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Methodology
Salary data has been compiled using information gathered during 2018 from Hays offices across the UK, it is based on job listings, job offers and candidate registrations. In the architect and interior designer categories, some of the job titles have been subdivided for the first time this year so there is no comparative data with the previous year.
Building surveyors
| Region | Partner/director | Associate | Senior surveyor | Newly qualified building surveyor | Graduate building surveyor | Maintenance surveyor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
East Midlands |
£62,000 |
£52,000 |
£44,750 |
£36,250 |
£23,000 |
£31,500 |
|
East of England |
£68,000 |
£52,000 |
£44,250 |
£33,500 |
£21,000 |
£33,000 |
|
London |
£99,500 |
£76,500 |
£57,500 |
£44,000 |
£28,750 |
£38,750 |
|
North-east |
£54,500 |
£47,000 |
£45,000 |
£32,000 |
£22,500 |
£34,000 |
|
North-west |
£75,500 |
£51,500 |
£44,250 |
£38,250 |
£24,750 |
£31,000 |
|
Northern Ireland |
£55,000 |
£43,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
£19,500 |
£28,500 |
|
Scotland |
£75,000 |
£61,500 |
£53,250 |
£36,750 |
£23,500 |
£29,250 |
|
South-east England |
£79,000 |
£65,000 |
£54,000 |
£38,000 |
£23,000 |
£36,750 |
|
South-west England |
£68,750 |
£52,500 |
£42,000 |
£33,000 |
£25,000 |
£33,000 |
|
Wales |
£63,000 |
£51,000 |
£45,000 |
£33,000 |
£23,500 |
£31,750 |
|
West Midlands |
£70,000 |
£53,500 |
£44,500 |
£35,000 |
£24,750 |
£33,000 |
|
Yorkshire and Humber |
£68,000 |
£49,500 |
£44,000 |
£36,000 |
£23,000 |
£28,500 |
|
National average |
£69,854 |
£54,583 |
£46,125 |
£35,479 |
£23,521 |
£32,417 |
|
Average change |
3.0% |
3.4% |
3.5% |
2.7% |
2.6% |
2.4% |
Quantity surveyors
| Region | Partner/director | Associate | Senior surveyor | Newly qualified surveyor | Graduate surveyor | Claims and dispute resolution | Project manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
East Midlands |
£70,000 |
£57,250 |
£47,250 |
£37,000 |
£25,500 |
£45,750 |
£47,000 |
|
East of England |
£67,500 |
£54,000 |
£48,000 |
£36,500 |
£23,000 |
£52,000 |
£45,000 |
|
London |
£100,000 |
£78,000 |
£61,500 |
£45,000 |
£29,000 |
£79,500 |
£56,000 |
|
North-east |
£60,000 |
£51,000 |
£49,500 |
£32,000 |
£22,500 |
£41,500 |
£43,500 |
|
North-west |
£80,000 |
£55,000 |
£47,000 |
£37,000 |
£25,000 |
£53,000 |
£47,000 |
|
Northern Ireland |
£69,500 |
£51,000 |
£41,000 |
£34,250 |
£21,500 |
£46,750 |
£40,000 |
|
Scotland |
£76,750 |
£67,000 |
£56,000 |
£37,750 |
£23,500 |
£48,000 |
£47,750 |
|
South-east England |
£86,500 |
£69,500 |
£55,000 |
£42,000 |
£26,500 |
£51,000 |
£57,000 |
|
South-west England |
£67,500 |
£52,500 |
£46,500 |
£35,000 |
£25,250 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
|
Wales |
£63,000 |
£50,000 |
£44,000 |
£32,500 |
£22,500 |
£46,750 |
£47,500 |
|
West Midlands |
£70,000 |
£53,000 |
£48,000 |
£34,250 |
£24,500 |
£48,000 |
£45,250 |
|
Yorkshire and Humber |
£68,000 |
£54,000 |
£47,000 |
£36,250 |
£23,500 |
£54,500 |
£46,750 |
|
National average |
£73,229 |
£57,688 |
£49,229 |
£36,625 |
£24,354 |
£51,188 |
£47,313 |
|
Average change |
3.0% |
2.9% |
2.6% |
2.8% |
2.2% |
2.4% |
2.9% |
Architects
| Region | Partner/director | Associate | Architect (senior) | Architect (5yrs PQE) | Architect (newly qualified) | Architectural assistant, Part II | Architectural assistant, Part I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
East Midlands |
£61,000 |
£46,000 |
£39,000 |
£35,500 |
£32,000 |
£26,250 |
£20,500 |
|
East of England |
£54,750 |
£44,750 |
£42,000 |
£38,000 |
£32,000 |
£23,000 |
£19,000 |
|
London |
£86,000 |
£66,000 |
£52,000 |
£45,000 |
£38,000 |
£31,500 |
£22,500 |
|
North-east |
£51,500 |
£41,500 |
£40,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
£21,000 |
£18,000 |
|
North-west |
£66,000 |
£49,750 |
£40,000 |
£38,000 |
£35,000 |
£26,000 |
£19,250 |
|
Northern Ireland |
£52,000 |
£44,750 |
£40,000 |
£35,000 |
£28,500 |
£23,000 |
£16,750 |
|
Scotland |
£57,250 |
£46,000 |
£40,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
£24,000 |
£16,000 |
|
South-east England |
£66,000 |
£52,000 |
£48,000 |
£40,000 |
£34,000 |
