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Quantity surveyor jobs in Staffordshire

The 2021 census counted 2,834 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Staffordshire.

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Published figures for Staffordshire

What the official data says about Staffordshire

At the 2021 census, 2,834 people living in Staffordshire were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.68% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Staffordshire 1st of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 748. Birmingham was the next area down.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Staffordshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,532. That is 11th 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 £12,496 more than the typical Staffordshire job, about 36% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Staffordshire had 14,500 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 356,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.07% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 3%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
2,834
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
0.68%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£34,532
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
12,213
Residents of the area in work at the census
415,004
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
356,000

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 Staffordshire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Staffordshire?

2,834 residents of Staffordshire were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.68% 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 Staffordshire?

Across the West Midlands, £47,028 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Staffordshire itself the median across all occupations together is £34,532. 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 Staffordshire?

14,500 of the 356,000 employee jobs in Staffordshire 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.