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Contractors-management
Ìý	Managing director, 45, degree, chartered			Operations director, 45, HNC/degree			Commercial director, 45, HNC/degree			Project director, 40, HNC/degree			Operations manager, 40, HNC			Commercial manager, 40, chartered
Region	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	65000	55000	75000	50000	45000	58000	50000	45000	55000	45000	40000	50000	42000	37000	45000	42000	37000	48000
North Home Counties	62000	55000	70000	50000	45000	55000	48000	44000	50000	42000	38000	45000	40000	35000	42000	40000	36000	44000
South Home Counties	60000	54000	65000	50000	48000	55000	48000	45000	52000	44000	42000	48000	42000	38000	45000	44000	40000	48000
South West	55000	50000	65000	45000	43000	50000	45000	43000	48000	40000	38000	43000	35000	33000	40000	35000	33000	38000
Wales	55000	50000	60000	43000	42000	45000	42000	40000	45000	39000	38000	42000	35000	33000	40000	32000	30000	35000
West Midlands	55000	50000	60000	45000	40000	50000	45000	40000	50000	40000	37000	45000	36000	32000	40000	38000	34000	43000
East Midlands	55000	50000	60000	46000	40000	50000	45000	40000	47000	38000	35000	42000	38000	33000	40000	39000	34000	43000
East Anglia	52000	45000	60000	45000	40000	52000	42000	38000	48000	42000	38000	46000	38000	34000	43000	35000	33000	37000
North West	55000	50000	60000	45000	40000	50000	45000	40000	50000	40000	38000	45000	36000	32000	40000	38000	34000	42000
Yorkshire	46500	40000	60000	45000	40000	52000	45000	40000	52000	40000	35000	45000	37500	34000	40000	37500	34000	40000
North East	45000	40000	60000	44000	39000	49000	40000	37000	45000	34500	31000	38000	36000	32000	40000	35000	33000	37000
Scotland	52000	43000	58000	44000	37000	47000	45000	40000	48000	34000	32000	36000	33000	30000	37000	37000	35000	42000
Northern Ireland	50000	40000	55000	43000	37000	51000	42000	38000	48000	38000	34000	40000	35000	30000	39000	35000	30000	40000
National average	Ìý	Ìý	54,423	Ìý	Ìý	45,769	Ìý	Ìý	44,769	Ìý	39,730	Ìý	Ìý	37,192	Ìý	Ìý	37,500	Ìý
Increase from 2003 survey	Ìý	Ìý	2Â·0%	Ìý	Ìý	2Â·1%	Ìý	Ìý	3Â·7%	Ìý	3Â·0%	Ìý	Ìý	2Â·5%	Ìý	Ìý	3Â·8%	Ìý

Consulting engineers
Ìý	Partner, 45, chartered			Associate, 40, chartered			Principal design engineer, 35, degree, chartered			Senior design engineer, 30, working for chartership			Intermediate design engineer, 26, HNC			Junior engineer, 22, ONC, 5 years experience			Graduate trainee, 21			Clerk of works, 35, C&G, 10 years experience			Resident engineer, 40, Degree, 15years experience
Region	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	48000	45000	55000	43000	40000	48000	37000	35000	41000	35000	30000	40000	28000	25000	35000	22000	20000	24000	19000	17000	22000	30000	28000	33000	40000	38000	45000
North Home Counties	48000	40000	55000	44000	40000	50000	38000	35000	40000	35000	33000	38000	28000	25000	32000	22000	20000	24000	18000	16000	21000	28000	25000	32000	36000	32000	38000
