Built Environment Industry Recruitment, salary and benefit insights
February 2017
Report contents: Overview of built environment recruitment – key trends
and issues Average salaries by region Benefits received by permanent candidates Average annual bonuses by region Average salaries by job role – permanent candidates Average salaries by job role – contract candidates Permanent salaries versus years of experience Built Environment recruitment specialists
£47,957
£46,904
£40,500
£42,484
£45,033
£44,856
London
£55,743 | £37
South East
£53,528 | £29
Despite post-brexit fears, the UK’s built environment and construction sectors have remained strong despite concerns over the
growing skills shortage across the industry.
Although construction activity is expected to remain broadly flat in 2017 and 2018, the industry is expected to see growth in
infrastructure and education projects which will offset falls in commercial offices and industrial factories.
Major projects such as HS2, Hinkley Point C and the Thames Tideway Tunnel will be the key drivers of construction activity within
the infrastructure sector and the government’s 2017 Autumn Statement could signal further investment boosts across the
industry.
For built environment candidates and clients, the following information will enable you to benchmark the salaries and benefits you
are offering or receiving. The data is from our in house salary survey, My Salary Tool, which contains salary and benefit information
from over 15,000 candidates currently working in the engineering and construction industries.
The data in this report is from salary data from surveys completed by built environment and construction candidates.
Scotland
North East
North West
Wales
South West
Midlands
London
South East
Anglia
Average salaries and hourly rates by region
£46,300
£36
Built environment recruitment – key trends
Pension 37%
Mobile phone 34%
Private health insurance 22%
Car allowance 21%
Car 21%
Company paid training 21%
Life assurance 18%
Paid for professional membership 15%
Car park 12%
Additional annual leave 9%
Home working options 9%
Flexible working options 8%
Overtime payments 7%
Permanent health insurance 7%
Ride to work schemes 5%
Share options 5%
Gym/health club membership 2%
Child daycare 2%
Social club/membership 1%
£8,391
£3,243 £3,737
£3,632
Average annual
bonuses by region
Benefits received by
permanent candidates
£2,931
£3,800
London
£7,204
South East
£6,623
Scotland
North East
North West
Wales
South West
Midlands
London
South East
Anglia
£1,340
Benefits and bonuses
360 Excavator Operator £20
Assistant Engineer £42
Assistant Project Manager £22
Assistant Quantity Surveyor £20
Assistant Site Manager £20
Associate Director £50
Banksman/Slinger £18
Bricklayer £23
Building Surveyor £24
Carpenter £21
Civil Engineer £27
Commercial Director £50
Commercial Manager £49
Commissioning Engineer £32
Construction Director £45
Construction Foreman £23
Construction Manager £29
Crane Operator £21
Design Manager £45
Document Controller £20
Electrical Engineer £25
Electrician £22
Electrician’s Mate £16
Estimator £41
Fabricator Welder £22
Fitter £21
Foreman £22
Forklift Operator £15
Health and Safety Manager £35
Installation Engineer/Fitter £22
Groundworker £16
Ganger £17
General Labourer £12
M&E Labourer £15
Mechanical Engineer £25
NRSWA Supervisor £25
Pipefitter £23
Planner £40
Planning Engineer £35
Planning Manager £30
Plant Operator £15
Project Controls Manager £78
Project Controls Engineer £28
Project Director £58
Project Engineer £43
Project Manager £45
Quantity Surveyor £38
Quality Manager £36
Section Engineer £30
Senior Buyer £45
Senior Commercial Manager £48
Senior Electrical Engineer £35
Senior Engineer £28
Senior Estimator £40
Senior Health and Safety Advisor £30
Senior Planner £45
Senior Planning Engineer £25
Senior Project Engineer £33
Senior Project Manager £35
Senior Quantity Surveyor £39
Setting Out Engineer £24
Shuttering Joiner £22
Site Engineer £24
