What does a construction lecturer earn in the UK?

The median is £53.14 an hour, with the middle half between £48.87 and £55.85. Based on 50+ placements Dovetail & Slate made in the last 24 months.

What does a lecturer in construction earn?

The median is £37,500 a year, with most between £31,952 and £43,219, from 25+ placements.

What does a technician in construction earn?

The median is £37.26 an hour, with most between £33.70 and £38.95, from 10+ placements.

What does a leadership in construction earn?

The median is £50,000 a year, with most between £41,859 and £61,666, from 5+ placements.

Where in the UK does construction pay most?

Of the 3 regions we hold enough placements for, South East pays most at £45,000 a year and London least at £27,540.

Where do these construction pay figures come from?

They come from placements Dovetail & Slate actually made in the last 24 months, not advertised figures and not a survey. Hourly and daily figures are the charge rate an employer pays the agency, which includes the worker's pay, on-costs and margin. Permanent figures are the salary itself, because a permanent placement has no charge rate. A group is only published where at least five placements sit behind it, and sample sizes are shown as bands rather than exact counts.

Salary Guide

Construction pay

a construction lecturer typically earns £53.14 an hour, based on placements we made in the last 24 months.

Lecturer

Permanent salary

£37,500 a year

Most land between £31,952 and £43,219

25+ placements · updated 24 August 2026

Hourly charge rate

£53.14 an hour

Most land between £48.87 and £55.85

50+ placements · updated 26 August 2026

Technician

Hourly charge rate

£37.26 an hour

Most land between £33.70 and £38.95

10+ placements · updated 26 August 2026

Leadership

Permanent salary

£50,000 a year

Most land between £41,859 and £61,666

5+ placements · updated 24 August 2026

Daily charge rate

£515.00 a day

Most land between £487.51 and £577.50

10+ placements · updated 26 August 2026

By region

Lecturer · Permanent salary. Regions with fewer than five placements are not listed.

Region	Lower quartile	Median	Upper quartile	Placements
North West	£39,297	£40,282	£42,900	5+
London	£26,432	£27,540	£30,015	5+
South East	£43,219	£45,000	£45,000	5+

Where these come from

Placements we made, not a salary survey. Hourly and daily figures are the charge rate: what an employer pays us, with the worker's pay, on-costs and our margin inside it. Permanent figures are the salary itself, because a permanent placement has no charge rate: the employer pays the person directly and a separate fee to us. Region comes from the client's own location, and we publish nothing, nationally or regionally, where we hold fewer than five placements. Permanent salaries cover full-time roles only.

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