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Construction Salary in South East — 2025

Construction (SIC 2007 Section F) · Full-time employees · April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a

What is the median salary for Construction workers in South East?

Full-time workers in the Construction sector (SIC F) in South East earn a median of £45,305 per year (April 2025, ONS ASHE Table 5.7a) — +5.1% the UK Construction median of £43,100 and above the UK all-industry median of £39,039. GeraJobs re-dates annually on ONS ASHE release.

Gera Sector Pay Gap Index

South East Construction median (£45,305) vs UK Construction median (£43,100). Ranked #2 of 11 regions for this sector.

How this is calculated
South East: +5.1% vs UK sector median

South East median

£45,305

Full-time · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a · April 2025

UK sector median

£43,100

ONS ASHE Table 4.7a · April 2025

Regional pay gap

+5.1%

South East vs UK Construction median · Rank #2/11

Construction salary — all regions compared

RankRegionMedian (full-time)vs UK sector
#1London£53,007+23.0%
#2South East£45,305+5.1%
#3North West£44,112+2.3%
#4East of England£43,083+0.0%
#5East Midlands£42,689−1.0%
#6Yorkshire and The Humber£42,093−2.3%
#7Scotland£40,477−6.1%
#8West Midlands£40,291−6.5%
#9South West£39,641−8.0%
#10North East£38,285−11.2%
#11Wales£38,265−11.2%
UKUK national£43,100benchmark

Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, full-time employees, April 2025 (OGL v3.0). Regions with ONS CV > 20% are suppressed and excluded.

Sector Pay Benchmarker

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UK Construction median

£43,100

Full-time, April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 4.7a

Gera Sector Pay Gap Index

+10.4%

vs UK all-industry median £39,039

Sector rank

#6 / 19

By UK full-time median pay

Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 4.7a (UK) + Table 5.7a (regional), full-time employees, April 2025 provisional (OGL v3.0). Only cells ONS publishes without suppression (CV ≤ 20%) are shown. Gera Sector Pay Gap Index = (sectorMedian − ukAllMedian) / ukAllMedian × 100.

Construction salary in South East — FAQ

How much do Construction workers earn in South East?
Full-time Construction employees in South East earn a median of £45,305 per year in April 2025, according to ONS ASHE Table 5.7a (OGL v3.0). This is 5.1% above the UK Construction sector median of £43,100.
Is South East above or below the national average for Construction pay?
South East Construction pay (£45,305) is 5.1% above the UK sector median of £43,100. Ranked 2 out of 11 UK regions with unsuppressed ONS data for this sector. Figures: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025.
Which region pays the most for Construction in the UK?
London has the highest full-time median for Construction in the UK at £53,007, based on 11 regions ONS publishes without suppression. Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025 (OGL v3.0).

Get South East Construction salary data on next ONS update

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Construction salary in other UK regions

Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), ASHE Table 5.7a (annual pay gross, region × 2-digit SIC, Full-Time). April 2025 (provisional) reference period. Released 2025-10-23. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Regional pay gap computed by GeraJobs as (regionMedian − ukSectorMedian) / ukSectorMedian × 100; no figure modelled or interpolated.

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