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Quantity surveyor jobs in Plymouth
The 2021 census counted 669 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Plymouth.
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Published figures for Plymouth
What the official data says about Plymouth
At the 2021 census, 669 people living in Plymouth were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.55% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Plymouth 12th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 1,093. Bath and North East Somerset was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Plymouth, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,483. That is 7th of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £42,619 across the region, which is £6,136 more than the typical Plymouth job, about 17% above it.
Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Plymouth had 2,500 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 118,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.12% of every job here, that ranks 12th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 3%.
- Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
- 669
- Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the South West
- £42,619
- Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.55%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £36,483
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 2,118
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 121,019
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 118,000
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 Plymouth: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Plymouth?
669 residents of Plymouth were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.55% 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 Plymouth?
Across the South West, £42,619 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Plymouth itself the median across all occupations together is £36,483. 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 Plymouth?
2,500 of the 118,000 employee jobs in Plymouth 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.