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Quantity surveyor jobs in County Durham
The 2021 census counted 1,295 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in County Durham.
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Published figures for County Durham
What the official data says about County Durham
At the 2021 census, 1,295 people living in County Durham were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.58% of everyone in work in the area. That count put County Durham 1st of 12 areas in the North East, where the middle area recorded 551. Northumberland was the next area down.
Full-time pay across all jobs in County Durham, every occupation counted together, had a median of £32,945. That is 9th of 12 in the North East, against a regional middle of £33,920. Work of this kind pays £43,606 across the region, which is £10,661 more than the typical County Durham job, about 32% above it.
Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: County Durham had 5,300 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 188,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.82% of every job here, that ranks 3rd of 12 in the North East, where the middle area sits at 2%.
- Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
- 1,295
- Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across the North East
- £43,606
- Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.58%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £32,945
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 4,946
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 222,216
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 188,000
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 County Durham: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in County Durham?
1,295 residents of County Durham were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.58% 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 County Durham?
Across the North East, £43,606 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In County Durham itself the median across all occupations together is £32,945. 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 County Durham?
5,300 of the 188,000 employee jobs in County Durham 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.