Building directors spearhead salary spike at housebuilders

By Joey Gardiner and Dave Rogers2018-10-17T06:00:00

Demand forces up salaries in homes sector, with firms suffering a ‘merry-go-round’ of staff poaching

Construction and building directors are so in demand that they can now command six-figure pay packets – more than the average paid to finance directors, according to Building’s annual housebuilders’ salary survey.

Average salary for construction and building directors stood at £110,000, with those in London the picking up £138,000. Only in Scotland and Wales did the role’s pay packets fall below £100,000.

By contrast, figures provided by recruitment firm PSD show finance directors were paid an average of £99,000 – with London FDs the best-paid at £150,000.

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