Quantity Surveyor
UK

The median Quantity Surveyor salary in the UK is £44,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 812 983 1208
Rank change year-on-year +171 +225 -305
Permanent jobs requiring a Quantity Surveyor 99 16 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.10% 0.015% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.017% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 29 4 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £23,125 - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £25,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +76.00% -56.52% +127.72%
75th Percentile £51,250 £29,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £37,600 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £25,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +76.00% -56.52% +139.58%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 93,212 94,769 150,357
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.51% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,814 59,630 85,382
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,225
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Quantity Surveyor
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Quantity Surveyor in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Quantity Surveyor in the UK

Quantity Surveyor
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Quantity Surveyor.

Salary trend for Quantity Surveyor in the UK

Quantity Surveyor
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quantity Surveyor over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Quantity Surveyor in the UK

Quantity Surveyor
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quantity Surveyor within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
England +173 99 £44,000 +76.00% 74
UK excluding London +69 94 £44,000 +76.00% 69
North of England +69 36 - - 13
North West +43 34 - - 9
South East +42 29 £44,000 +76.00% 26
Midlands +34 18 - - 4
East Midlands - 15 - - 2
Work from Home +85 9 - - 10
South West -24 6 - - 10
East of England - 5 - - 13
West Midlands +18 3 - - 2
North East - 2 - -
London - 1 - - 18

Quantity Surveyor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Quantity Surveyor job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Quantity Surveyor in the job title.

1 60 (60.61%) Social Skills
2 50 (50.51%) Telecoms
3 49 (49.49%) Finance
4 48 (48.48%) NEC
4 48 (48.48%) Microsoft Excel
4 48 (48.48%) Data Management
5 46 (46.46%) Degree
6 41 (41.41%) Retail
6 41 (41.41%) Billing
6 41 (41.41%) Virgin Media
6 41 (41.41%) Contract Management
6 41 (41.41%) ACCA
6 41 (41.41%) CIMA
6 41 (41.41%) Self-Motivation
7 20 (20.20%) Problem-Solving
7 20 (20.20%) Master's Degree
7 20 (20.20%) Driving Licence
8 18 (18.18%) Openreach
8 18 (18.18%) Broadband
8 18 (18.18%) Internet
9 16 (16.16%) Microsoft
10 15 (15.15%) HNC
10 15 (15.15%) HND
10 15 (15.15%) Innovative Thinking
11 11 (11.11%) MRICS
11 11 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
12 7 (7.07%) Project Management
12 7 (7.07%) Risk Management
12 7 (7.07%) Actionable Insight
12 7 (7.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint

Quantity Surveyor Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 48 (48.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (7.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 18 (18.18%) Broadband
1 18 (18.18%) Internet
2 4 (4.04%) Wireless
General
1 60 (60.61%) Social Skills
2 50 (50.51%) Telecoms
3 49 (49.49%) Finance
4 41 (41.41%) Billing
4 41 (41.41%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 41 (41.41%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (20.20%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.01%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (48.48%) Data Management
2 41 (41.41%) Contract Management
3 20 (20.20%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (15.15%) Innovative Thinking
5 7 (7.07%) Actionable Insight
5 7 (7.07%) Earned Value Analysis
5 7 (7.07%) Project Management
5 7 (7.07%) Risk Management
6 5 (5.05%) Feasibility Study
7 4 (4.04%) Agile
7 4 (4.04%) Commercial Awareness
7 4 (4.04%) Cost Control
7 4 (4.04%) Presales
7 4 (4.04%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (1.01%) Change Control
Qualifications
1 46 (46.46%) Degree
2 41 (41.41%) ACCA
2 41 (41.41%) CIMA
3 20 (20.20%) Master's Degree
4 15 (15.15%) HNC
4 15 (15.15%) HND
5 11 (11.11%) MRICS
6 1 (1.01%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 48 (48.48%) NEC
2 41 (41.41%) Virgin Media
3 18 (18.18%) Openreach
4 16 (16.16%) Microsoft