| 2020 HAYS SALARY SURVEY CAREERS Richard Gelder, director at Hays Building Services, sees healthy activity levels, despite the fall in confidence. They [employers] are seeing quite busy workloads in the short- to mediumterm pipeline, and have enough to be getting on with, he says. However, the broader uncertainties in the market are having an impact. Hitches in the infrastructure construction pipeline such as the recently announced pause for HS2 and the cancellation of the Moorside and Wylfa nuclear plant projects are having a knock-on effect on smaller building services consultancies, says Horn. It means that small and medium-sized building services companies, such as his, are finding themselves in competition with much bigger practices on the smaller frameworks with which the latter would not normally bother, he adds. However, more than half (56%) of employers in building services say they are optimistic about the There are fewer instances of competitors trying to poach staff, with salary spikes largely confined to specific skill sets in specific regions Contractors: Director Contractors: Project engineer Contractors: CAD technician Region Region East Midlands Typical Min Max salary 2020 salary 2020 salary 2020 39,000 30,000 45,000 Region East Midlands Typical Min Max salary 2020 salary 2020 salary 2020 65,000 60,000 80,000 East Midlands Typical Min Max salary 2020 salary 2020 salary 2020 30,000 25,000 32,000 East of England 62,000 60,000 75,000 East of England 41,000 32,000 50,000 East of England 26,000 22,000 30,000 London 100,000 85,000 120,000 London 53,000 50,000 65,000 London 44,000 40,000 50,000 North East England 56,500 48,000 62,000 North East England 35,500 28,000 38,000 North East England 27,250 23,000 28,500 North West England 62,000 60,000 75,000 North West England 40,000 30,000 45,000 North West England 30,000 25,000 32,000 Northern Ireland 72,500 65,000 85,000 Northern Ireland 36,000 30,000 38,000 Northern Ireland 29,500 25,000 40,000 Scotland 58,000 50,000 65,000 Scotland 40,000 29,000 41,000 Scotland 24,000 22,000 26,000 South East England 76,500 73,000 80,000 South East England 47,500 42,000 50,000 South East England 37,000 33,000 40,000 South West 64,000 60,000 68,000 South West 40,000 35,000 44,000 South West 31,750 25,000 32,000 Wales 59,000 55,000 65,000 Wales 37,000 30,000 40,000 Wales 30,000 25,000 30,000 West Midlands 65,000 60,000 80,000 West Midlands 40,000 30,000 45,000 West Midlands 29,000 25,000 30,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 60,500 57,000 62,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 36,500 30,000 42,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 26,750 23,000 28,500 National average 61,083 76,417 National average 33,000 45,250 National average 26,083 33,250 66,750 40,458 % increase year on year: 3.4% % increase year on year: 1.8% 30,438 % increase year on year: 4.1% Contractors: Quantity surveyor Contractors: Estimator Contractors: Project manager Region Region East Midlands Typical Min Max salary 2020 salary 2020 salary 2020 45,000 30,000 50,000 Region East Midlands Typical Min Max salary 2020 salary 2020 salary 2020 48,000 44,000 55,000 East Midlands Typical Min Max salary 2020 salary 2020 salary 2020 48,750 40,000 55,000 East of England 46,500 42,000 57,000 East of England 47,500 40,000 60,000 East of England 50,000 40,000 57,000 London 64,000 50,000 80,000 London 60,000 50,000 62,000 London 70,000 65,000 80,000 North East England 43,000 35,000 45,000 North East England 38,000 31,000 40,000 North East England 46,000 40,000 50,000 North West England 43,000 40,000 55,000 North West England 43,000 38,000 45,000 North West England 48,000 30,000 50,000 Northern Ireland 44,000 38,000 48,000 Northern Ireland 37,500 34,000 42,000 Northern Ireland 40,000 38,000 46,000 Scotland 44,000 36,000 46,000 Scotland 41,000 35,000 44,000 Scotland 45,000 32,000 47,000 South East England 65,000 60,000 67,000 South East England 63,000 47,000 65,000 South East England 66,250 52,500 67,000 South West 50,000 45,000 55,000 South West 45,000 45,000 52,000 South West 48,000 40,000 50,000 Wales 46,000 43,000 50,000 Wales 42,000 40,000 45,000 Wales 45,000 40,000 50,000 West Midlands 45,000 44,000 55,000 West Midlands 44,500 30,000 50,000 West Midlands 49,000 40,000 55,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 39,500 32,000 42,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 36,500 27,000 38,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 49,500 40,000 57,000 National average 42,417 54,583 National average 37,250 49,417 National average 41,458 55,333 48,167 % increase year on year: 3.6% 45,250 % increase year on year: 4.4% 50,458 % increase year on year: 1.7% 26 February 2020 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Feb20 pp25-28 2020 Salary survey.indd 26 24/01/2020 14:54