Building Information Modelling Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Building Information Modelling (BIM)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 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 502 635 618
Rank change year-on-year +133 -17 +188
Permanent jobs citing Building Information Modelling 58 31 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.15% 0.052% 0.063%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.066% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 14 10 8
10th Percentile £33,250 £31,900 £40,320
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,625 £41,018
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £60,780 £60,625 £60,025
90th Percentile £70,125 £66,225 -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,050
% change year-on-year -9.09% -0.09% -18.44%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,789 47,198 39,520
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.87% 78.79% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 17,574 27,266 24,556
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,404 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.72% -8.36% +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.90% -7.50% -

Building Information Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Building Information Modelling as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Building Information Modelling in the UK excluding London

Building Information Modelling
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Building Information Modelling.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Building Information Modelling in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Building Information Modelling in the UK excluding London

Building Information Modelling
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London 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
Midlands +66 15 £65,000 - 3
South East +56 12 £45,000 -18.18% 1
North of England +31 10 £35,000 -22.22% 5
Scotland +87 9 - -
West Midlands - 8 £62,264 - 3
East Midlands +14 7 £70,000 -
South West - 7 £50,000 - 1
North East - 4 - -
Yorkshire +24 3 - - 2
North West +18 3 £35,000 - 3
East of England -29 2 £67,500 +22.73% 3
Northern Ireland - 2 - -
Wales - 1 - -
Building Information Modelling
UK

Building Information Modelling
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 41 (70.69%) Revit
2 16 (27.59%) Navisworks
3 7 (12.07%) AutoCAD
4 5 (8.62%) Civil 3D
5 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (3.45%) ProjectWise
6 1 (1.72%) MicroStation
6 1 (1.72%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (1.72%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 1 (1.72%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.72%) Azure
1 1 (1.72%) Google Drive
1 1 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (1.72%) Power Platform
1 1 (1.72%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (17.24%) TETRA
2 1 (1.72%) Internet
2 1 (1.72%) Modbus
2 1 (1.72%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.45%) GIS
2 1 (1.72%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (1.72%) Power BI
General
1 12 (20.69%) Social Skills
2 11 (18.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (13.79%) Legal
4 7 (12.07%) Finance
4 7 (12.07%) Retail
5 5 (8.62%) Manufacturing
6 4 (6.90%) Public Sector
7 3 (5.17%) Telecoms
8 2 (3.45%) Advertising
8 2 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (3.45%) Marketing
8 2 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.72%) Law
9 1 (1.72%) Military
9 1 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (36.21%) Senior
2 10 (17.24%) Senior Technician
3 6 (10.34%) Coordinator
4 5 (8.62%) Senior Manager
5 3 (5.17%) Civil Engineer
5 3 (5.17%) Consultant
5 3 (5.17%) Graduate
5 3 (5.17%) Graduate Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (5.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (5.17%) Lead
6 2 (3.45%) Design Engineer
6 2 (3.45%) Senior Consultant
6 2 (3.45%) Senior Design Engineer
7 1 (1.72%) Architect
7 1 (1.72%) Engineering Manager
7 1 (1.72%) Junior
7 1 (1.72%) Project Manager
7 1 (1.72%) Senior Project Manager
7 1 (1.72%) Systems Designer
7 1 (1.72%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.07%) Management Information System
2 4 (6.90%) Driving Licence
3 3 (5.17%) Data Centre
3 3 (5.17%) NHS
4 2 (3.45%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.45%) SCADA
5 1 (1.72%) Home Automation
5 1 (1.72%) IoT
5 1 (1.72%) Smart Home
5 1 (1.72%) Tandem
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (18.97%) CAD
1 11 (18.97%) Project Delivery
2 9 (15.52%) 3D Modelling
3 7 (12.07%) Information Management
3 7 (12.07%) Mentoring
3 7 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (10.34%) Agile
4 6 (10.34%) Model Validation
5 5 (8.62%) Data Analysis
5 5 (8.62%) Digital Engineering
5 5 (8.62%) Project Management
5 5 (8.62%) Workflow
6 3 (5.17%) Asset Management
6 3 (5.17%) Business Strategy
6 3 (5.17%) Decision-Making
6 3 (5.17%) Document Management
6 3 (5.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 3 (5.17%) Risk Assessment
6 3 (5.17%) Servant Leadership
6 3 (5.17%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.72%) Python
1 1 (1.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (32.76%) Degree
2 6 (10.34%) Master's Degree
3 5 (8.62%) Chartered Engineer
3 5 (8.62%) HNC
3 5 (8.62%) HND
3 5 (8.62%) SC Cleared
3 5 (8.62%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.72%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.72%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.72%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (43.10%) ISO 19650
2 7 (12.07%) GDPR
3 2 (3.45%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.72%) QA
Vendors
1 13 (22.41%) Autodesk
2 2 (3.45%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.72%) Cognos
3 1 (1.72%) ESRI
3 1 (1.72%) Google
3 1 (1.72%) IBM
3 1 (1.72%) Planon