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Construction Salary Survey - If you don't like the results, have your say
 Results from the Hill McGlynn Construction Salaries Survey, researched and compiled by NTC Research.

The recently published Hill McGlynn Construction Salaries Survey, based on the pay and benefits of over 2,200 staff in 66 contracting companies in Great Britain, has shown a yearly rise of 3.3% in basic pay, but regional differences are gving some cause for concern. The dramatic rise in earnings for the Midlands and East Anglia is being put down to demand for staff on the M6 Toll Road alongside the surge in construction activity in Birmingham.

Other findings included a pension being the most commonly included benefit, with a company car coming second. Only a third of construction staff are paid overtime. The highest annual rise for established non-trainees went to Quantity Surveyors - the most heavily sought after professionals in the country. Commercial Managers in London and the South East were the highest paid of those surveyed with an average of £47,759 pa.

Construction Average

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
23,421
27,298
3.2
North
22,268
30,177
1.5
Midlands & East Anglia
23,821
30,949
5.1
London & South East
23,436
31,416
3.4
Wales & South West
23,600
30,960
2.1
ALL
23,390
30,317
3.3


Project Managers

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
28,325
33,250
2.0
North
27,834
38,052
0.7
Midlands & East Anglia
30,804
40,131
6.5
London & South East
30,552
39,456
3.0
Wales & South West
30,025
36,525
0.6
ALL
29,704
38,329
2.9


Senior QS

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
29,200
31,143
4.8
North
28,858
31,733
1.4
Midlands & East Anglia
25,685
33,143
4.8
London & South East
30,974
34,022
3.4
Wales & South West
27,533
33,111
1.0
ALL
27,533
32,930
3.0


QS

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
22,000
27,500
3.8
North
19,956
25,822
2.3
Midlands & East Anglia
20,248
29,143
5.7
London & South East
23,193
28,029
3.9
Wales & South West
24,735
30,559
2.6
ALL
21,835
28,048
3.8


Assistant QS

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
N/A
N/A
N/A
North
13,630
16,791
2.0
Midlands & East Anglia
15,331
20,131
8.7
London & South East
18,077
21,870
4.1
Wales & South West
11,273
17,636
2.4
ALL
15,283
19,533
4.5


Commercial Managers

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
31,250
35,000
3.5
North
35,021
41,114
1.9
Midlands & East Anglia
40,274
42,399
3.3
London & South East
34,715
47,759
2.6
Wales & South West
30,800
32,100
4.0
ALL
35,266
41,780
2.9


Health & Safety Managers

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
24,150
29,750
3.6
North
22,245
25,700
1.6
Midlands & East Anglia
36,740
36,990
3.0
London & South East
26,645
33,075
2.0
Wales & South West
29,325
34,000
2.1
ALL
28,093
32,087
2.3


Graduates

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
15,450
17,752
1.2
North
15,361
23,843
0.1
Midlands & East Anglia
16,357
19,643
11.4
London & South East
17,567
19,833
3.3
Wales & South West
15,833
18,224
2.8
ALL
16,353
20,315
4.2


Site Engineers

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
15,300
16,300
5.0
North
16,787
23,496
1.0
Midlands & East Anglia
22,155
28,574
2.0
London & South East
20,173
24,646
3.1
Wales & South West
20,224
26,596
4.2
ALL
19,397
24,750
2.7


Senior Engineers

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
23,250
24,850
1.6
North
26,369
30,900
0.8
Midlands & East Anglia
27,051
32,069
4.6
London & South East
29,870
33,595
3.1
Wales & South West
N/A
N/A
N/A
ALL
27,466
31,520
2.7

Contract Managers

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
32,333
34,833
3.2
North
29,636
36,267
1.8
Midlands & East Anglia
27,854
36,049
3.4
London & South East
28,618
38,119
3.3
Wales & South West
32,343
38,786
0.9
ALL
29,497
36,976
2.7


Buyers

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
20,500
28,333
3.5
North
21,748
32,347
1.8
Midlands & East Anglia
19,733
24,228
2.4
London & South East
22,616
32,513
3.0
Wales & South West
15,133
18,757
3.3
ALL
20,597
27,405
2.7


Estimators

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
20,667
25,533
2.7
North
24,148
35,236
1.8
Midlands & East Anglia
19,706
31,665
3.1
London & South East
20,698
36,274
2.8
Wales & South West
21,263
31,688
2.3
ALL
21,331
33,353
2.6


Planners

Lowest Basic (£) Highest Basic (£) Average Change on 2001 (%)
Scotland
21,500
29,650
3.5
North
20,576
31,681
0.9
Midlands & East Anglia
25,750
31,821
3.8
London & South East
18,714
30,643
1.6
Wales & South West
19,400
28,500
0.8
ALL
21,146
30,795
2.0

NTC the researchers and compilers of the survey have issued the following comment in response to the findings:

"The salary data have generated great interest within the industry, though they have also raised a few questioning eyebrows. In some cases, notably the South West and Wales region, some upward bias has been suggested. In London, on the other hand, the opposite may be the case. There again, the picture is muddied by the granting of bonus payments and other benefits, which may make straightforward comparisons of basic salaries between regions misleading.

However, until we hear back from more companies on staff pay, a fuller picture of true regional variations in staff salaries and benefits may not be known. Encouraged by the response to this first annual survey, in which the salaries of over 2,200 staff were analysed, we will repeat the salary survey again in 2003 in the hope that even more companies will participate."

If you would like to contribute to this worthy exercise, please email: [email protected]

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