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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
Region	Typical (£)	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical (£)	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	65,000	55,000	75,000	52,000	45,000	58,000	52,000	48,000	58,000	50,000	43,000	56,000	46,000	39,000	49,000	46,000	39,000	49,000
North Home Counties	65,000	55,000	75,000	52,000	46,000	58,000	52,000	48,000	60,000	47,000	43,000	52,000	44,000	41,000	47,000	44,000	42,000	48,000
South Home Counties	64,000	51,000	69,000	52,000	46,000	60,000	52,000	48,000	60,000	48,000	45,000	55,000	45,000	42,000	48,000	45,000	40,000	50,000
South West	59,000	54,000	69,000	50,000	45,000	55,000	49,000	47,000	51,000	44,000	42,000	48,000	36,000	32,000	40,000	40,000	38,000	43,000
Wales	59,000	54,000	69,000	47,000	42,000	52,000	47,000	42,000	50,500	43,000	38,000	48,000	38,000	32,000	40,000	37,000	32,000	41,000
West Midlands	57,000	52,000	67,500	49,000	39,500	52,000	49,000	46,000	56,500	45,000	43,000	54,000	39,000	35,000	43,000	42,000	40,000	50,000
East Midlands	55,000	50,000	65,000	50,000	40,000	53,000	48,000	45,000	55,000	43,000	41,000	53,000	38,000	36,000	42,000	40,000	38,000	50,000
East Anglia	57,000	53,000	62,000	45,000	42,000	48,000	47,000	40,000	55,000	46,000	44,000	49,000	40,000	37,000	45,000	39,000	36,000	44,000
North West	59,000	49,000	69,000	49,000	39,000	59,000	49,000	44,000	54,000	44,000	39,000	49,000	40,000	35,000	45,000	40,000	35,000	45,000
Yorkshire	52,500	46,500	61,500	49,000	41,500	59,000	49,000	44,000	54,000	44,000	39,000	49,000	40,000	35,000	45,000	40,000	35,000	45,000
North East	50,000	45,000	60,000	48,000	40,500	58,000	45,000	40,000	50,000	39,500	34,500	44,500	40,000	35,000	45,000	39,000	34,000	44,000
Scotland	56,500	52,500	60,500	46,000	40,000	48,000	48,000	43,000	53,000	36,500	32,500	42,500	35,500	31,500	39,500	39,500	33,500	45,500
Northern Ireland	50,000	42,000	55,000	43,000	38,000	50,000	42,000	39,000	44,000	38,000	34,000	40,000	35,000	30,000	38,500	36,000	31,000	41,000
National average			57,615			48,615			48,385			43,692			39,731			40,577
Increase from 2004 survey			5.7%			6.2%			8.1%			10.0%			6.8%			8.2%

Consulting engineers
	Partner, 45, chartered			Associate, 40, chartered			Principal design engineer, 35, degree, chartered			Senior design engineer, 30, working for chartership			Intermediate design engineer, 26, HNC			Junior engineer, 22, ONC, five years’ experience			Graduate trainee, 21			Clerk of works, 35, C&G, 10 years’ experience			Resident engineer, 40, degree, 15 years’ experience
Region	Typical (£)	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical (£)	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical (£)	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	53,000	44,000	67,000	47,000	39,000	56,000	38,000	35,000	42,000	35,000	31,000	40,000	28,000	25,000	33,000	22,000	20,000	25,000	20,000	18,000	22,000	30,000	28,000	35,000	40,000	37,000	44,000
North Home Counties	52,000	44,000	66,000	45,000	40,000	50,000	42,000	38,000	45,000	38,000	34,000	40,000	28,000	25,000	33,000	22,000	20,000	25,000	20,000	18,000	22,000	30,000	26,000	35,000	38,000	34,000	42,000
South Home Counties	54,000	46,000	68,000	45,000	42,000	50,000	40,000	38,000	42,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	28,000	24,000	32,000	25,000	23,000	27,000	20,000	18,000	22,000	30,000	26,000	34,000	36,000	34,000	40,000
