Surveyor Salary in London
Official ONS earnings for London, covering 10,000 jobs.
Median salary — London
£54,780
gross, per year
▲ 14% change on the previous year
Mean
£60,114
Jobs measured
10,000
What most surveyors actually earn
Half of surveyors in London earn between £39,653 and £64,617. Earning above £64,617 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals” group in London.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of surveyors earn less than this.
How London ranks for surveyor pay
1st
of 8 GB regions with a published figure
London pays surveyors more than anywhere else ONS measures — £16,747 above East Midlands, the lowest of the 8.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Chartered surveyors
- SOC 2020 code
- 2454
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “surveyor” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Chartered surveyors”, which includes this role alongside others.
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.
Surveyor salary FAQs
What is the average Surveyor salary in London?
The median is £54,780 a year and the mean is £60,114, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Surveyor salary?
Half of surveyors earn between £39,653 and £64,617. Anything above £64,617 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 10,000 jobs in this occupation.
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