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Quantity surveyor jobs in Stockport

The 2021 census counted 1,071 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Stockport.

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Published figures for Stockport

What the official data says about Stockport

At the 2021 census, 1,071 people living in Stockport were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.77% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Stockport 7th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 778. Trafford was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Stockport, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,406. That is 15th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £46,584 across the region, which is £11,178 more than the typical Stockport job, about 32% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Stockport had 5,600 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 136,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.12% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
1,071
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the North West
£46,584
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.77%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,406
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
3,153
Residents of the area in work at the census
139,808
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
136,000

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 Stockport: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Stockport?

1,071 residents of Stockport were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.77% 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 Stockport?

Across the North West, £46,584 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Stockport itself the median across all occupations together is £35,406. 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 Stockport?

5,600 of the 136,000 employee jobs in Stockport 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.