Essex, UK

Construction Job Postings Trends | {location1|Greater Essex}

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Employment counts

This table provides an occupation overview for relevant jobs in the region.

Profession	2023 Jobs	2023 Median Salary	2023 Average Hourly Wage	2018 Jobs	2018-2023 % Change in Jobs
Electricians and Electrical Fitters	5,537	£36,402	£17.36	4,640	19.33%
Metal Working Production and Maintenance Fitters	5,285	£41,154	£20.84	4,884	8.22%
Plumbers and Heating and Ventilating Engineers	4,049	£40,000	£19.14	2,952	37.14%
Construction and Building Trades n.e.c.	3,874	£23,841	£14.55	3,180	21.83%
Carpenters and Joiners	3,861	£29,720	£14.18	3,142	22.87%
Elementary Construction Occupations n.e.c.	3,235	£20,391	£12.65	2,631	22.97%
Fork-lift Truck Drivers	2,837	£25,758	£11.71		20.92%
Construction Project Managers and Related Professionals		£43,214	£26.74		16.6%
Construction Operatives n.e.c.		£26,209	£14.5		17%
Quantity Surveyors		£44,779	£27.75		-1.38%
Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives n.e.c.		£31,950	£15.47		4.9%
Construction and Building Trades Supervisors		£42,253	£18.23		23.09%
Chartered Surveyors		£46,108	£23.84		-0.27%
Welding Trades		£32,565	£14.53		-23.78%
Painters and Decorators		£30,491	£15.01		16.64%
Scaffolders, Stagers and Riggers		£32,743	£22.5		-3.58%
Electrical Engineers		£56,128	£30.2		6.45%
Bricklayers		£30,618	£14.59		21.66%
Glaziers, Window Fabricators and Fitters		£26,926	£16.31		14.53%
Metal Machining Setters and Setter-operators		£29,418	£14.44		-19.64%
Environment Professionals		£38,018	£24.74		-10.93%
Roofers, Roof Tilers and Slaters		£30,286	£14.59		9.1%
Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers and Consultants		£34,584	£22.33		9.73%
Plasterers		£31,939	£15		64.16%
Groundworkers		£35,506	£17.27		19.76%
Floorers and Wall Tilers		£33,178	£10.95		59.1%
Quality Control and Planning Engineers		£40,378	£25.89		2.63%
Precision Instrument Makers and Repairers		£28,545	£15.33		-2.4%
Conservation Professionals		£33,243	£19.93		-4.14%
Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Installers and Repairers		£39,667	£19.7		22.27%
Sheet Metal Workers		£26,807	£14.51		-4.74%
Building and Civil Engineering Technicians		£31,107	£13.52		11.48%
Waste Disposal and Environmental Services Managers		£50,584	£28.96		31.45%
Architects		£46,660	£25.8		2.16%
Crane Drivers		£43,850	£18.57		13.98%
Stonemasons and Related Trades		£36,229	£18.29		24.89%
Road Construction Operatives		£32,823	£16.05		5.84%
Metal Plate Workers, Smiths, Moulders and Related Occupations		£32,236	£15.74		1.28%
Environmental Health Professionals		£37,937	£25.37		18.91%
Pipe Fitters		£32,057	£17.97		60.36%
Steel Erectors		£34,879	£15.74		-5.84%
Tool Makers, Tool Fitters and Markers-out		£35,924	£18.08		-8.58%
Rail Construction and Maintenance Operatives		£37,755	£20.77		-1.95%

Hiring demand time series

This chart shows the number of relevant unique online job postings recruited for in each month over the past five years.

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Hiring demand trends - comparison

This chart shows the number of relevant unique online job postings over the past 30 days, compared to the same time last year.

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Job Postings by Experience Level

Experience level listed by hiring employers in last 365 days.

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Top 20 Companies

The top 20 hiring employers (excluding staffing agencies) in last 365 days.

Company	Latest 365 Days Unique Postings
Essex County Council	83
Ea Associates	82
C&C Contractors	74
CSS Corporation	69
Staffright Group	58
Romax Site Services Limited	48
Kier Group	46
Procter & Gamble
Morgan Sindall
Streamline Services Consultancy Limited
NHS
Gap Construction
Runwood Homes
M Group Services
Cornerstone Projects
Rubix M&e
Chevron
MadiganGill LTD
Gap Group Limited
Ringway Jacobs

Source: Lightcast

Job Postings by Occupation

This chart breaks down hiring demand for the past 365 days by individual occupations, providing an overview of the most recruited for occupations.

	Latest 365 Days Unique Postings	Median Salary	Demand
Quantity surveyors	1,753	£54,912	2.71
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.	1,588	£35,520	2.29
Fork-lift truck drivers	1,054	£27,008	2.85
Construction and building trades supervisors	1,026	£50,048	2.52
Construction and building trades n.e.c.	974	£32,192	2.57
Electricians and electrical fitters	949	£42,880	2.98
Electrical engineers	786	£43,392	3.09
Chartered surveyors	714	£44,928	2.36
Carpenters and joiners	633	£42,944	1.88
Welding trades	555	£34,432	3.08
Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants	472	£34,944	2.49
Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers	448	£44,928	3.29
Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers	383	£39,552	2.36
Pipe fitters	321	£41,088	2.66
Metal machining setters and setter-operators	291	£25,984	3.02
Painters and decorators	236	£40,576	1.68
Construction project managers and related professionals	191	£62,592	2.76
Sheet metal workers	157	£44,928	3.1
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.	155	£40,576	2.05
Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	115	£43,392	1.94

* Demand is the ratio of total to unique (deduplicated) job postings. A higher than average posting intensity can mean that employers are putting more effort than normal into hiring that position.

