manager648£58,300.00
Construction Project Manager628£58,005.00
Electrical Contracts Manager40£57,885.00
Construction Site Manager53£57,855.00
Chartered Quantity Surveyor6£57,675.00
Fitting Manager34£57,605.00
Project Surveyor161£57,020.00
Quantity Surveyor5,456£56,870.00
Governance Manager41£56,855.00
Construction Estimator57£56,780.00
Site Agent135£56,730.00
Residential Surveyor51£56,570.00
Facilities Services Manager13£56,535.00
Managing Surveyor144£56,350.00
Demolition21£55,915.00
CDM Advisor60£55,780.00
Building Control Surveyor33£55,665.00
Senior Architect312£55,615.00
Electrical Estimator187£55,515.00
Project Controller282£55,240.00
Groundworker252£55,015.00
Principal Designer704£55,010.00
Estimating Lead2£55,000.00
MRICS Chartered Building Surveyor2£55,000.00
Civil Site Manager38£54,885.00
Planning Leader20£54,800.00
CDM Consultant120£54,490.00
Planning Manager576£54,490.00
Electrical Manager691£54,270.00
Site Operative51£54,205.00
Hard Services Manager7£54,075.00
Plant Controller4£53,750.00
Subcontractor554£53,240.00
Property Expert7£53,125.00
Head of Property30£53,020.00
Site Manager2,308£52,705.00
Authorised Person63£52,640.00
Mechanical Estimator54£52,595.00
Contractor4,106£52,585.00
Construction Health & Safety Manager4£52,500.00
Highways Manager2£52,500.00
Mechanical Quantity Surveyor4£52,500.00
Building Surveyor2,761£52,315.00
Maintenance Manager477£51,965.00
Cost Estimator344£51,885.00
Building Inspector18£51,650.00
Senior Project Surveyor3£51,575.00
JIB Electrician1£51,500.00
Proposals Manager23£51,335.00
Site Engineer616£51,330.00
Principal Planner192£51,280.00
Cladding Manager2£51,250.00
MEP Engineer50£51,235.00
Design Coordinator36£50,795.00
Construction Health and Safety171£50,540.00
Setting Out Engineer2£50,500.00
Construction Site127£50,275.00
Layout Designer4£50,250.00
Rail353£50,050.00
Compex Electrician13£50,000.00
Dry Lining4£50,000.00
Roof Contractor6£50,000.00
Sub Agent17£49,960.00
Development Manager1,554£49,930.00
Finishing Manager9£49,815.00
Building Services Engineer758£49,720.00
Regional Facilities Manager34£49,605.00
General Foreman13£49,585.00
Estates-Surveyor153£49,485.00
Estate Surveyor153£49,485.00
Building Services Designer297£49,290.00
Building Manager507£49,200.00
Curtain Walling8£49,175.00
Building Services1,790£48,665.00
Estimator2,306£48,620.00
Town Planning508£48,615.00
Construction Buyer8£48,165.00
Highways Engineer29£48,035.00
HVAC Technician8£47,890.00
Intermediate Quantity Surveyor52£47,785.00
Technical Co-ordinator4£47,750.00
Crane Operative12£47,715.00
Crane Operator12£47,715.00
Working Foreman10£47,500.00
HVAC807£47,385.00
HVAC Engineer252£47,330.00
Scaffolder36£47,110.00
Scaffolding36£47,110.00
Crane Engineer119£47,095.00
Estate Management446£46,950.00
Plan Consultant308£46,950.00
Estate Manager458£46,895.00
Plumbing Engineer119£46,690.00
Senior Planner967£46,590.00
Maintenance Surveyor156£46,480.00
BIM Coordinator13£46,275.00
Tekla Designer3£46,250.00
Window Installer2£46,250.00
Asset Surveyor21£46,140.00
Electrical Contractor12£45,970.00
Commercial Gas Engineer846£45,730.00
Technical Coordinator123£45,620.00
Planning Officer8£45,415.00
Site Service Engineer7£45,415.00
Land Manager47£45,255.00
Planning Supervisor4£45,250.00
Plumbing Supervisor3£45,165.00
Building Technologist12£45,000.00
Construction Planning7£45,000.00
Assistant Site Manager288£44,850.00
BIM191£44,600.00
Property Surveyor157£44,575.00
Clerk of Works21£44,545.00
