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Quantity surveyor jobs in Derby

The 2021 census counted 566 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Derby.

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What the official data says about Derby

At the 2021 census, 566 people living in Derby were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.49% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Derby 7th of 10 areas in the East Midlands, where the middle area recorded 1,273. North Northamptonshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Derby, every occupation counted together, had a median of £41,924. That is 1st of 10 in the East Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,878. Work of this kind pays £41,052 across the region, which is £872 below the typical Derby job, about 2% under it, and that is worth knowing before reading an advert here.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Derby had 5,850 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 138,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.24% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 10 in the East Midlands, where the middle area sits at 3%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
566
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the East Midlands
£41,052
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.49%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£41,924
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
2,019
Residents of the area in work at the census
116,201
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
138,000

The quantity surveyor role

Controlling the money on a construction project: estimating it, valuing the work as it happens, pricing the changes and settling the final account.

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Quantity surveyor jobs in Derby: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Derby?

566 residents of Derby were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.49% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.

What does this work pay around Derby?

Across the East Midlands, £41,052 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Derby itself the median across all occupations together is £41,924. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.

Is there much of this work based in Derby?

5,850 of the 138,000 employee jobs in Derby are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.