Top 20 Job Titles

This table provides an overview of the top 20 job titles listed by hiring employers in last 365 days

Job Title	Latest 365 Days Unique Postings	Median Salary	Demand
Quantity Surveyors	845	£60,032	2.77
Groundworkers	618	£41,600	2.41
Forklift Drivers	576	£27,008	2.98
Electricians	382	£46,720	2.95
Surveyors	325	£42,624	2.09
Labourers	313	£29,056	2.37
Field Service Engineers	311	£34,944	3.53
Welders/Fabricators	309	£34,432	3.06
Estimators	294	£50,048	2.58
Carpenters	258	£44,672	2.19
Building Surveyors	236	£49,024	2.82
Site Managers	230	£64,768	3.06
Counterbalance Forklift Drivers	225	£27,008	2.79
Plumbers	217	£39,552	2.66
Transport Planners	217	£32,384	2.31
Machine Operators	214	£25,984	3.16
Maintenance Operators	163	£26,240	1.94
Fitters	154	£37,504	3.01
Electrical Design Engineers	144	£47,488	3.41
Painters/Decorators	139	£40,576	1.63

Source: Lightcast

Top 20 Specialised Skills

The top 20 technical skills listed by hiring employers in last 365 days.

Skill	Latest 365 Days Unique Postings	Latest 365 Days Unique Postings % Change
Construction	53,443	-38.5%
Project Management	48,233	-18.1%
Subcontracting	32,775	-7.5%
Electrical Engineering	29,407	-27.4%
Machinery	29,036	-14.7%
Carpentry	28,809	-34.1%
Plumbing	28,683	-26.5%
Forklift Truck	25,847	-24.3%
Procurement	22,428	-30.8%
Painting	22,239	-40.6%
Warehousing	20,374	-24%
Quantity Surveying	20,334	-20.1%
Risk Analysis	19,979	-13%
HVAC	18,154	-29.8%
Electrical Systems	16,628	10.2%
Electrical Wiring	15,946	-12%
Power Tool Operation	15,914	24.1%
Hand Tools	15,637	18.8%
Field Service Management	14,700	-39%
Surveying	14,579	-30.1%

Source: Lightcast

Highest Earning Specialised Skills

The top 20 technical skills by average advertised salary.

Skill	Median Salary	Job Postings (Last 365 Days)
Civil Engineering	£62,592	295
Financial Statements	£62,592	107
Cost Management	£60,032	182
Commercial Management	£59,904	108
Subcontracting	£54,912	984
Procurement	£54,912	590
Quantity Surveying	£54,912	574
Supply Chain	£54,912	306
Construction Management	£54,912	297
Cost Control	£54,912	225
Value Engineering	£54,912	164
Systems Development Life Cycle	£54,912	127
Reliability Availability Maintainability And Safety Software	£54,912	83
Contract Management	£53,632	336
Project Management	£52,608	1,066
Project Delivery	£52,608	180
Feasibility Studies	£52,608	84
Cladding (Construction)	£50,048	130
Cost Estimation	£50,048	118
Architectural Drawing	£50,048	111

Top 20 Certifications

The top 20 certifications listed by hiring employers in last 365 days.

Certification	Latest 365 Days Unique Postings	Latest 365 Days Unique Postings % Change
CSCS Card	37,227	-47.1%
Security Clearance	3,966	-15.7%
Forklift Certification	3,017	8.8%
First Aid Certification	1,569	7.6%
Functional Skills Qualification	1,198	-50.1%
IOSH Managing Safely	797	-11.2%
Core Domestic Gas Safety (CCN1)	533	-27.6%
Post Graduate Certificate In Education (PGCE)	409	3.4%
PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments 2)	386	-25.4%
Chartered Engineer	272	-47.4%
Certified Safety Professional	244	70.5%
Architecture License	243	-44.4%
National Apprenticeship Certificate	181	45.3%
Residential Electronics Systems Integrator	174	-82.2%
Project Management Professional Certification	173	26.6%
Product Certification	152	-16.4%
Emergency Nurses Association	144	-68.8%
Certified International Property Specialist	139	-37.4%
Professional in Human Resources	111	-58.6%
Gas Meter Safety (MET1)	109	16.5%

Source: Lightcast

Top 20 Transferable Skills

The top 20 common skills listed by hiring employers in last 365 days.

Certification	Latest 365 Days Unique Postings	Latest 365 Days Unique Postings % Change
CSCS Card	37,227	-47.1%
Security Clearance	3,966	-15.7%
Forklift Certification	3,017	8.8%
First Aid Certification	1,569	7.6%
Functional Skills Qualification	1,198	-50.1%
IOSH Managing Safely	797	-11.2%
Core Domestic Gas Safety (CCN1)	533	-27.6%
Post Graduate Certificate In Education (PGCE)	409	3.4%
PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments 2)	386	-25.4%
Chartered Engineer	272	-47.4%
Certified Safety Professional	244	70.5%
Architecture License	243	-44.4%
National Apprenticeship Certificate	181	45.3%
Residential Electronics Systems Integrator	174	-82.2%
Project Management Professional Certification	173	26.6%
Product Certification	152	-16.4%
Emergency Nurses Association	144	-68.8%
Certified International Property Specialist	139	-37.4%
Professional in Human Resources	111	-58.6%
Gas Meter Safety (MET1)	109	16.5%

Source: Lightcast