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Quantity surveyor jobs in Barking and Dagenham

The 2021 census counted 374 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Barking and Dagenham.

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Published figures for Barking and Dagenham

What the official data says about Barking and Dagenham

At the 2021 census, 374 people living in Barking and Dagenham were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.4% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Barking and Dagenham 32nd of 33 areas in London, where the middle area recorded 925. Kensington and Chelsea was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Barking and Dagenham, every occupation counted together, had a median of £39,599. That is 24th of 33 in London, against a regional middle of £42,346. Work of this kind pays £50,902 across the region, which is £11,303 more than the typical Barking and Dagenham job, about 29% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Barking and Dagenham had 645 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 59,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.09% of every job here, that ranks 19th of 33 in London, where the middle area sits at 1.33%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
374
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across London
£50,902
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.4%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£39,599
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,421
Residents of the area in work at the census
94,591
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
59,000

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 Barking and Dagenham: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Barking and Dagenham?

374 residents of Barking and Dagenham were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.4% 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 Barking and Dagenham?

Across London, £50,902 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Barking and Dagenham itself the median across all occupations together is £39,599. 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 Barking and Dagenham?

645 of the 59,000 employee jobs in Barking and Dagenham 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.