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Quantity surveyor jobs in Brighton and Hove

The 2021 census counted 880 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Brighton and Hove.

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Published figures for Brighton and Hove

What the official data says about Brighton and Hove

At the 2021 census, 880 people living in Brighton and Hove were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.63% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Brighton and Hove 9th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 808. Medway was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Brighton and Hove, every occupation counted together, had a median of £39,137. That is 13th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £48,831 across the region, which is £9,694 more than the typical Brighton and Hove job, about 25% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Brighton and Hove had 2,115 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 146,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.45% of every job here, that ranks 19th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.45%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
880
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the South East
£48,831
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.63%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£39,137
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
2,245
Residents of the area in work at the census
139,290
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
146,000

The quantity surveyor role

Controlling the money on a construction project: estimating it, valuing the work as it happens, pricing the changes and settling the final account.

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Quantity surveyor jobs in Brighton and Hove: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Brighton and Hove?

880 residents of Brighton and Hove were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.63% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.

What does this work pay around Brighton and Hove?

Across the South East, £48,831 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Brighton and Hove itself the median across all occupations together is £39,137. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.

Is there much of this work based in Brighton and Hove?

2,115 of the 146,000 employee jobs in Brighton and Hove are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.