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Quantity surveyor jobs in Wiltshire

The 2021 census counted 1,620 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Wiltshire.

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Published figures for Wiltshire

What the official data says about Wiltshire

At the 2021 census, 1,620 people living in Wiltshire were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.64% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Wiltshire 5th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 1,093. Somerset was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Wiltshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,370. That is 8th 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 £6,249 more than the typical Wiltshire job, about 17% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Wiltshire had 5,650 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 212,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.67% of every job here, that ranks 9th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 3%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
1,620
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
0.64%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,370
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
6,018
Residents of the area in work at the census
252,337
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
212,000

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 Wiltshire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Wiltshire?

1,620 residents of Wiltshire were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.64% 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 Wiltshire?

Across the South West, £42,619 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Wiltshire itself the median across all occupations together is £36,370. 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 Wiltshire?

5,650 of the 212,000 employee jobs in Wiltshire 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.