Site Manager £25
Site Supervisor £23
Slinger £17
Steel Erector £24
Steel Fixer £22
Structural Engineer £25
Sub Agent £28
Substation Engineer £31
Telehandler £18
Tunnel Agent £30
Welder £22
Average hourly rate by job role—contract candidates
Architect £45,000
Architectural Drafter £40,500
Assistant CAD Manager £36,000
Assistant Design Engineer £35,000
Assistant Project Engineer £25,000
Assistant Project Manager £30,000
Assistant Quantity Surveyor £32,630
Assistant Site Manager £35,000
Associate Director £72,229
Auditor £45,000
Bid Manager £54,375
BIM Manager £49,500
Buyer £42,000
CAD Technician £25,000
Civil Engineer £40,000
Commercial Director £113,200
Commercial Manager £65,000
Construction Manager £71,062
Contract Manager £49,481
Cost Manager £45,000
Design Director £82,000
Design Engineer £47,334
Design Manager £63,167
Document Controller £40,500
Electrical Design Engineer £44,000
Electrical Engineer £37,917
Electrical Supervisor £42,000
Environmental Advisor £35,000
Environmental Manager £67,333
Estimator £55,659
Foreman £43,375
Geotechnical Engineer £35,750
Graduate Engineer £25,500
Graduate Quantity Surveyor £26,750
Graduate Structural Engineer £25,000
Health and Safety Manager £43,328
Health and Safety Advisor £31,600
Health and Safety Director £70,000
Mechanical Engineer £41,250
Planning Engineer £61,759
Planning Manager £70,701
Programme Manager £96,854
Project Controls Engineer £42,000
Project Controls Manager £75,000
Project Director £107,400
Project Engineer £40,389
Project Manager £52,955
Project Surveyor £42,625
Quality Manager £45,000
Quantity Surveyor £50,499
Resident Engineer £65,000
Risk Manager £75,000
Section Engineer £35,583
Section Manager £46,500
Senior Building Surveyor £50,500
Senior Buyer £50,667
Senior Commercial Manager £78,600
Senior Contracts Manager £81,125
Senior Cost Manager £55,000
Senior Design Engineer £50,000
Senior Electrical Engineer £50,500
Senior Estimator £65,000
Senior Planning Engineer £65,000
Senior Planning Manager £75,000
Senior Project Manager £56,875
Senior Quantity Surveyor £60,000
Senior Site Manager £48,500
Senior Structural Engineer £50,000
Site Agent £42,650
Site Engineer £32,511
Site Manager £40,474
Structural Engineer £35,000
Sub Agent £44,500
Temporary Works Coordinator £51,250
Average salaries by job role—permanent candidates
Resourcing Solutions is a permanent, contract and temporary recruitment consultancy specialising in engineering and construction disciplines for Rail, Power
and the Built Environment. Our team of sector specialists focus on key industries and disciplines in order to provide the most expert recruitment consultancy
service to clients and candidates.
Built Environment recruitment specialists
0208 1020080
07873 281724
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/kennyburtonrsl
Kenny Burton (contract recruitment)
Kenny is Associate Director with over 11 years experience in Engineering & Construction recruitment. He
is head of our Site Services team who support the Built Environment & Power industries and supply
resource across the entire lifecycle of a project. They offer project support which includes Project
Management, Site Engineering, Design, Planning, M&E, Structural & Architectural Steel, Construction and
Trades & Labour.
Nigel Hunt (permanent recruitment)
Nigel has been in technical recruitment for over twenty years and is our Head of Permanent Recruitment.
His team cover a wide variety of disciplines across the infrastructure industry and has over 40 years
combined experience working in technical recruitment with each individual responsible for their own
specialist market. They use their extensive networks to identify suitable candidates for roles and to
introduce good quality individuals to suitable businesses.
0118 924 1160
07930 107310
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nigelhuntrsl
Permanent salaries versus years of experience
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