Greystone Salary Guide 2019

It’s been another very busy year in the UK Building Services market, even with some delayed workload due to the Brexit
process we have seen a record year for new placements.

As a specialist Building Services recruiter, we see a bird’s eye view of market activity across geographical borders,
disciplines and company types. The message from our clients is clear, existing workload is high and current resource
teams are stretched sometimes to breaking point; but being so close to Brexit deadlines has created a momentary
pause on large scale recruitment and new projects entering the market. However, the on-going outlook for the coming
year is positive with over 90% of our clients expecting their revenue to grow over the coming year and over 75% looking
to employ new staff to cover that growth.

As soon as a decision on Brexit is made (either way) there is going to be a colossal rush to secure the best resource to
tackle a huge number of projects that are given the go ahead.

In 2019’s salary guide you will find a comprehensive guide to both permanent salaries and contract rates of
pay, UK wide and across all disciplines.

Permanent

South
London South West Midlands North East North West Wales Scotland
East

Board
£105,000+ £90,000+ £90,000+ £90,000+ £80,000 + £85,000+ £75,000+ £75,000 +
Director

£80,000– £72,000– £70,000– £75,000– £65,000– £70,000– £65,000– £68,000–

Director
£114,000 £90,000 £90,000 £90,000 £80,000 £85,000 £75,000 £75,000

Associate £70,000– £60,000– £57,000– £62,000– £57,000– £58,000– £57,000– £55,000–

Director £87,000 £78,000 £75,000 £80,000 £68,000 £70,000 £68,000 £68,000

South
Mechanical London South West Midlands North East North West Wales Scotland
East

Associate £61,000- £55,000– £50,000– £52,00 – £49,000– £51,000– £48,000– £45,000–

Engineer £80,000 £72,000 £62,000 £63,000 £55,000 £65,000 £55,000 £57,000

Principal £52,000– £50,000– £48,000– £49,000– £43,000– £46,000– £42,000– £44,000–

Engineer £70,000 £61,000 £55,000 £57,000 £52,000 £56,000 £50,000 £49,000

Senior £45,000– £38,000– £36,000– £38,000– £32,000– £37,000– £35,000– £32,000–

Engineer £58,000 £54,000 £54,000 £54,000 £46,000 £50,000 £45,000 £45,000

Intermediate £32,000– £27,000– £27,000 – £25,000– £25,000– £28,000– £26,000– £26,000–

Engineer £46,000 £38,000 £37,000 £40,000 £33,000 £36,000 £35,000 £35,000

Graduate £24,000– £24,000– £21,000– £21,000– £20,000– £19,000– £18,000– £19,000–

Engineer £34,000 £31,000 £29,000 £28,000 £28,500 £30,000 £25,000 £27,000
 South
Electrical London South West Midlands North East North West Wales Scotland
East

Associate £60,000– £55,000– £52,000– £53,000– £48,000– £50,000– £48,000– £47,500–

Engineer £80,000 £72,000 £64,000 £65,000 £55,000 £65,000 £55,000 £58,000

Principal £50,000– £50,000- £48,000– £50,000– £43,000– £45,000– £42,000– £43,000–

Engineer £68,000 £62,000 £57,000 £57,000 £51,000 £55,000 £50,000 £48,000

It’s been another very busy year in the UK Building Services market, even
Senior £45,000– £37,000– £35,000– £37,000– £32,500- £38,000– £35,000– £33,000–
with some delayed
Engineer workload£55,000
£57,000 due to the Brexit
£53,000process we have seen
£53,000 a
£45,000 £51,000 £46,000 £45,000
record year for new placements.
Intermediate £32,000– £26,000– £27,000– £27,000– £26,000– £29,000– £26,000– £27,000–
Engineer £45,000 £37,000 £38,000 £40,000 £32,000 £37,000 £34,000 £34,000
As a specialist Building Services recruiter, we see a bird’s eye view of market activity across geographical
borders,
Graduate
disciplines and company
£25,000– £23,000–
types. £21,000–
The message£20,000–
from our clients
£20,000–
is clear,£20,000–
existing workload
£18,000–
is high and
£18,000–
current
Engineerresource teams
£32,000 are stretched
£30,000 sometimes
£27,000 to breaking
£29,000 point; but
£27,000being so close
£30,000 to Brexit
£25,000deadlines has
£26,000
created a momentary pause on large scale recruitment and new projects entering the market. However, the
on-going outlookLondon
Public Health for the comingSouthyear is positive with over 90% of our clients expecting their revenue to grow
South West Midlands North East North West Wales Scotland
East
over the coming year and over 75% looking to employ new staff to cover that growth.
Associate £68,000– £60,000– £51,000- £53,000– £50,000– £52,000- £49,000– £50,000–
As Engineer
soon as a decision on Brexit
£82,000 is made (either
£70,000 £63,000 way) there
£65,000is going to be a colossal
£58,000 rush to£56,000
£66,000 secure the best
£57,000
resource to tackle a huge number of projects that are given the go ahead.
Principal £55,000- £45,000– £45,000– £45,000– £42,000– £48,000– £43,000– £42,000–
Engineer £70,000 £60,000 £54,000 £55,000 £51,000 £55,000 £51,000 £51,000
In 2019’s salary guide you will find a comprehensive guide to both permanent salaries and contract rates of
pay,Senior
UK wide and across all disciplines.
£42,000– £35,000– £36,000– £34,000– £32,000– £37,000– £34,000– £33,000–
Engineer £56,000 £46,000 £46,000 £45,000 £44,000 £50,000 £45,000 £45,000

