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Quantity surveyor jobs in East Sussex

The 2021 census counted 1,700 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in East Sussex.

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Published figures for East Sussex

What the official data says about East Sussex

At the 2021 census, 1,700 people living in East Sussex were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.7% of everyone in work in the area. That count put East Sussex 7th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 808. Buckinghamshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in East Sussex, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,557. That is 18th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £48,831 across the region, which is £13,274 more than the typical East Sussex job, about 37% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: East Sussex had 4,750 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 186,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.55% of every job here, that ranks 9th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.45%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
1,700
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the South East
£48,831
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.7%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,557
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
5,981
Residents of the area in work at the census
241,718
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
186,000

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 East Sussex: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in East Sussex?

1,700 residents of East Sussex were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.7% 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 East Sussex?

Across the South East, £48,831 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In East Sussex itself the median across all occupations together is £35,557. 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 East Sussex?

4,750 of the 186,000 employee jobs in East Sussex 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.