Site Maintenance Engineer4£44,500.00
Domestic Gas Engineer310£44,160.00
Contract Surveyor2£44,075.00
Surveying5,027£44,070.00
Senior Architectural Technologist208£43,930.00
CDM Manager2£43,750.00
Tender Manager2£43,750.00
Senior Town Planner707£43,670.00
Electrical Tester76£43,620.00
Approved Electrician57£43,555.00
Foreman65£43,425.00
Senior Property Manager71£43,425.00
Facilities Manager1,540£43,125.00
Facilities Management1,543£43,080.00
Bathroom Installer91£43,065.00
Town Planner2,054£43,060.00
Boiler Manufacturer9£42,925.00
House Manager589£42,880.00
Facilities Maintenance Engineer11£42,875.00
Shift Manager339£42,840.00
Maintenance Supervisor219£42,745.00
Air Conditioning Engineer402£42,560.00
Asbestos Manager3£42,500.00
CPCS4£42,500.00
HSEQ Advisor17£41,890.00
Urban Designer83£41,495.00
Builders Merchant119£41,485.00
Industrial Electrician69£41,480.00
Roofing342£41,420.00
Voids Supervisor33£41,270.00
Traffic Management33£41,150.00
Site Supervisor283£41,070.00
Building Services Maintenance12£41,025.00
Domestic Electrician199£40,960.00
Landscape Architect175£40,900.00
Air Conditioning Maintenance4£40,875.00
Stock Condition Surveyor29£40,740.00
Commercial Electrician134£40,735.00
Building Maintenance144£40,410.00
Maintenance Electrician786£40,365.00
Assistant QS7£40,315.00
Architectural Technologist750£40,145.00
Planning Analyst8£40,000.00
Static Electrician6£40,000.00
Heating Engineer378£39,900.00
Bricklayer8£39,850.00
Maintenance Fitter36£39,825.00
Estate Agency Branch Manager12£39,815.00
Plant Operator71£39,805.00
Utility Surveyor355£39,775.00
Chartered Town Planner24£39,680.00
Property Advisor2£39,650.00
Property11,535£39,560.00
Commercial Plumber57£39,550.00
Revit535£39,515.00
Electrician5,243£39,510.00
Contract Specialist2£39,250.00
Domestic Plumber26£39,070.00
Maintenance Team Leader38£38,970.00
Property Consultant63£38,900.00
Works Scheduler5£38,690.00
Gas Fitter2£38,500.00
Highways Supervisor4£38,500.00
Tradesman4£38,500.00
Assistant Estimator22£38,440.00
Estimating Assistant22£38,440.00
Assistant Contracts Manager4£38,375.00
Property Sales187£38,225.00
BIM Technician12£37,915.00
Maintenance29,974£37,880.00
Revit Technician85£37,850.00
Property Manager2,569£37,835.00
Steel Fabricator10£37,820.00
Property Management2,550£37,810.00
Architectural Technician445£37,795.00
Vectorworks10£37,750.00
Fitter2,801£37,670.00
Builder347£37,625.00
Assistant Quantity Surveyor575£37,565.00
General Practice Surveyor17£37,375.00
Bathroom Fitter107£37,345.00
Assistant Surveyor610£37,325.00
Multi Trade Carpenter10£37,225.00
Asbestos349£37,200.00
Woodworker9£36,915.00
Plumber1,197£36,825.00
UPVC Fitter4£36,825.00
Commercial Maintenance Electrician10£36,815.00
Window Fitter2£36,750.00
Carpenter475£36,715.00
Construction Assistant15£36,650.00
Store Designer81£36,635.00
Document Manager48£36,555.00
Multi Trader402£36,540.00
Civil Operative4£36,500.00
Estates Officer96£36,325.00
Levelling Technician78£36,325.00
Appointed Person2£36,250.00
Maintenance Planner6£36,190.00
Painting and Decorating6£36,165.00
Asbestos Consultant20£36,085.00
Mobile Fitter255£36,080.00
Trade Operative154£36,055.00
Estate Agency1,286£36,000.00
Labouring234£35,900.00
Carpentry171£35,785.00
Yard Manager9£35,665.00
Multi Trade Operative121£35,660.00
Assistant Facilities Manager19£35,555.00
Multi Trade367£35,520.00
Assistant Construction Manager6£35,250.00
Cabinet Maker10£35,210.00
Lettings Manager298£35,165.00
