Official pay data
Updated 15 October 2026
Salary guide
Official annual estimates for the whole country, mapped to the closest published occupation.
United Kingdom · gross annual earnings estimate
25th percentile
£41,465
Median
£52,537
75th percentile
£67,203
This ASHE benchmark covers full-time employee jobs, not self-employed income or part-time jobs. ASHE gross earnings include basic pay, overtime, incentive pay such as bonuses and commissions, shift premiums, and other cash pay. They are before deductions, exclude payments in kind, and are not take-home pay or the whole benefits package. Compare the benchmark with an offer on the same working-hours and annual-pay basis.
This is a country-level occupation benchmark, not a local offer estimate. Pay can differ by location, employer, duties, and working pattern.
Source: ONS, 2025-04-30. Mapped to Quantity surveyors; the occupation is broader than the page role. Figures are estimates, not advertised salaries.
This national benchmark is a useful comparison point for a Quantity Surveyor because it maps to the matching occupation, Quantity surveyors (2453). Compare it with the job's actual scope: early feasibility and tender costing may sit alongside construction-stage cost monitoring, payment accounts and commercial-risk work, but no single job necessarily includes every task. If you're preparing to discuss that scope with an employer, use the [Quantity Surveyor interview guide](/uk/interview-guides/quantity-surveyor) to build examples from work you genuinely owned or supported.
Benchmark fit
The benchmark is a direct occupational fit: the mapped occupation is Quantity surveyors (2453), matching the role title Quantity Surveyor.
This is a benchmark for full-time employee jobs in the occupation, not a promise that every Quantity Surveyor has the same duties or offer. The national profile presents these tasks as work a Quantity Surveyor may do.
Role scope
A Quantity Surveyor helps a client assess plans and costs, then may follow the commercial position through construction.
Establish client needs and check whether proposed plans are feasible. · Work out material, time and labour quantities and costs for tenders. · Monitor costs throughout a construction project. · Negotiate contracts and work schedules, and advise on commercial risks and disputes where the role calls for it.
Tender quantities and cost calculations. · Cost monitoring across the construction project. · Advice on commercial risks and disputes when assigned.
Read the range
When comparing offers, read the job description closely. A role centred on checking feasibility and producing tender costs is still Quantity Surveying work; another role may also carry construction-stage cost monitoring, contract negotiation or commercial-risk advice. Those differences clarify the work expected, but the national occupational benchmark is not a separate pay rate for each duty mix.
One quarter of employees earn below this figure.
Half of employees earn below this figure and half above it; it is not the arithmetic midpoint of the displayed range.
One quarter of employees earn above this figure.
Location
Supplementary regional medians are available for East, North East, Scotland and Wales.
| Region | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | Not published | £53,589 | Not published |
| North East | Not published | £48,376 | Not published |
| Scotland | Not published | £51,960 | Not published |
| Wales | Not published | £53,752 | Not published |
Treat the national figure as an occupational benchmark rather than a local offer estimate: pay can differ by location, employer, duties and working pattern.
Beyond salary
Compare the offered annual cash pay on the same hours basis as the benchmark. Then separate guaranteed pay from any conditional cash amounts and value benefits on their own terms.
Ask what annual basic pay is guaranteed and whether the stated figure assumes a particular pattern of hours.
Ask which amounts are available, the rules for earning them, whether they are discretionary, and whether the quoted offer includes them. These cash items are distinct from basic pay.
Ask separately about the terms of any pension, health cover, leave or equity. Benefits are not cash pay and should not be assumed from the benchmark.
Offer review
Questions
Source
Source: ONS, 2025-04-30. The figures cover Quantity surveyors (2453) and full time employee jobs. Updated 15 October 2026. This broad occupation benchmark may not match every Quantity Surveyor vacancy.
Put the benchmark to work
Use the salary range as context. Tailor your CV around the experience that supports your target level.
