What specialist roles actually pay in the UK
Construction, Energy & Renewables, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Logistics & Transport — by job title, city and employer. Every figure is calculated from salaries advertised on BOQQS right now, and every one shows the sample it rests on.
Median advertised
£55,000
across every priced role
Middle half of the market
£41,000 – £75,000
25th to 75th percentile
Listings behind it
5,598
updated 16 Oct 2026
27 roles
BricklayerConstruction£44,850median advertised, per yearfrom 55 listings55 live jobsConsultantHealthcare£132,067median advertised, per yearfrom 602 listings602 live jobsSite ManagerConstruction£72,500median advertised, per yearfrom 204 listings204 live jobsHGV DriverLogistics & Transport£43,500median advertised, per yearfrom 163 listings163 live jobsQuantity SurveyorConstruction£82,500median advertised, per yearfrom 200 listings200 live jobsProject ManagerConstruction£72,500median advertised, per yearfrom 132 listings132 live jobsDevelopment ManagerConstruction£70,000median advertised, per yearfrom 188 listings188 live jobsCivil EngineerConstruction£69,973median advertised, per yearfrom 167 listings167 live jobsEstimatorConstruction£70,000median advertised, per yearfrom 143 listings143 live jobsCommissioning EngineerEnergy & Renewables£60,000median advertised, per yearfrom 162 listings162 live jobsBuilding SurveyorConstruction£70,000median advertised, per yearfrom 152 listings152 live jobsBuilding Services EngineerConstruction£65,000median advertised, per yearfrom 177 listings177 live jobsHV EngineerEnergy & Renewables£65,000median advertised, per yearfrom 119 listings119 live jobsScaffolderConstruction£55,000median advertised, per yearfrom 36 listings36 live jobsClinical Research AssociateLife Sciences£52,951median advertised, per yearfrom 70 listings70 live jobsRegulatory Affairs ManagerLife Sciences£47,500median advertised, per yearfrom 59 listings59 live jobsAdvanced Nurse PractitionerHealthcare£52,951median advertised, per yearfrom 294 listings294 live jobsRenewable Energy EngineerEnergy & Renewables£50,000median advertised, per yearfrom 144 listings144 live jobsRadiographerHealthcare£52,670median advertised, per yearfrom 325 listings325 live jobsGroundworkerConstruction£47,288median advertised, per yearfrom 98 listings98 live jobsRegistered NurseHealthcare£50,500median advertised, per yearfrom 732 listings732 live jobsQA SpecialistLife Sciences£44,000median advertised, per yearfrom 96 listings96 live jobsCarpenterConstruction£42,413median advertised, per yearfrom 145 listings145 live jobsTheatre PractitionerHealthcare£41,000median advertised, per yearfrom 284 listings284 live jobsPlastererConstruction£38,325median advertised, per yearfrom 43 listings43 live jobsWarehouse OperativeLogistics & Transport£35,568median advertised, per yearfrom 162 listings162 live jobsHealthcare AssistantHealthcare£27,540median advertised, per yearfrom 647 listings647 live jobs
Pay by sector
Median advertised salary in each sector the board covers.
How these figures are worked out
- Advertised, not earned. These are the salaries employers are offering today. Advertised pay runs ahead of what people are actually paid, because employers advertise to attract.
- Specialist, not national. Everything here is construction, energy & renewables, healthcare, life sciences and logistics & transport, and nothing under £28,000 a year is carried at all. That is why these figures sit well above the national median for all jobs.
- Median, not mean. A handful of director roles drags an average upwards. The median is the typical advert.
- Day and hourly rates are annualised at 260 working days and 37.5 hours a week, so a contract rate and a salary can sit in the same figure.
- A guide is published only once a role has listings with advertised pay behind it. Sample sizes are on every page for exactly this reason.