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UK salary report · 2026

Construction Manager Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 102,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary

£54,947

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 5% change on the previous year

Full-time only

£56,021

Mean

£61,640

Jobs measured

102,000

What most construction managers actually earn

Half of construction managers earn between £39,477 and £69,998. Earning above £69,998 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of construction managers earn less than this.

10th
£28,949
20th
£36,006
25th
£39,477
30th
£43,162
40th
£49,129
50th
£54,947
60th
£60,293
70th
£65,702
75th
£69,998
80th
£73,533
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Construction Manager salary by region

9 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
London £63,194
Scotland £57,653 £52,928
South East £55,996 £62,581
West Midlands £54,525
East £53,874 £62,521
Yorkshire and The Humber £50,602 £50,577
North West £50,180 £57,827
East Midlands £50,059 £53,320
South West £50,000 £54,602

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Production managers and directors in construction
SOC 2020 code
1122
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “construction manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Production managers and directors in construction”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures production managers and directors in construction.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Construction Manager salary FAQs

What is the average Construction Manager salary in UK?

The median is £54,947 a year and the mean is £61,640, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £56,021.

What is a good Construction Manager salary?

Half of construction managers earn between £39,477 and £69,998. Anything above £69,998 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 102,000 jobs in this occupation.

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