lucasdemoley Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Right, for those Quantity Surveying people out there, any ideas what my wage should roughly be? Im a Graduate QS, past my degree (Construction Managment and Quantity Surveying) last year from Reading with a 2-2. Im now working with a large company in Swansea, been here since December, and although I've been on alot of building sites before, labouring ect (my dads a builder) this is the first QS work I have formaly done. I am also in the process of getting onto the APC program, so not accredited yet. Any ideas?, as I have a pay review, ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy W Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 My mate walks out with about £330ish iirc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucasdemoley Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 What level ect is he? What kinda yearly wage is that, before tax? Not expecing you to know that many details about your mate though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Im a Graduate QS, past my degree Tsk tsk it's 'passed' actually. I'd give you minimum wage for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy W Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 What level ect is he? What kinda yearly wage is that, before tax? Not expecing you to know that many details about your mate though! I'm not entirely sure mate, but I think he walks out with £1200pm. I'll ask him fir you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASHTHEBISHOP Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I work for a main contractor and iirc then our grad QS's get about £18k - £20k to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I'm not entirely sure mate, but I think he walks out with £1200pm. I'll ask him fir you. Sorry for the Hijack but thats a low wage is it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy W Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Sorry for the Hijack but thats a low wage is it not? You should meet my mate, kinda like a fat Ozzy Osbourne - total mutant. They probably don't even pay him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 £1200pm. Sorry for the Hijack but thats a low wage is it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 err up here in Glasgow £1200 is about a normal wage Most people work for less than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 My mate walks out with about £330ish iirc.A WEEK ??? You're kidding? I earn more than that per day and I don't have an o-level to my name let alone a degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy W Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 A WEEK ??? You're kidding? I earn more than that per day and I don't have an o-level to my name let alone a degree. Do you sell crack or your body? That is what he makes, I thought it would be more as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 A WEEK ??? You're kidding? I earn more than that per day and I don't have an o-level to my name let alone a degree. How can you earn that much money being sat on the forum all day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Have you had 'on the job' training, Jake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Well only from Ashley. I shadowed him for a month before taking over his duties and he swanned off to his new team. It wasn't technical training though, just showing me the ropes as to how this company do stuff; 'cos every company's procedures are different, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Do you sell crack or your body? I just sprayed juice all over my screen due to laughing so much at this comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Some people have awfully low wages to be running these cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 A WEEK ??? You're kidding? I earn more than that per day and I don't have an o-level to my name let alone a degree. You can't be earning that much, surely. Nah. No way. Are you? I earn a pittance, but it's my own fault I suppose. I should (a) not be frightened of increasing my prices and (b) be more eager for new customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Well its different up here, houses are cheaper, fuel is cheaper, cost of living is cheaper. Also be noted that parts of Glasgow are the most poverty stricken areas in Europe. What we class as a good wage i.e £330 per week is a bad wage where you guys are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesC Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 A WEEK ??? You're kidding? I earn more than that per day and I don't have an o-level to my name let alone a degree. Thats over £100,000 pa. What do you do? Can i be your assistant? I'll do it for half your wage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 You can't be earning that much, surely. Nah. No way. Are you? I earn a pittance, but it's my own fault I suppose. I should (a) not be frightened of increasing my prices and (b) be more eager for new customers. Go and do contracting work in Switzerland or somewhere else tax free. My dad was earning £1000 a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 My dad was earning £1000 a day. Yeah but was he happy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Yeah but was he happy? Absolutely, he lived in a gorgeous apartment overlooking the lake, the mountains were the backdrop. He could go on holiday when he liked and didn't really have many worries. He was sickening really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Go and do contracting work in Switzerland or somewhere else tax free. My dad was earning £1000 a day. I reckon I'm pretty good at what I do, but unfortunately what I do isn't particularly specialised. I do IT stuff for small businesses, installation & support, desktop support, fixing computers, laptops, servers, small networks. I genuinely think I do it well though, but it's not really very specialised and there are loads of people who do the same. I can't write code or design funky web pages, and I don't know anything niche enough like ancient relational databases or business applications. So I don't see much of a future for myself outside of what I do, small businesses 'IT person' stuff. I have very loyal customers but I'm not gonna be rich any time soon at this rate! I should push harder on the monthly standing order maintenance stuff, or charge more for non-maintenance customers. I have about 15 monthly payers and I feel financially more secure than ever, but I couldn't buy a house tomorrow, I don't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Thats over £100,000 pa. What do you do?Ah, you're probably assuming I work 5 days a week, actually I only work 7 days a fortnight, so it's a lot less £ than you thought. I'm just a IT spud mate, same as most of the guys on here back when I first joined. We seem to have a much broader, what's the word, demographic(?), now though. I'm a contractor though, so get a bit more per day but no paid holiday or sick pay or pension etc etc. It's not all it's cracked up to be, TBH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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