South West	55,000	45,000	75,000	44,000	41,000	47,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	33,000	31,000	35,000	28,000	26,000	30,000	20,000	19,000	22,000	18,000	17,500	19,000	28,000	23,000	33,000	30,000	28,000	35,000
Wales	48,000	44,000	52,000	40,000	38,000	44,000	34,000	31,000	36,000	31,000	27,000	34,000	27,500	24,500	29,000	21,000	18,000	22,000	18,000	16,000	21,000	29,000	27,000	31,000	29,000	27,000	33,000
West Midlands	43,000	38,000	57,000	41,000	38,000	45,000	35,000	33,000	39,000	36,000	31,000	38,000	30,000	28,000	32,000	24,000	22,000	27,000	19,000	17,000	21,000	29,000	26,000	33,000	33,000	29,000	36,000
East Midlands	45,000	40,000	65,000	40,000	38,000	45,000	35,000	33,000	38,000	35,000	30,000	37,000	28,000	26,000	30,000	23,000	21,000	26,000	18,000	16,000	20,000	28,000	26,000	31,000	32,000	28,000	35,000
East Anglia	47,000	42,000	50,000	41,000	38,000	45,000	35,000	32,000	40,000	32,000	27,000	35,000	27,000	24,000	30,000	22,000	20,000	25,000	18,000	16,000	21,000	29,000	26,500	31,000	35,000	32,000	37,000
North West	47,000	37,000	57,000	41,000	36,000	46,000	38,000	35,000	42,000	32,000	28,000	35,000	27,000	24,000	30,000	22,000	20,000	25,000	18,000	14,000	20,000	28,000	25,000	32,000	35,000	28,000	40,000
Yorkshire	50,000	43,000	61,500	40,000	35,000	45,000	38,000	35,000	42,000	32,000	28,000	35,000	27,000	24,000	30,000	22,000	19,000	25,000	18,000	14,000	20,000	28,000	25,000	32,000	35,000	27,500	40,000
North East	48,000	41,000	59,500	39,000	34,000	44,000	35,000	32,000	39,000	32,000	28,000	35,000	27,000	24,000	30,000	22,000	19,000	25,000	18,000	14,000	20,000	28,000	25,000	32,000	33,000	25,500	38,000
Scotland	51,500	45,500	53,500	39,500	34,500	43,500	32,000	30,000	34,000	27,000	25,000	29,000	23,000	20,000	25,000	22,500	24,500	20,500	17,500	16,500	18,000	27,000	25,000	31,000	32,000	30,000	34,000
Northern Ireland	45,000	42,000	47,000	34,000	30,000	35,000	30,000	28,000	34,000	25,000	23,000	27,000	25,000	23,500	28,000	19,500	18,000	21,000	16,000	14,000	17,500	25,500	24,500	30,000	32,000	28,000	35,000
National average			49,115			41,269			35,923			32,538			27,192			22,077			18,346			28,423			33,846
Increase from 2004 survey			6.6%			7.9%			5.9%			5.3%			4.5%			5.5%			4.6%			4.1%			7.1%

Consulting engineers cad
	CAD manager, 35, C&G, eight years’ CAD experience			CAD operator, 30, C&G, five years’ CAD experience			Junior CAD operator, 21, C&G, one year’s CAD experience
Region	Typical (£)	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	32,000	27,000	34,000	28,000	23,000	30,000	21,000	18,000	23,000
North Home Counties	32,000	29,000	36,000	28,000	24,000	30,000	18,000	16,000	20,000
South Home Counties	30,000	24,000	34,000	25,000	22,000	28,000	18,000	14,000	22,000
South West	25,000	22,000	28,000	18,000	17,000	20,000	17,000	15,000	18,000
Wales	24,500	22,000	27,000	19,000	17,000	22,000	17,000	15,000	18,000
West Midlands	28,000	26,000	34,000	24,000	22,000	26,000	16,500	15,000	18,000
East Midlands	27,000	25,000	32,000	23,000	21,000	25,000	16,000	14,000	17,500
East Anglia	30,000	27,500	32,000	25,000	21,000	27,000	16,000	13,000	18,000
North West	30,000	25,000	32,000	25,000	23,000	27,000	16,000	13,000	18,000
Yorkshire	28,000	23,000	30,000	25,000	23,000	27,000	17,000	14,000	19,000
North East	30,000	25,000	32,000	25,000	23,000	27,000	17,000	14,000	19,000
