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Quantity surveyor jobs in Bradford

The 2021 census counted 1,029 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Bradford.

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Published figures for Bradford

What the official data says about Bradford

At the 2021 census, 1,029 people living in Bradford were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.47% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bradford 5th of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 752. Kirklees was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bradford, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,213. That is 6th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £42,472 across the region, which is £7,259 more than the typical Bradford job, about 21% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Bradford had 5,200 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 199,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.61% of every job here, that ranks 9th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 2.73%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
1,029
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£42,472
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.47%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,213
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
4,177
Residents of the area in work at the census
221,138
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
199,000

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 Bradford: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bradford?

1,029 residents of Bradford were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.47% 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 Bradford?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £42,472 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Bradford itself the median across all occupations together is £35,213. 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 Bradford?

5,200 of the 199,000 employee jobs in Bradford 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.