South Home Counties	50000	47000	55000	45000	42000	50000	40000	38000	43000	35000	33000	38000	28000	25000	32000	24000	21000	26000	18000	16000	22000	30000	26000	34000	35000	32000	40000
South West	50000	45000	55000	40000	30000	45000	34000	30000	38000	32000	30000	35000	28000	23000	30000	20000	17000	23000	17000	16000	19000	25000	22000	28000	26000	24000	28000
Wales	45000	42000	52000	36000	35000	40000	30000	28000	34000	28000	26000	30000	24000	22000	29000	18000	16000	20000	17000	16000	18000	27000	22000	30000	25000	20000	28000
West Midlands	43000	38000	48000	37000	34000	40000	35000	33000	37000	32000	28000	33000	27000	24000	29000	20000	17000	23000	18000	15000	20000	29000	25000	32000	30000	25000	33000
East Midlands	45000	40000	48000	37000	34000	40000	35000	33000	37000	32000	28000	33000	26000	24000	28000	21000	20000	24000	18000	15000	20000	28000	25000	33000	29000	25000	32000
East Anglia	45000	38000	48000	37000	35000	40000	33000	31000	35000	29000	27000	32000	26000	24500	28000	22000	18000	24000	18000	15000	20000	27500	25000	32000	33000	30000	35000
North West	43000	38000	48000	37000	34000	40000	35000	33000	38000	32000	28000	33000	27000	24000	29000	20000	17000	23000	18000	15000	21000	28000	25000	32000	32000	28000	35000
Yorkshire	46000	40000	50000	36000	34000	40000	34000	31000	37000	32000	28000	34000	26000	22000	28000	23000	20000	24000	19000	18000	22000	26000	24000	30000	33000	29000	36000
North East	44000	38000	50000	35000	32000	40000	31000	27000	34500	28500	25000	32000	24500	23000	26500	20000	17500	23000	17000	15000	19000	26000	22000	30000	30000	28000	34000
Scotland	48000	44000	51000	37000	34000	42000	30000	28000	35000	27000	26000	30000	22000	20000	24000	21000	18000	25000	17000	16000	18000	26500	24000	30000	30000	26500	33000
Northern Ireland	44000	40000	50000	33000	28000	43000	29000	27000	34000	24000	23000	26000	24500	22000	27000	19000	15000	21000	14000	13000	16500	24000	23000	29000	32000	27000	34000
National average	Ìý	46,076	Ìý	Ìý	38,230	Ìý	Ìý	33,932	Ìý	Ìý	30,885	Ìý	Ìý	26,022	Ìý	Ìý	Ìý	20,923	Ìý	Ìý	17,538	Ìý	Ìý	27,307	Ìý	Ìý	31,615
Increase from 2003 survey	Ìý	6Â·2%	Ìý	Ìý	2Â·5%	Ìý	Ìý	3Â·2%	Ìý	Ìý	5Â·4%	Ìý	Ìý	4Â·8%	Ìý	Ìý	Ìý	2Â·2%	Ìý	Ìý	4Â·6%	Ìý	Ìý	5Â·0%	Ìý	Ìý	5Â·9%

Consulting engineers-cad
Ìý	CAD Manager, 35, C&G, 8years CAD experience			CAD Operator, 30, C&G, 5years CAD experience			Junior CAD Operator, 21, C&G, 1years CAD experience
Region	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	33000	28000	35000	28000	25000	31000	19000	16000	21000
North Home Counties	31500	28000	35000	26500	24000	30000	18000	15000	20000
South Home Counties	30000	27000	34000	25000	22000	27500	17000	14000	20000
South West	25000	23000	27000	18000	15000	22000	15000	14000	16000
Wales	23000	20000	25000	17000	15000	20000	15000	14000	16000
West Midlands	27000	25000	31000	21000	16000	23000	15000	13000	17000
East Midlands	26000	22000	29000	22000	17000	24000	16000	14000	18000
East Anglia	29500	27000	33000	23000	21000	26000	16000	13000	17000
North West	29000	25000	33000	21000	17000	23000	16000	14000	18000
Yorkshire	25000	24000	27000	21500	19000	24000	16500	15000	18000
