Quantity surveyor: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Quantity surveyors (SOC 2453)
About £41,003 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +0.4% on last year
£4,374 a month About £3,417 a month after tax 43 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £45,092 in 2021 to £52,492 in 2026 (+16%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £22,161 | £31,069 | £45,092 | £59,379 | x |
| 2022 | £23,851 | £34,000 | £46,342 | £61,513 | x |
| 2023 | £26,269 | £33,481 | £44,644 | £62,574 | x |
| 2024 | £26,320 | £38,484 | £48,647 | £63,317 | x |
| 2025 | £30,963 | £41,308 | £52,262 | £68,482 | x |
| 2026 | £27,719 | £37,702 | £52,492 | £68,982 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £52,492 a year and half earn more. That is 28% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £37,702 and £68,982; one in ten earns less than £27,719.
Ranked by median, it is number 55 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,417 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,284 in Scotland.
The median for men is £55,994 and for women £42,890, a gap of 23% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £27,719 | £2,310 |
| 20th | £35,040 | £2,920 |
| 25th (P25) | £37,702 | £3,142 |
| 30th | £41,467 | £3,456 |
| 40th | £46,192 | £3,849 |
| Median (50th) | £52,492 | £4,374 |
| 60th | £57,844 | £4,820 |
| 70th | £64,938 | £5,412 |
| 75th (P75) | £68,982 | £5,748 |
| 80th | £74,284 | £6,190 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £55,994 | £57,737 | 35 |
| Women | £42,890 | £42,934 | 7 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £41,003 | £3,417 |
| Scotland | £39,403 | £3,284 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £52,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 13 job titles to SOC 2453 Quantity surveyors. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Bonus surveyor
- Chartered quantity surveyor
- Managing quantity surveyor
- Measuring surveyor
- Quantity surveying technician
- Quantity surveyor
- Quantity surveyor's assistant
- Quantity surveyor's technical assistant
- Survey technician
- Surveyor
- Taker-off
- Technical assistant
- Worker-up
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.