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Quantity surveyor jobs in Torbay
The 2021 census counted 319 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Torbay.
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Published figures for Torbay
What the official data says about Torbay
At the 2021 census, 319 people living in Torbay were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.54% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Torbay 14th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 1,093. Swindon was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Torbay, every occupation counted together, had a median of £30,873. That is 14th 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 £11,746 more than the typical Torbay job, about 38% above it.
Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Torbay had 620 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 48,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.29% of every job here, that ranks 14th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 3%.
- Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
- 319
- 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
- 0.54%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £30,873
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 1,162
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 58,934
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 48,000
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 Torbay: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Torbay?
319 residents of Torbay were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.54% 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 Torbay?
Across the South West, £42,619 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Torbay itself the median across all occupations together is £30,873. 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 Torbay?
620 of the 48,000 employee jobs in Torbay 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.