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Quantity surveyor jobs in Essex
The 2021 census counted 6,637 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Essex.
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Published figures for Essex
What the official data says about Essex
At the 2021 census, 6,637 people living in Essex were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.93% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Essex 1st of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 1,333. Hertfordshire was the next area down.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Essex, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,098. That is 4th 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 £8,469 more than the typical Essex job, about 22% above it.
Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Essex had 15,000 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 616,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.44% of every job here, that ranks 6th 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)
- 6,637
- 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
- 0.93%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £38,098
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 20,646
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 713,792
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 616,000
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 Essex: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Essex?
6,637 residents of Essex were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.93% 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 Essex?
Across the East of England, £46,567 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Essex itself the median across all occupations together is £38,098. 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 Essex?
15,000 of the 616,000 employee jobs in Essex 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.