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Quantity surveyor jobs in Sandwell

The 2021 census counted 515 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Sandwell.

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Published figures for Sandwell

What the official data says about Sandwell

At the 2021 census, 515 people living in Sandwell were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.37% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Sandwell 11th of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 748. Coventry was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Sandwell, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,636. That is 14th of 14 in the West Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,511. Work of this kind pays £47,028 across the region, which is £13,392 more than the typical Sandwell job, about 40% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Sandwell had 2,195 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 125,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.76% of every job here, that ranks 11th of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 3%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
515
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the West Midlands
£47,028
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.37%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,636
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
2,034
Residents of the area in work at the census
141,075
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
125,000

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 Sandwell: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Sandwell?

515 residents of Sandwell were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.37% 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 Sandwell?

Across the West Midlands, £47,028 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Sandwell itself the median across all occupations together is £33,636. 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 Sandwell?

2,195 of the 125,000 employee jobs in Sandwell 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.