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Quantity surveyor jobs in Gateshead

The 2021 census counted 611 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Gateshead.

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Published figures for Gateshead

What the official data says about Gateshead

At the 2021 census, 611 people living in Gateshead were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.7% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Gateshead 5th of 12 areas in the North East, where the middle area recorded 551. North Tyneside was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Gateshead, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,670. That is 8th of 12 in the North East, against a regional middle of £33,920. Work of this kind pays £43,606 across the region, which is £9,936 more than the typical Gateshead job, about 30% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Gateshead had 2,375 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 95,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.5% of every job here, that ranks 6th of 12 in the North East, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
611
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the North East
£43,606
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.7%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,670
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,570
Residents of the area in work at the census
87,516
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
95,000

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 Gateshead: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Gateshead?

611 residents of Gateshead were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.7% 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 Gateshead?

Across the North East, £43,606 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Gateshead itself the median across all occupations together is £33,670. 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 Gateshead?

2,375 of the 95,000 employee jobs in Gateshead 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.