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Commercial Manager/ Senior Quantity Surveyor
Posted 3 days ago by Randstad Sourceright
About the jobJob title: Commercial ManagerLocation: LondonContract length: 6+ months rolling contractWork Structure: Hyb...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Hammersmith, West London (W6)
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Sign UpQuantity Surveyor Contractor Day Rate Benchmarks and National Landscape
Live market telemetry, compensation quartiles, and IR35 compliance benchmarks across the UK contract sector.
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
Enterprise investment in strategic infrastructure overhauls throughout the UK digital landscape continues to drive healthy recruitment for experienced Quantity Surveyor contractors. These transformation roadmaps place paramount importance on Construction production engineering, paired with hands-on systems integration within enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure environments. Compensation registers a UK median of £325/day, with quartiles from £250/day to £400/day to November 2026. 12% of active roles operate under verified outside-IR35 status, enabling practitioners to contract via personal service companies. Hiring for Quantity Surveyor contractors registers as very high in the benchmark dataset, the top of its three demand bands.
Daily Rate Quartiles and Market Benchmarks
Day rates and IR35 shares come from the Quality Contracts market benchmark dataset of UK contract postings; sector labels come from vacancies matching this hub. Quartiles use priced roles only.
| Metric | Value | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Median day rate | £325/day | Mid-market advertised pay for this hub |
| 25th percentile (P25) | £250/day | Lower-quartile priced vacancies |
| 75th percentile (P75) | £400/day | Upper-quartile priced vacancies |
| Hiring demand | Very High | Demand level in the benchmark dataset (Moderate, High or Very High) |
| Outside IR35 share | 12% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 8% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 80% | Adverts that omit a published status |
| Leading sector | Construction (84%) | Largest hiring cluster in the sample |
| Priced sample | 9,380 roles | Postings with a stated day rate in the benchmark dataset |
| Regional rate band | UK-wide rate parity | Location pricing context, not an SDS |
Statutory Standards and Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 10 determinations remain a client-side duty for medium and large private-sector hirers of Quantity Surveyor contractors across the UK. An SDS is expected before the assignment begins, and inside IR35 income is typically paid through PAYE or an umbrella. PSC contractors invoice fees gross and the contractor manages corporation tax and dividends. Location does not remove IR35: UK-wide rate parity only describes advertised rates. None of this replaces a CEST assessment or professional advice. The Construction cluster above is the practical place to compare SDS outcomes for this discipline.
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