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Quantity surveyor jobs in Surrey
The 2021 census counted 5,386 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Surrey.
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What the official data says about Surrey
At the 2021 census, 5,386 people living in Surrey were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.91% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Surrey 2nd of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 808. Kent was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Surrey, every occupation counted together, had a median of £42,500. That is 5th 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 £6,331 more than the typical Surrey job, about 15% above it.
Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Surrey had 17,500 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 570,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.07% of every job here, that ranks 6th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.45%.
- Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
- 5,386
- 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
- 0.91%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £42,500
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 15,390
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 589,526
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 570,000
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 Surrey: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Surrey?
5,386 residents of Surrey were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.91% 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 Surrey?
Across the South East, £48,831 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Surrey itself the median across all occupations together is £42,500. 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 Surrey?
17,500 of the 570,000 employee jobs in Surrey 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.