Scotland	24,000	20,000	30,000	22,000	16,000	26,000	15,000	13,000	17,000
Northern Ireland	26,500	24,500	28,500	20,000	17,000	22,000	14,000	12,000	15,000
National average			28,231			23,615			16,808
Increase from 2004 survey			3.1%			8.9%			5.0%

Commissioning engineers
	Senior commissioning engineer, 40, HNC			Commissioning engineer, 32, ONC			Site supervisor, 35, C&G
Region	Typical (£)	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	36,000	33,000	38,000	33,000	29,000	36,000	32,000	25,000	34,000
North Home Counties	35,000	32,000	38,000	32,000	30,000	34,000	29,000	26,000	31,000
South Home Counties	35,000	33,000	39,000	30,000	28,000	34,000	28,000	24,000	30,000
South West	33,000	31,000	34,000	32,000	25,000	34,000	25,000	23,000	28,000
Wales	31,000	29,000	33,000	28,000	26,000	30,000	25,000	24,000	28,000
West Midlands	30,000	28,000	32,000	27,000	26,000	31,000	25,000	23,000	28,000
East Midlands	30,000	28,000	32,000	26,000	24,000	27,000	26,500	24,500	29,500
East Anglia	32,000	29,000	35,000	30,000	27,000	32,000	29,000	27,000	30,000
North West	32,000	30,000	35,000	28,000	25,000	30,000	26,000	23,000	28,000
Yorkshire	32,000	30,000	38,000	28,000	25,500	30,000	28,000	25,000	30,000
North East	32,000	30,000	38,000	28,000	25,500	30,000	28,000	25,000	30,000
Scotland	32,000	28,000	33,500	27,500	25,000	30,000	24,500	20,500	27,000
Northern Ireland	28,500	26,000	31,000	28,000	25,000	30,000	26,000	24,000	28,000
National average			32,192			29,038			27,077
Increase from 2004 survey			4.6%			3.7%			6.7%

Electrical engineers
	Senior electrical contracts manager 40, HNC			Electrical contracts engineer, 35, HNC			Junior electrical contracts engineer, 24, ONC
Region	Typical (£)	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	40,000	35,000	45,000	35,000	30,000	38,000	27,000	25,000	31,000
North Home Counties	40,000	38,000	45,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	25,000	22,000	30,000
South Home Counties	38,000	34,000	42,000	34,000	30,000	38,000	25,000	20,000	30,000
South West	34,000	33,000	37,000	28,000	26,000	31,000	22,000	19,000	25,000
Wales	33,000	31,000	35,000	32,000	29,000	34,000	20,000	17,000	23,000
West Midlands	36,000	34,000	38,000	34,000	32,000	38,000	26,000	22,000	28,000
East Midlands	35,000	33,000	38,000	33,000	31,000	36,000	25,000	21,000	27,000
East Anglia	37,000	34,000	39,000	33,000	30,000	35,000	26,000	24,000	29,000
North West	38,000	35,000	40,000	32,000	30,000	35,000	27,000	24,000	30,000
Yorkshire	38,000	35,000	40,000	32,000	30,000	35,000	26,000	23,000	30,000
North East	37,000	34,000	39,000	31,500	29,500	34,500	26,000	23,000	30,000
Scotland	36,500	32,500	40,500	28,000	22,000	32,000	22,000	17,000	26,000
Northern Ireland	30,000	27,000	34,000	27,000	24,000	30,000	18,000	16,000	21,000
National average			36,346			31,885			24,231
Increase from 2004 survey			7.8%			5.7%			8.3%

Mechanical engineers
	Senior mechanical contracts manager, 40, HNC			Mechanical contracts engineer, 35, HNC			Junior mechanical contracts engineer, 24, ONC
Region	Typical (£)	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	38,000	35,000	41,000	35,000	33,000	38,000	27,000	25,000	32,000
North Home Counties	40,000	38,000	45,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	25,000	22,000	28,000
South Home Counties	38,000	34,000	42,000	34,000	30,000	38,000	25,000	20,000	28,000
