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Quantity surveyor jobs in Birmingham
The 2021 census counted 2,386 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Birmingham.
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Published figures for Birmingham
What the official data says about Birmingham
At the 2021 census, 2,386 people living in Birmingham were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.54% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Birmingham 2nd of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 748. Staffordshire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Birmingham, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,556. That is 4th of 14 in the West Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,511. Work of this kind pays £47,028 across the region, which is £8,472 more than the typical Birmingham job, about 22% above it.
Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Birmingham had 14,850 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 560,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.65% of every job here, that ranks 7th of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 3%.
- Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
- 2,386
- Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the West Midlands
- £47,028
- Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.54%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £38,556
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 6,277
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 442,408
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 560,000
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 Birmingham: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Birmingham?
2,386 residents of Birmingham were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.54% 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 Birmingham?
Across the West Midlands, £47,028 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Birmingham itself the median across all occupations together is £38,556. 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 Birmingham?
14,850 of the 560,000 employee jobs in Birmingham 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.