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Quantity surveyor jobs in Southend-on-Sea

The 2021 census counted 589 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Southend-on-Sea.

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Published figures for Southend-on-Sea

What the official data says about Southend-on-Sea

At the 2021 census, 589 people living in Southend-on-Sea were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.71% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Southend-on-Sea 8th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 1,333. Bedford was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Southend-on-Sea, every occupation counted together, had a median of £31,748. That is 11th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £46,567 across the region, which is £14,819 more than the typical Southend-on-Sea job, about 47% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Southend-on-Sea had 550 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 64,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.86% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.44%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
589
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the East of England
£46,567
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.71%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£31,748
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,764
Residents of the area in work at the census
83,253
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
64,000

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 Southend-on-Sea: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Southend-on-Sea?

589 residents of Southend-on-Sea were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.71% 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 Southend-on-Sea?

Across the East of England, £46,567 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Southend-on-Sea itself the median across all occupations together is £31,748. 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 Southend-on-Sea?

550 of the 64,000 employee jobs in Southend-on-Sea 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.