£29,000 |
£22,500 |
|
South-west England |
£53,000 |
£43,500 |
£40,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
£27,000 |
£17,000 |
|
Wales |
£52,250 |
£41,750 |
£38,000 |
£34,000 |
£29,500 |
£26,000 |
£17,750 |
|
West Midlands |
£60,000 |
£46,250 |
£38,000 |
£35,000 |
£32,000 |
£25,500 |
£18,000 |
|
Yorkshire and Humber |
£59,000 |
£45,750 |
£40,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
£23,750 |
£18,750 |
|
National average |
£59,896 |
£47,333 |
£41,417 |
£36,708 |
£31,750 |
£25,500 |
£18,833 |
|
Average change 2018-19 |
3% |
3% |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2.7% |
2.7% |
Interior designers
| Region | Interior designer (senior) | Interior designer (midweight) | Interior designer (junior) | Space planner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
East Midlands |
£40,000 |
£29,000 |
£20,000 |
£25,000 |
|
East of England |
£37,000 |
£31,000 |
£19,000 |
£21,000 |
|
London |
£48,000 |
£39,500 |
£22,500 |
£30,000 |
|
North-east |
£28,500 |
£26,000 |
£21,000 |
£25,000 |
|
North-west |
£36,750 |
£28,000 |
£18,000 |
£22,000 |
|
Northern Ireland |
£29,250 |
£24,000 |
£19,000 |
£18,000 |
|
Scotland |
£34,250 |
£27,500 |
£17,000 |
£20,000 |
|
South-east England |
£38,500 |
£32,500 |
£20,000 |
£32,000 |
|
South-west England |
£32,000 |
£27,000 |
£20,000 |
£30,000 |
|
Wales |
£32,000 |
£26,750 |
£19,500 |
£29,000 |
|
West Midlands |
£35,750 |
£29,000 |
£20,000 |
£25,000 |
|
Yorkshire and Humber |
£29,750 |
£27,750 |
£21,000 |
£25,000 |
|
National average |
£35,146 |
£29,000 |
£19,750 |
£25,167 |
|
Average change 2018-19 |
2.7% |
1.9% |
n/a |
n/a |
Structural engineers
| Region | Associate | Senior engineer | Engineer | Graduate engineer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
East Midlands |
£57,500 |
£48,000 |
£41,000 |
£24,000 |
|
East of England |
£54,000 |
£46,000 |
£37,500 |
£26,000 |
|
London |
£67,000 |
£54,000 |
£41,250 |
£29,500 |
|
North-east |
£50,500 |
£41,750 |
£33,500 |
£23,000 |
|
North-west |
£55,000 |
£42,750 |
£36,000 |
£25,500 |
|
Northern Ireland |
£47,000 |
£38,750 |
£31,000 |
£24,000 |
|
Scotland |
£56,000 |
£44,250 |
£33,500 |
£26,000 |
|
South-east England |
£56,000 |
£47,000 |
£37,000 |
£26,000 |
|
South-west England |
£57,500 |
£42,500 |
£34,500 |
£23,000 |
|
Wales |
£52,500 |
£42,000 |
£33,000 |
£23,000 |
|
West Midlands |
£61,500 |
£47,250 |
£38,250 |
£26,250 |
|
Yorkshire and Humber |
£49,750 |
£40,500 |
£31,500 |
£23,750 |
|
National average |
£55,354 |
£44,563 |
£35,667 |
£25,000 |
|
Average change 2018-19 |
2.0% |
2.1% |
2.3% |
2.2% |
Architectural technologists
| Region | Associate | Senior technologist | Technologist |
|---|---|---|---|
|
East Midlands |
£43,750 |
£35,250 |
£28,000 |
|
East of England |
£50,500 |
£41,750 |
£33,250 |
|
London |
£53,500 |
£47,000 |
£36,750 |
|
North-east |
£42,000 |
£35,000 |
£27,250 |
|
North-west |
£45,750 |
£39,500 |
£29,250 |
|
Northern Ireland |
£38,250 |
£34,250 |
£24,000 |
|
Scotland |
£42,000 |
£38,000 |
£27,000 |
|
South-east England |
£51,000 |
£41,500 |
£33,000 |
|
South-west England |
£40,000 |
£36,250 |
£26,000 |
|
Wales |
£37,000 |
£33,250 |
£22,500 |
|
West Midlands |
£42,750 |
£35,750 |
£27,500 |
|
Yorkshire and Humber |
£44,000 |
£35,000 |
£27,750 |
|
National average |
£44,208 |
£37,708 |
£28,521 |
|
Average change 2018-19 |
n/a |
3.8% |
3.7% |
Civil CAD technicians
| Region | Associate | Senior engineer | Graduate engineer |
|---|---|---|---|
|
East Midlands |
£40,250 |
£36,500 |
£33,000 |
|
East of England |
£40,750 |
£38,750 |
£30,000 |
|
London |
£56,000 |
£47,500 |
£38,500 |
|
North-east |
£36,500 |
£32,000 |
£23,000 |
|
North-west |
£41,250 |
£39,000 |
£30,000 |
|
Northern Ireland |
£33,000 |
£30,500 |
£26,750 |
|
Scotland |
£41,000 |
£40,000 |
£31,250 |
|
South-east England |
£40,000 |
£39,250 |
£31,500 |
|
South-west England |
£40,250 |
£38,000 |
£28,250 |
|
Wales |
£37,750 |
£32,000 |
£26,000 |
|
West Midlands |
£38,750 |
£40,750 |
£32,000 |
|
Yorkshire and Humber |
£37,750 |
£32,500 |
£27,000 |
|
National average |
£40,271 |
£37,229 |
£29,771 |
|
Average change 2018-19 |
2.1% |
2.3% |
2.1% |
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