Asbestos Surveyor247£35,140.00
Estate Operative22£35,140.00
Templater5£35,000.00
Painter179£34,935.00
Maintenance Controller10£34,835.00
Land Surveyor26£34,830.00
Shift Supervisor24£34,800.00
Facilities Operative35£34,775.00
Plasterer140£34,770.00
Electrical Improver2£34,750.00
Facilities Officer5£34,740.00
Metal Fabricator15£34,720.00
Account Controller17£34,635.00
General Builder20£34,500.00
Upholsterer5£34,500.00
Floor Layer13£34,405.00
Block Property Manager89£34,400.00
Kitchen Fitter7£34,300.00
CSCS11£34,225.00
Levelling Engineer4£34,125.00
Assistant Site Engineer2£34,000.00
Decorator123£34,000.00
Sheet Metal Fabricator7£33,900.00
Assistant Building Surveyor128£33,555.00
Reinstater6£33,550.00
Letting Agent58£33,520.00
MEP Technician8£33,500.00
Multi Skilled Joiner33£33,490.00
Joiner208£33,270.00
Leasehold Manager17£33,270.00
Flood Risk Consultant8£33,250.00
Property Lettings111£33,200.00
Maintenance Operative473£33,095.00
Roofer127£32,980.00
Property Agent14£32,900.00
Property Maintenance Operative14£32,830.00
Fabric Technician28£32,750.00
Kitchen Design78£32,670.00
Kitchen Designer78£32,670.00
Planning Technician14£32,625.00
Sign Fitter29£32,615.00
BREEAM Assessor2£32,500.00
Ductwork2£32,500.00
Installation Fitter10£32,375.00
Junior Quantity Surveyor27£32,330.00
Maintenance Joiner2£32,250.00
Specification Writer8£32,250.00
Leakage technician32£32,000.00
Trimmer1£32,000.00
New Home Sales182£31,970.00
Graduate Building Surveyor104£31,940.00
Site Technician24£31,540.00
QSHE Advisor1£31,500.00
Facilities Coordinator82£31,385.00
Junior Architectural Technician2£31,250.00
Assistant Property Manager97£31,095.00
Material Controller12£31,085.00
Materials Controller12£31,085.00
Facilities Technician44£30,820.00
Assistant Technician14£30,815.00
Lettings Coordinator11£30,815.00
Handyman62£30,645.00
New Homes Sales Advisor52£30,485.00
Yard Supervisor3£30,375.00
Architectural Assistant162£30,355.00
Painter and Decorator47£30,195.00
New Home Sales Consultant38£30,055.00
Construction Coordinator4£30,000.00
Trainee Surveyor17£30,000.00
Logistics Coordinator89£29,955.00
Trainee Site Manager5£29,875.00
Part 2 Architectural Assistant93£29,830.00
Assistant Town Planner42£29,795.00
Grounds Maintenance256£29,635.00
Bathroom Designer4£29,500.00
Lettings Officer2£29,375.00
Handyperson43£29,335.00
Resident Liaison Officer76£29,245.00
Maintenance Coordinator32£29,185.00
Facilities Assistant237£29,090.00
Junior Estimator16£29,000.00
Property Officer15£28,965.00
Storeman6£28,915.00
Graduate Quantity Surveyor4£28,875.00
Water Hygiene Technician31£28,685.00
Yard Operative42£28,670.00
Construction Technician8£28,600.00
Construction Administrator30£28,540.00
Lettings Negotiator214£28,485.00
Trade Assistant133£28,395.00
Property Assistant170£28,290.00
Operations Assistant122£28,260.00
Installation Technician7£28,190.00
Asbestos Analyst6£28,000.00
Streetworks Coordinator18£27,990.00
Facilities Analyst4£27,500.00
Grounds Maintenance Supervisor9£27,500.00
Maintenance Assistant89£27,420.00
PAT Tester5£27,300.00
Property Coordinator15£27,275.00
Electricians Mate18£27,240.00
Graduate Surveyor156£27,100.00
Grounds Operative25£27,090.00
Lettings Administrator42£26,920.00
Site Administrator5£26,875.00
Surveying Technician2£26,750.00
Grounds Maintenance Operative31£26,740.00
Trainee Quantity Surveyor21£26,735.00
Yard Person1£26,500.00
Restoration Technician2£26,000.00
Property Inspector14£25,375.00
Trainee Estate Agent30£24,595.00