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Quantity surveyor jobs in South Gloucestershire

The 2021 census counted 1,204 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in South Gloucestershire.

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Published figures for South Gloucestershire

What the official data says about South Gloucestershire

At the 2021 census, 1,204 people living in South Gloucestershire were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.82% of everyone in work in the area. That count put South Gloucestershire 7th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 1,093. Cornwall was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in South Gloucestershire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £42,267. That is 1st of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £42,619 across the region, which is £352 more than the typical South Gloucestershire job, about 1% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: South Gloucestershire had 10,600 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 170,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 6.24% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 3%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
1,204
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the South West
£42,619
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.82%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£42,267
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
3,489
Residents of the area in work at the census
147,612
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
170,000

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 South Gloucestershire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in South Gloucestershire?

1,204 residents of South Gloucestershire were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.82% 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 South Gloucestershire?

Across the South West, £42,619 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In South Gloucestershire itself the median across all occupations together is £42,267. 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 South Gloucestershire?

10,600 of the 170,000 employee jobs in South Gloucestershire 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.