Intermediate £32,000– £27,000– £27,000– £27,000– £25,000– £28,000– £25,000– £24,000–

Engineer £43,000 £36,000 £35,000 £34,000 £33,000 £37,000 £33,000 £32,500

Graduate £24,000– £22,000– £22,000– £22,000– £19,000- £20,000– £18,000– £18,000–

Engineer £32,000 £27,000 £27,000 £27,000 £24,000 £30,000 £25,000 £25,000

Permanent

Vertical
Specialist Disciplines Sustainability Energy / Physics Fire Security
Transportation

Associate
£52,000 – £68,000 £50,000 – £71,000 £58,000 – £75,000 £63,000 – £78,000 £60,000 – £78,000
Engineer

Principal Engineer £50,000 – £57,000 £52,000 – £58,000 £52,000 – £61,500 £55,000 – £65,000 £48,000 – £65,000

Senior Engineer £40,000 – £55,000 £38,000 – £54,000 £43,000 – £55,000 £42,000 – £56,000 £41,000 – £53,000

Intermediate
£31,000 – £40,000 £32,000 – £38,000 £36,000 -£42,000 £32,000 – £44,000 £33,000 – £42,000
Engineer

Graduate
£23,000 – £32,000 £24,000 – £33,000 £25,000 – £35,000 £25,000 – £32,000 £25,000 – £35,000
Engineer
 Contract

South
Mechanical London South West Midlands North East North West Wales Scotland
East

Associate
£48 – £52 £41 – £48 £38 – £43 £38 – £45 £35 – £40 £38 - £45 £30 - £35 £30 - £35
Engineer

Principal
£43 - £48 £35 – £40 £35 – £38 £36 – £40 £32 – £36 £35 – £39 £28 – £32 £28 – £32
Engineer

Senior
£34 - £43 £30 – £37 £32 – £35 £33 – £36 £30 – £33 £31 – £36 £25 – £28 £25 – £28
Engineer

Intermediate
£28 – £34 £25 – £32 £25 – £32 £28 – £33 £23 – £30 £25 – £32 £23 – £28 £23 – £28
Engineer

South
Electrical London South West Midlands North East North West Wales Scotland
East

Associate
£48 – £53 £40 – £45 £38 – £43 £38 – £45 £35 – £40 £38 - £45 £30 - £35 £30 - £35
Engineer

Principal
£33 - £49 £35 – £40 £35 – £38 £35 – £39 £32 – £36 £35 – £39 £28 – £32 £28 – £32
Engineer

Senior
£33 - £43 £32 – £35 £32 – £35 £33 – £36 £30 – £33 £31 – £36 £25 – £28 £25 – £28
Engineer

Intermediate
£30 – £34 £28 – £33 £25 – £32 £28 – £33 £23 – £30 £25 – £32 £23 – £28 £23 – £28
Engineer

“In a Brexit landscape the market is confident; clients are busy, current and future
workbooks are healthy and Greystone has experienced a record number of hires
across small, medium and large businesses.”

Phil Hodgson, Director

London as always is a key indicator and our 2019 salary guide shows strong growth for permanent placements resulting
in a 3.58% increase in salaries since this time last year and contractor rates have held firm at the same levels as last
year.

What does this mean for Greystone and our members?

This is a great time to consider your options if you are thinking of making a move. All of our key clients continue to cite
the battle for high quality resource as their biggest concern, not future workload.

Are you a high-quality engineer? If so, we would like to hear from you. As a premium recruiter our members are always
in high demand and there is always a place for the best engineers in our network.

Call us for advice or a more detailed conversation on your future plans, you can reach us on 0203 0111 834.