Construction and building trades supervisors roles in the UK earn a median of £47,000 per year, equivalent to £21.36 per hour as of 2026. Pay decreased 0.3% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £37,000 in North East to £57,500 in London. Pay has risen over the past 4 years.
Median Annual Pay
£47,000
as of 2026
Median Hourly Pay
£21.36
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
-0.3%
vs 2025
Annual Pay Range
£44,500 – £50,500
25th – 75th percentile
UK Employment (2024)
~42,000
estimated employees
49 of 180 areas not disclosed by ONS
Employment Change
2021–2024
2021: ~48,000 → 2024: ~42,000
Market Signal
Specialist demandPay is rising while employment is falling — specialist skills are in high demand.
Employment figures from ONS Annual Population Survey (APS). Counts are estimates; suppressed cells (small samples) are excluded from totals.
Annual pay for Construction and building trades supervisors across UK regions. The bar shows the typical pay range (25th–75th percentile); the diamond marks the median.
Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).
Annual pay fell by -0.3% from 2025 to 2026.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot. Shaded band shows 25th–75th percentile range.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Construction and building trades supervisors.
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
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Construction and building trades supervisors oversee operations and directly supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in construction and building trades.
There are no formal academic entry requirements, though GCSEs/S grades are advantageous. Entry is typically through an approved apprenticeship programme or college course in conjunction with on-the-job training, leading to a NVQ/SVQ level 2/3 qualification, or through building up work experience supplemented with short courses.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.