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Quantity surveyor jobs in North Yorkshire

The 2021 census counted 2,034 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in North Yorkshire.

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Published figures for North Yorkshire

What the official data says about North Yorkshire

At the 2021 census, 2,034 people living in North Yorkshire were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.69% of everyone in work in the area. That count put North Yorkshire 2nd of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 752. Leeds was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in North Yorkshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,785. That is 9th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £42,472 across the region, which is £7,687 more than the typical North Yorkshire job, about 22% above it.

Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: North Yorkshire had 7,700 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 282,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.73% of every job here, that ranks 7th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 2.73%.

Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
2,034
Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£42,472
Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.69%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£34,785
Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
7,835
Residents of the area in work at the census
293,538
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
282,000

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 North Yorkshire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in North Yorkshire?

2,034 residents of North Yorkshire were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.69% 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 North Yorkshire?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £42,472 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In North Yorkshire itself the median across all occupations together is £34,785. 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 North Yorkshire?

7,700 of the 282,000 employee jobs in North Yorkshire 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.