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Quantity surveyor jobs in Peterborough

The 2021 census counted 468 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Peterborough.

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Published figures for Peterborough

What the official data says about Peterborough

At the 2021 census, 468 people living in Peterborough were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.46% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Peterborough 10th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 1,333. Thurrock was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Peterborough, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,050. That is 9th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £46,567 across the region, which is £10,517 more than the typical Peterborough job, about 29% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Peterborough had 4,950 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 118,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.19% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.44%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
468
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the East of England
£46,567
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.46%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,050
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,655
Residents of the area in work at the census
100,962
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
118,000

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 Peterborough: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Peterborough?

468 residents of Peterborough were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.46% 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 Peterborough?

Across the East of England, £46,567 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Peterborough itself the median across all occupations together is £36,050. 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 Peterborough?

4,950 of the 118,000 employee jobs in Peterborough 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.