Building Information Modelling Job Trends in the South East

Building Information Modelling (BIM)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Building Information Modelling skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 283 339 331
Rank change year-on-year +56 -8 +170
Permanent jobs citing Building Information Modelling 12 5 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.13% 0.036% 0.079%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.045% 0.083%
Number of salaries quoted 7 4 6
10th Percentile £31,000 £37,350 £40,320
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,875 £42,759
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £53,775
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +2.28% +22.91%
75th Percentile £57,500 £71,813 £60,025
90th Percentile £60,000 £88,575 -
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £53,775
% change year-on-year +4.76% -2.37% -20.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Building Information Modelling falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,245 11,182 9,604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 88.08% 81.02% 94.40%
Number of salaries quoted 4,272 6,732 6,224
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,179 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £67,250 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,207 £62,325
% change year-on-year -3.86% -8.21% +3.87%

Building Information Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Building Information Modelling as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Building Information Modelling in the South East

Building Information Modelling
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Building Information Modelling.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Building Information Modelling in the South East over the 6 months to 29 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Building Information Modelling in the South East

Building Information Modelling
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Building Information Modelling within the South East region over the 6 months to 29 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hampshire - 4 £35,000 -
Thames Valley -8 3 £36,250 -34.09%
West Sussex +9 2 £55,000 -
Kent - 2 £50,000 -
Oxfordshire +32 1 £32,500 -67.34%
Berkshire -3 1 £40,000 -27.27%
Buckinghamshire -3 1 - -
East Sussex - 1 £45,000 -
Building Information Modelling
England

Building Information Modelling
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Revit
2 3 (25.00%) AutoCAD
3 2 (16.67%) Civil 3D
3 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (16.67%) Navisworks
4 1 (8.33%) MicroStation
4 1 (8.33%) ProjectWise
Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) Google Drive
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) GIS
General
1 7 (58.33%) Social Skills
2 5 (41.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (25.00%) Finance
3 3 (25.00%) Manufacturing
3 3 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 3 (25.00%) Retail
3 3 (25.00%) Telecoms
4 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (8.33%) Advertising
5 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (25.00%) Civil Engineer
1 3 (25.00%) Graduate
1 3 (25.00%) Graduate Infrastructure Engineer
1 3 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 3 (25.00%) Senior
2 2 (16.67%) Design Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Senior Design Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Designer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Designer
3 1 (8.33%) Systems Designer
3 1 (8.33%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (16.67%) SCADA
2 1 (8.33%) Driving Licence
2 1 (8.33%) Home Automation
2 1 (8.33%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) 3D Modelling
2 4 (33.33%) CAD
2 4 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 3 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 3 (25.00%) Line Management
3 3 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 3 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (16.67%) Information Management
4 2 (16.67%) Systems Engineering
5 1 (8.33%) Agile
5 1 (8.33%) Conflict Resolution
5 1 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (8.33%) Data Analysis
5 1 (8.33%) Data Sharing
5 1 (8.33%) Decision-Making
5 1 (8.33%) Project Planning
5 1 (8.33%) Systems Thinking
5 1 (8.33%) Time Management
5 1 (8.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 7 (58.33%) Degree
2 5 (41.67%) Chartered Engineer
2 5 (41.67%) Master's Degree
3 1 (8.33%) HNC
3 1 (8.33%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) ISO 19650
2 1 (8.33%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Autodesk
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (8.33%) Google