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Quantity surveyor jobs in Vale of Glamorgan

The 2021 census counted 478 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Vale of Glamorgan.

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Published figures for Vale of Glamorgan

What the official data says about Vale of Glamorgan

At the 2021 census, 478 people living in Vale of Glamorgan were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.8% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Vale of Glamorgan 4th of 22 areas in Wales, where the middle area recorded 336. Swansea was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Vale of Glamorgan, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,204. That is 12th of 22 in Wales, against a regional middle of £35,578.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Vale of Glamorgan had 1,325 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 42,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.15% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 22 in Wales, where the middle area sits at 2%.

For Vale of Glamorgan the publishers did not release a regional pay figure for the occupation group. That is disclosure control on a small count or a thin sample, not a zero, and this page leaves the row out rather than filling it with a national figure.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
478
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.8%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,204
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,336
Residents of the area in work at the census
59,914
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
42,000

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 Vale of Glamorgan: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Vale of Glamorgan?

478 residents of Vale of Glamorgan were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.8% 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 Vale of Glamorgan?

In Vale of Glamorgan itself the median across all occupations together is £35,204. 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 Vale of Glamorgan?

1,325 of the 42,000 employee jobs in Vale of Glamorgan 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.