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Quantity surveyor jobs in Manchester
The 2021 census counted 1,224 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Manchester.
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Published figures for Manchester
What the official data says about Manchester
At the 2021 census, 1,224 people living in Manchester were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.52% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Manchester 4th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 778. Cheshire West and Chester was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Manchester, every occupation counted together, had a median of £40,479. That is 4th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £46,584 across the region, which is £6,105 more than the typical Manchester job, about 15% above it.
Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Manchester had 13,850 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 453,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.06% of every job here, that ranks 3rd of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.
- Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
- 1,224
- Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the North West
- £46,584
- Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.52%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £40,479
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 2,299
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 234,283
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 453,000
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.
Quantity surveyor jobs in Manchester: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Manchester?
1,224 residents of Manchester were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.52% 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 Manchester?
Across the North West, £46,584 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Manchester itself the median across all occupations together is £40,479. 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 Manchester?
13,850 of the 453,000 employee jobs in Manchester 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.