South West	34,000	33,000	38,000	32,000	30,000	34,000	22,000	20,000	25,000
Wales	33,000	31,000	35,000	31,000	29,000	33,000	20,000	18,000	23,000
West Midlands	36,000	34,000	42,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	26,000	24,000	29,000
East Midlands	35,000	33,000	42,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	25,000	23,000	28,000
East Anglia	35,000	32,000	37,000	33,000	30,000	36,000	25,000	23,500	28,000
North West	35,000	32,000	38,000	33,000	30,000	38,000	25,000	22,000	28,000
Yorkshire	34,000	31,000	37,500	32,000	29,000	37,000	25,000	22,000	28,000
North East	34,000	31,000	37,500	31,000	28,000	36,000	25,000	22,000	28,000
Scotland	32,000	28,000	35,000	29,000	25,000	32,000	22,000	18,000	25,000
Northern Ireland	33,500	27,500	34,500	30,000	25,000	32,000	21,000	18,000	23,500
National average			35,192			32,692			24,077
Increase from 2004 survey			4.7%			9.8%			6.5%

Surveyors & estimators
	Senior M&E quantity surveyor, 40, HNC			M&E quantity surveyor, 28, HNC			Junior M&E quantity surveyor, 20, ONC			Senior estimator, 38, HNC, 20 years’ experience			Estimator, 30, ONC, eight years’ experience			Junior estimator, 20, ONC, two years’ experience
Region	Typical (£)	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical (£)	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	46,000	40,000	48,000	37,000	35,000	40,000	26,000	24,000	27,000	44,000	37,000	46,000	37,000	31,000	42,000	26,000	23,000	29,000
North Home Counties	43,000	38,000	48,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	24,000	20,000	28,000	40,000	35,000	45,000	35,000	30,000	38,000	25,000	21,000	27,000
South Home Counties	42,000	40,000	46,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	24,000	20,000	28,000	38,000	34,000	42,000	32,000	28,000	36,000	24,000	22,000	28,000
South West	39,000	37,000	41,000	33,000	31,000	37,000	25,000	24,000	27,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	30,000	28,000	34,000	22,000	18,000	24,000
Wales	36,000	34,000	38,000	33,000	31,000	36,000	22,000	19,000	24,000	34,000	30,000	37,000	30,000	28,000	34,000	22,000	18,000	24,000
West Midlands	39,000	35,000	41,500	35,000	32,000	38,000	22,000	19,000	25,000	36,000	31,000	39,000	31,000	29,500	35,000	23,000	20,000	26,000
East Midlands	39,000	35,000	41,000	35,000	32,000	38,000	22,000	20,000	26,000	36,000	30,000	38,000	31,000	30,000	34,000	22,000	19,000	25,000
East Anglia	39,000	37,000	44,000	33,000	30,500	35,000	24,000	22,000	27,000	40,000	33,000	43,000	31,000	28,000	33,000	24,000	20,000	27,000
North West	39,000	37,000	42,000	35,000	30,000	38,000	24,000	21,000	27,000	36,000	31,000	38,000	32,000	28,000	35,000	24,000	20,000	28,000
Yorkshire	39,000	37,000	42,000	34,000	28,000	36,000	24,000	20,000	27,000	39,000	33,000	41,000	30,000	26,000	33,000	24,000	20,000	28,000
North East	38,000	36,000	41,000	32,000	26,000	34,000	24,000	20,000	27,000	39,000	33,000	41,000	30,000	26,000	33,000	24,000	20,000	28,000
Scotland	38,500	36,500	40,500	29,000	27,000	31,000	22,500	19,500	24,500	38,500	34,500	42,500	29,000	25,000	33,000	23,500	21,500	25,500
Northern Ireland	34,000	29,000	36,000	28,000	26,000	30,000	18,000	15,000	22,000	35,000	30,000	39,000	26,000	25,000	28,000	18,500	16,500	23,000
National average			39,346			33,385			23,192			37,731			31,077			23,231
Increase from 2004 survey			10.2%			9.0%			5.1%			8.0%			5.2%			8.6%