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Surveying career paths

How a surveying career usually builds, from graduate to director, in each discipline: where chartership comes in, what each step typically pays and how many jobs are live at each step right now.

Pay figures:

Pay is the typical base salary at a private practice outside London, from our salary guide. Councils usually pay a little less, London a little more. Job counts are surveying jobs live on SURVEYINGJOBS.COM today.

Building Surveyor

100 live jobs →
  1. Graduate / Trainee £26k–£32k 6 live
  2. Chartered (MRICS) Surveyor £32k–£42k 52 live
  3. Senior Surveyor £45k–£58k 28 live
  4. Principal £55k–£68k 6 live
  5. Associate / Associate Director £62k–£78k 17 live
  6. Director / Partner £90k–£140k 3 live

Qualifying: Chartered through the RICS APC (Building Surveying pathway). Some also join CIOB or CABE. The APC explained →

Quantity Surveyor and Cost Manager

188 live jobs →
  1. Graduate / Trainee £26k–£32k 13 live
  2. Chartered (MRICS) Surveyor £32k–£42k 73 live
  3. Senior Surveyor £45k–£58k 62 live
  4. Principal £55k–£68k 3 live
  5. Associate / Associate Director £62k–£78k 15 live
  6. Director / Partner £90k–£140k 5 live

Qualifying: Chartered through the RICS APC (Quantity Surveying and Construction). Many contractor QSs also join CIOB. The APC explained →

Commercial Property and Agency

75 live jobs →
  1. Graduate / Trainee £26k–£32k 9 live
  2. Chartered (MRICS) Surveyor £32k–£42k 36 live
  3. Senior Surveyor £45k–£58k 17 live
  4. Principal £55k–£68k 5 live
  5. Associate / Associate Director £62k–£78k 11 live
  6. Director / Partner £90k–£140k 6 live

Qualifying: Chartered through the RICS APC (Commercial Real Estate pathway). The APC explained →

Valuation Surveyor

88 live jobs →
  1. Graduate / Trainee £26k–£32k 3 live
  2. Chartered (MRICS) Surveyor £32k–£42k 46 live
  3. Senior Surveyor £45k–£58k 16 live
  4. Principal £55k–£68k 10 live
  5. Associate / Associate Director £62k–£78k 12 live
  6. Director / Partner £90k–£140k 6 live

Qualifying: Chartered through the RICS APC (Valuation pathway), then RICS Registered Valuer to sign off valuations. The APC explained →

Residential Surveyor

34 live jobs →
  1. Graduate / Trainee £26k–£32k 4 live
  2. Chartered (MRICS) Surveyor £32k–£42k 19 live
  3. Senior Surveyor £45k–£58k 2 live
  4. Principal £55k–£68k none live today
  5. Associate / Associate Director £62k–£78k 1 live
  6. Director / Partner £90k–£140k 2 live

Qualifying: Chartered through the RICS APC (Residential pathway). Some start as trainee or apprentice surveyors with the big lenders’ panels. The APC explained →

Rural Surveyor and Land Agent

28 live jobs →
  1. Graduate / Trainee £26k–£32k 2 live
  2. Chartered (MRICS) Surveyor £32k–£42k 18 live
  3. Senior Surveyor £45k–£58k 7 live
  4. Principal £55k–£68k 3 live
  5. Associate / Associate Director £62k–£78k 4 live
  6. Director / Partner £90k–£140k 1 live

Qualifying: Chartered through the RICS APC (Rural pathway). Many also become Fellows of the CAAV. The APC explained →

Land and Geomatics Surveyor

38 live jobs →
  1. Graduate / Trainee £26k–£32k 5 live
  2. Chartered (MRICS) Surveyor £32k–£42k 24 live
  3. Senior Surveyor £45k–£58k 7 live
  4. Principal £55k–£68k 2 live
  5. Associate / Associate Director £62k–£78k 3 live
  6. Director / Partner £90k–£140k 1 live

Qualifying: Chartered through the RICS APC (Geomatics pathway). Some take TSA or CICES routes. The APC explained →

Project Manager

76 live jobs →
  1. Graduate / Trainee £26k–£32k none live today
  2. Chartered (MRICS) Surveyor £32k–£42k 27 live
  3. Senior Surveyor £45k–£58k 20 live
  4. Principal £55k–£68k 1 live
  5. Associate / Associate Director £62k–£78k 5 live
  6. Director / Partner £90k–£140k 3 live

Qualifying: Chartered through the RICS APC (Project Management pathway), or APM / CIOB routes. The APC explained →

Building Control Surveyor

39 live jobs →
  1. Graduate / Trainee £26k–£32k 2 live
  2. Chartered (MRICS) Surveyor £32k–£42k 14 live
  3. Senior Surveyor £45k–£58k 7 live
  4. Principal £55k–£68k 6 live
  5. Associate / Associate Director £62k–£78k none live today
  6. Director / Partner £90k–£140k 2 live

Qualifying: Registration as a Registered Building Inspector with the Building Safety Regulator is required. Many also join CABE, RICS (Building Control pathway) or CIOB.

Property and Asset Management

73 live jobs →
  1. Graduate / Trainee £26k–£32k 2 live
  2. Chartered (MRICS) Surveyor £32k–£42k 39 live
  3. Senior Surveyor £45k–£58k 14 live
  4. Principal £55k–£68k 5 live
  5. Associate / Associate Director £62k–£78k 3 live
  6. Director / Partner £90k–£140k 1 live

Qualifying: Chartered through the RICS APC (Property Finance and Investment or Commercial Real Estate pathways). The APC explained →

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