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Quantity surveyor jobs in Southampton
The 2021 census counted 655 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Southampton.
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Published figures for Southampton
What the official data says about Southampton
At the 2021 census, 655 people living in Southampton were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.55% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Southampton 12th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 808. Wokingham was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Southampton, every occupation counted together, had a median of £39,464. That is 11th 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 £9,367 more than the typical Southampton job, about 24% above it.
Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Southampton had 2,300 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 114,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.02% of every job here, that ranks 13th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.45%.
- Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
- 655
- 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
- 0.55%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £39,464
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 1,693
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 118,219
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 114,000
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.
Quantity surveyor jobs in Southampton: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Southampton?
655 residents of Southampton were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.55% 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 Southampton?
Across the South East, £48,831 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Southampton itself the median across all occupations together is £39,464. 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 Southampton?
2,300 of the 114,000 employee jobs in Southampton 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.