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Quantity surveyor jobs in Kirklees

The 2021 census counted 1,115 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Kirklees.

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Published figures for Kirklees

What the official data says about Kirklees

At the 2021 census, 1,115 people living in Kirklees were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.59% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Kirklees 4th of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 752. Sheffield was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Kirklees, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,613. That is 13th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £42,472 across the region, which is £8,859 more than the typical Kirklees job, about 26% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Kirklees had 5,100 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 162,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.15% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 2.73%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
1,115
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£42,472
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.59%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,613
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
5,045
Residents of the area in work at the census
190,086
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
162,000

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 Kirklees: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Kirklees?

1,115 residents of Kirklees were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.59% 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 Kirklees?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £42,472 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Kirklees itself the median across all occupations together is £33,613. 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 Kirklees?

5,100 of the 162,000 employee jobs in Kirklees 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.