Building Surveyor career guide

Live building surveyor roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

1808 live building surveyor roles

Senior Building Surveyor

Sutton Coldfield

£50,000–£70,000

Building surveying for an established, respected and growing independent surveying practice covering Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield and the wider West…

Remote Manufacturing & Production Permanent
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Interim Building Surveyor

Bedford

£315/day

Bedford are looking for an experienced Building Surveyor to join their property team, working across a varied commercial and operational property…

Hybrid Property, Facilities & Estate Agency Contract
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Building Surveyor MRICS

Charing Cross

£60,000–£75,000

Make sure to apply quickly in order to maximise your chances of being considered for an interview Read the complete job description below.

Hybrid Construction
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Building Surveyor

Merseyside

£35,000–£45,000

An excellent opportunity for a building surveyor to join a growing team within a Chartered property and construction consultancy, providing…

Construction Permanent
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Building Surveyor

Brighton

£50,000–£55,000

A well-established private practice in Brighton and Hove is looking to strengthen its Building Surveying team with the addition of a talented and…

Construction Permanent
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Senior Building Surveyor

Merseyside

£50,000–£70,000

We are working with a highly respected multi-disciplinary property consultancy in Liverpool, looking to recruit a Building Surveyor / Senior…

Hybrid Construction Permanent
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Building Surveyor

West Midlands

£22–£29/hr

Housing Repairs - experience across Housing Associations and or Local Authorities delivering responsive repairs, voids, damp & mould , property…

Construction
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Senior Building Surveyor

Manchester

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We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Senior Building Surveyor to join our Advisory team - a vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates…

Construction
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Building Surveyor

Bristol

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Currie & Brown is one of the world's leading physical asset management and construction consultancies, delivering projects and advisory services…

Hybrid Construction
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Building Surveyor

Glasgow

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Founded in 1896, Knight Frank was registered as Knight Frank LLP a Limited Liability Partnership, on 3 November 2003, registered in England & Wales…

Construction
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Building Surveyor

Leeds

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Building Surveyor to join a leading multidisciplinary property and construction consultancy in Leeds.

Hybrid Construction Permanent
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Building Surveyor salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
Midlands (indicative)
2 live adverts
£36,000 – £75,000 (midpoint £64,500)
South West (indicative)
5 live adverts
£35,000 – £80,000 (midpoint £60,000)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£45,000 – £65,000 (midpoint £55,000)
South East (indicative)
1 live advert
£40,000 – £58,000 (midpoint £52,500)
East of England (indicative)
5 live adverts
£31,500 – £60,000 (midpoint £49,287)
North West (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£36,000 – £52,000 (midpoint £44,000)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£36,000 – £52,000 (midpoint £44,000)
Yorkshire (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£35,000 – £50,000 (midpoint £42,500)
North East (indicative)
6 live adverts
£34,000 – £65,000 (midpoint £38,750)
Wales (indicative)
10 live adverts
£34,000 – £70,000 (midpoint £35,000)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. MRICS chartership is the decisive lever, as it is across the surveying professions. Consultancy dilapidations/professional work and client-side asset roles both pay well; contract demand is strong around compliance-driven work (fire safety, decarbonisation retrofit).
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FAQs

What does a building surveyor earn in the UK?

Indicatively £35,000–£65,000 permanent, with chartered senior surveyors in London at the top.

How much is MRICS worth to a building surveyor?

Chartership typically moves a surveyor up a full grade (commonly £6,000–£12,000 like-for-like) and unlocks associate/partner tracks.

Where is building-surveying demand strongest?

Fire-safety remediation, dilapidations and retrofit/decarbonisation programmes across the major cities.

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