Building Surveyor Salary Index

Typical UK and Australian salaries by career stage and region, and what makes the biggest difference to pay.

The work, residential vs commercial vs public sector, office vs site, hours and pressure, and how it compares with related careers.

The routes in from school, from another degree or from another career, and how to get your first job.

How building surveying degree apprenticeships work, who can apply, where and when to apply, pay, and how they compare with a degree.

The residential diploma and an accredited master’s compared: where each leads, cost, time and pay.

The work, where each works, which suits you, training, switching later, and how the pay compares.

The Registered Building Inspector classes, how to get registered, ways in, and what councils and private approvers pay.

Routes, structured training, what you submit, the interview, how long it really takes, and what chartership does for your pay.

Why graduates struggle, when and where to apply, what employers look for, interviews, graduate pay and visas.

What graduate and assistant interviews look like, the technical and competency questions that come up, and what to ask them.

Contract day rates, umbrella vs limited company, IR35, the RICS rules for your own firm, and starting a residential practice.

The certifier role, registration classes by state, qualifications, cadetships, council vs private, pay and moving from the UK.

The books surveyors recommend again and again, from construction and defects to dilapidations, party walls and the APC.

The kit surveyors use for condition surveys and residential inspections, and what to look for in each.