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Quantity surveyor jobs in Cornwall
The 2021 census counted 1,497 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Cornwall.
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Published figures for Cornwall
What the official data says about Cornwall
At the 2021 census, 1,497 people living in Cornwall were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.59% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Cornwall 6th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 1,093. Wiltshire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Cornwall, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,889. That is 13th 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 £8,730 more than the typical Cornwall job, about 26% above it.
Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Cornwall had 5,850 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 233,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.51% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 3%.
- Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
- 1,497
- 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
- 0.59%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £33,889
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 5,801
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 254,237
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 233,000
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 Cornwall: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Cornwall?
1,497 residents of Cornwall were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.59% 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 Cornwall?
Across the South West, £42,619 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Cornwall itself the median across all occupations together is £33,889. 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 Cornwall?
5,850 of the 233,000 employee jobs in Cornwall 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.