North East	27000	25000	30000	22000	18000	25000	16500	15000	19000
Scotland	24000	21000	26000	19000	17000	20000	14000	12000	17000
Northern Ireland	26500	24500	31000	18500	16500	22000	14000	12000	18000
National average	Ìý	Ìý	27,385	Ìý	Ìý	21,692	Ìý	Ìý	16,000
Increase from 2003 survey	Ìý	Ìý	2.9%	Ìý	Ìý	1.7%	Ìý	Ìý	2.5%

Commissioning engineers
Ìý	Senior commissioning engineer, 40, HNC			Commissioning engineer, 32, ONC			Site supervisor, 35, C&G
Region	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	35000	32000	37000	32000	28000	35000	31000	25000	33000
North Home Counties	34000	29000	36000	31000	27000	33000	29000	27000	30000
South Home Counties	34500	30000	36500	30000	27000	33000	27000	23000	30000
South West	30000	26000	34000	28000	25000	30000	24000	22000	28000
Wales	28000	26000	32000	27000	24000	29000	24000	22000	28000
West Midlands	30000	26000	33000	27000	24000	30000	23000	20000	28000
East Midlands	29000	25000	32000	26000	25000	28000	26000	25000	27000
East Anglia	31500	28000	34000	28500	25000	32000	28000	25000	31000
North West	30000	28000	34000	27000	24000	30000	23000	20000	28000
Yorkshire	30000	28000	34000	27000	25000	30000	24000	20000	26000
North East	30000	26000	33000	26000	23000	30000	24000	20000	26000
Scotland	30000	27000	32000	27000	24000	29000	24000	20000	26000
Northern Ireland	28000	25000	31000	27500	24500	30000	23000	19000	25000
National average	Ìý	Ìý	30,769	Ìý	Ìý	28,000	Ìý	Ìý	25,384
Increase from 2003 survey	Ìý	Ìý	2Â·8%	Ìý	Ìý	3Â·4%	Ìý	Ìý	3Â·0%

Mechanical engineers
Ìý	Senior mechanical contracts manager, 40, HNC			Mechanical contracts engineer, 35, HNC			Junior mechanical contracts engineer, 24, ONC
Region	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	38000	34000	42000	34000	32000	39000	27000	24000	30000
North Home Counties	36500	34000	39000	33000	30000	36000	25000	22000	27000
South Home Counties	38000	35000	41000	34000	32000	38000	24000	22000	26000
South West	33000	28000	36000	28000	25000	30000	21000	18000	24000
Wales	32000	28000	35000	27000	24000	30000	19000	18000	22000
West Midlands	34000	32000	40000	31000	28000	33000	24000	22000	26000
East Midlands	34000	30000	36000	31000	28000	33000	24000	22000	26000
East Anglia	33000	30000	36000	31000	27000	33000	23000	21000	25000
North West	34000	32000	40000	31000	28000	33000	24000	22000	26000
Yorkshire	33000	30000	35000	28500	25000	31500	23000	20000	26000
North East	32000	28000	35000	27000	24000	30000	22000	18000	25000
Scotland	30000	28000	34000	25000	22000	27000	20000	18000	22000
Northern Ireland	29500	26000	33000	26500	23000	29500	18000	15000	20000
National average increase	Ìý	Ìý	33,615	Ìý	Ìý	29,769	Ìý	Ìý	22,615
from 2003 survey	Ìý	Ìý	2Â·0%	Ìý	Ìý	2Â·3%	Ìý	Ìý	5Â·6%

Electrical engineers
Ìý	Senior electrical contracts manager 40, HNC			Electrical contracts engineer, 35, HNC			Junior electrical contracts engineer, 24, ONC
Region	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	38000	35000	42000	35000	31000	39000	27000	25000	30000
North Home Counties	37000	34000	40000	34000	31000	37000	23000	21000	27000
