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Contractors Management
Managing Director
(45, degree, chartered)
Operations Director
(45, HNC/degree)
Commercial Director
(45, HNC/degree)
Project Director
(40, HNC, degree)
Operations Manager
(40, HNC)
Commercial Manager
(40, chartered)
TypicalMinimumMaximumTypicalMinimumMaximumTypicalMinimumMaximumTypicalMinimumMaximumTypicalMinimumMaximumTypicalMinimumMaximum
Central London60,00050,00070,00048,00040,00055,00045,00040,00050,00040,00035,00050,00038,00035,00045,00038,00035,00045,000
North Home Counties55,00045,00060,00043,00038,00047,00040,00038,00047,00037,00035,00040,00035,00032,00038,00035,00032,00042,000
South Home Counties55,00045,00060,00045,00040,00048,50045,00040,00048,50035,00030,00045,00037,00035,50043,00036,50033,00045,000
South West 50,00045,00055,00043,00040,00048,00040,00038,00044,00037,00034,00043,00035,00030,00040,00035,00030,00045,000
Wales50,00045,00055,00040,00035,00045,00035,00030,00040,00035,00030,00040,00034,00030,00040,00035,00030,00040,000
West Midlands55,00050,00060,00045,00040,00050,00045,00040,00048,00040,00035,00045,00035,00030,00045,00038,00033,00045,000
East Midlands55,75050,00060,00043,75040,00050,00042,00038,00045,00040,00035,00044,00036,00034,00040,00038,00034,00040,000
East Anglia55,00050,00060,00045,00040,00050,00045,00040,00050,00038,00035,00045,00035,00030,00040,00038,00034,00040,000
North West50,00045,00055,00042,00035,00045,00042,00035,00045,00033,00030,00040,00032,00030,00038,00034,00030,00039,000
Yorkshire50,00040,00060,00045,00040,00050,00045,00040,00050,00040,00035,00045,00037,00033,00040,00037,00033,00040,000
North East45,00040,50050,00039,00035,00045,00037,00033,00043,00032,00030,00038,00032,00030,00038,00032,50030,00037,000
Scotland45,00040,00050,00040,00035,00045,00040,00035,00045,00034,00030,00040,00033,00030,00037,00035,00030,00040,000
National average52,145 43,229 41,750 36,750 34,916 36,000
Increase from 2000 survey9% 6·6% 7·6% -0·2% 6·6% 9%
Electrical Engineers
Senior Electrical Contracts Manager (40, HNC)Electrical Contracts Engineer (35, HNC)Junior Electrical Contracts Engineer (24, ONC)
TypicalMinimumMaximumTypicalMinimumMaximumTypicalMinimumMaximum
Central London34,00030,00040,00030,00026,00036,00021,00018,50023,000
North Home Counties32,00028,00035,00028,00026,00030,00018,00016,00020,000
South Home Counties29,00027,00031,00027,00025,00029,00018,50017,00021,000
South West 28,00025,00030,00022,00020,00025,00016,00014,00018,000
Wales29,00027,00030,00025,00023,00028,00016,00015,00020,000
West Midlands30,00028,00035,00028,00023,00030,00019,00015,00020,000
East Midlands30,00027,00032,00027,00023,00032,00020,00018,00022,000
East Anglia31,00027,00035,00028,00025,00032,00019,00016,00021,000
North West26,50023,00029,00025,00021,00030,00017,00014,00019,000
Yorkshire28,00025,00032,00025,00023,00028,00018,00015,00020,000
North East25,50022,00028,00024,00020,00028,00016,00014,00018,000
Scotland28,00025,00030,00026,00023,00029,00019,00017,00021,000
National average29,250 26,416 18,125
Increase from 2000 survey16%
Mechanical Engineers
Senior Mechanical Contracts Manager (40, HNC)Mechanical Contracts Engineer (35, HNC)Junior Mechanical Contracts Engineer (24, ONC)
TypicalMinimumMaximumTypicalMinimumMaximumTypicalMinimumMaximum
Central London35,00030,00040,00030,00028,00034,00023,00021,00024,000
North Home Counties32,00028,00035,00027,50025,00030,00021,00018,00023,000
South Home Counties32,00027,00036,00028,50026,00032,00019,00017,00022,000
South West 30,00026,50033,00027,50025,00030,00017,00015,75018,500
Wales28,00025,00030,00025,00020,00028,00016,00015,00017,500
West Midlands30,00026,00035,00026,00025,00028,50020,00018,00023,000
East Midlands30,00028,00034,00028,00026,00032,00021,00018,50024,500
East Anglia33,00029,00038,00029,00027,00034,00021,00018,00023,500
North West28,50025,00031,00027,00024,00031,00016,50015,00019,000
Yorkshire28,00025,00032,00025,00023,00030,00016,00014,50018,500
North East27,50025,00030,00026,00024,00030,00017,00015,00019,000
Scotland28,00026,00029,00025,00022,00027,00020,00018,00022,000
National average30,166 27,041 18,958
Increase from 2000 survey3·9% 9%
Table 4: Estimators
Senior estimator
(38, HNC, 20 years exp)
Estimator
(30, ONC, eight years exp)
Junior estimator
(20, ONC, two years exp)
TypicalMinimumMaximumTypicalMinimumMaximumTypicalMinimumMaximum
Central London35 00028 00040 00032 00026 00036 00021 50018 00024 000
North Home Counties32 00027 50036 00026 50024 00032 00019 00016 00023 500
South Home Counties30 50028 00034 50026 00024 00033 00020 00018 00024 000
South West 23 00020 00027 00020 00018 00022 00014 00012 00018 000
Wales26 00023 00028 00022 00020 00025 00016 00015 00018 000
West Midlands28 00026 00030 00026 00024 00028 00018 00014 00019 000
East Midlands28 00023 00032 00028 00023 00030 00019 00017 00024 000
East Anglia33 00028 00037 00031 00025 00035 00022 00018 00024 000
North West27 00025 00031 00024 00023 00028 00018 00016 00020 000
Yorkshire35 00030 00040 00030 00026 00033 00022 00018 00025 000
North East27 00025 00030 00024 00023 00028 00017 50016 00019 500
Scotland35 00032 00037 00025 00023 00028 00021 00019 00023 000
National average30 291 26 541 19 291