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Quantity surveyor jobs in Oxfordshire

The 2021 census counted 2,387 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Oxfordshire.

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Published figures for Oxfordshire

What the official data says about Oxfordshire

At the 2021 census, 2,387 people living in Oxfordshire were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.65% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Oxfordshire 5th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 808. West Sussex was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Oxfordshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £42,951. That is 4th 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 £5,880 more than the typical Oxfordshire job, about 14% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Oxfordshire had 14,500 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 389,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.73% of every job here, that ranks 5th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.45%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
2,387
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
0.65%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£42,951
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
8,002
Residents of the area in work at the census
364,568
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
389,000

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 Oxfordshire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Oxfordshire?

2,387 residents of Oxfordshire were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.65% 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 Oxfordshire?

Across the South East, £48,831 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Oxfordshire itself the median across all occupations together is £42,951. 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 Oxfordshire?

14,500 of the 389,000 employee jobs in Oxfordshire 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.