South Home Counties	38000	35000	41000	34000	30000	38000	24000	20000	28000
South West	32000	30000	35000	28000	25000	30000	22000	18000	24000
Wales	30000	28000	35000	28000	25000	30000	20000	17000	22000
West Midlands	34000	32000	37000	31000	28000	33000	24000	22000	26000
East Midlands	33000	30000	36000	31000	28000	33000	24000	22000	26000
East Anglia	33000	31000	36000	30000	27000	32000	22000	18000	25000
North West	34000	30000	36000	30000	28000	33000	24000	22000	26000
Yorkshire	34000	31000	36500	29000	26000	32000	22500	20000	25000
North East	32500	28000	36000	27500	24000	31000	22500	19000	25000
Scotland	34000	28000	36000	28000	25000	30000	19000	17000	22000
Northern Ireland	29000	27000	33000	26500	23500	29500	17000	15000	21000
National average increase	Ìý	Ìý	33,730	Ìý	Ìý	30,153	Ìý	Ìý	22,384
from 2003 survey	Ìý	Ìý	2Â·7%	Ìý	Ìý	5Â·0%	Ìý	Ìý	6Â·2%

Surveyors & estimators
Ìý	Senior m&e quantity surveyor, 40, HNC			M&E quantity surveyor, 28, HNC			Junior m&e quantity surveyor, 20, ONC			Senior estimator, 38, HNC, 20 years experience			Estimator, 30, ONC, 8 years experience			Junior Estimator, 20, ONC, 2 years experience
Region	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum	Typical	Minimum	Maximum
Central London	44000	36000	48000	36000	32000	40000	26000	23000	28000	44000	36000	48000	36000	30000	42000	25000	22000	28000
North Home Counties	38000	35000	42000	32000	26000	36000	23000	20000	25000	38000	35000	42000	32000	28000	34000	21000	18000	24000
South Home Counties	38000	35000	42000	32000	26000	36000	24000	19000	26000	36000	32000	40000	32000	28000	34000	22000	20000	26000
South West	35000	30000	38000	30000	27000	32000	25000	23000	27000	33000	28000	35000	27000	25000	32000	20000	17000	25000
Wales	32000	28000	36000	29000	26000	31000	20000	18000	25000	30000	27000	33000	26000	25000	30000	19000	16000	24000
West Midlands	35000	32000	38000	32000	28000	35000	22000	17000	25000	32000	28000	36000	30000	27000	33000	21000	18000	25000
East Midlands	35000	32000	38000	32000	28000	35000	22000	17000	25000	32000	28000	36000	30000	27000	33000	21000	18000	25000
East Anglia	35000	34000	39000	32000	28000	36000	20000	18000	22000	36500	32000	40000	32000	29000	34500	23000	21000	25000
North West	35000	32000	38000	32000	29000	35000	22000	18000	25000	32000	28000	40000	30000	27000	33000	23000	21000	25000
Yorkshire	35000	30000	38000	30000	27000	32000	23000	18000	26000	35000	30000	38000	28000	25000	30000	22000	18000	24000
North East	33000	30000	35000	28000	25000	32000	21000	18000	25000	35000	30000	38000	28000	25000	33000	21000	18000	24000
Scotland	36000	32000	40000	26000	23000	28000	21000	15000	24000	36000	33000	38000	27000	25000	29000	22000	20000	24000
Northern Ireland	33000	28000	36000	27000	25000	30000	18000	14000	23000	35000	30000	39000	26500	24500	33000	18000	16000	23000
National average increase	Ìý	Ìý	35,692	Ìý	Ìý	30,615	Ìý	Ìý	22,076	Ìý	Ìý	34,923	Ìý	Ìý	29,538	Ìý	Ìý	21,384
from 2003 survey	Ìý	Ìý	5Â·0%	Ìý	Ìý	7Â·5%	Ìý	Ìý	6Â·5%	Ìý	Ìý	5Â·1%	Ìý	Ìý	6Â·4%	Ìý	Ìý	7Â·5%