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Construction and building trades supervisors salary in East Midlands

Full-time average annual pay in East Midlands

£47,592

2025 · moderate suppression

Median

£47,592

Mean

£44,623

Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of construction and building trades supervisors earn £36,874£53,572. See full methodology →

Skilled Worker visa minimum

£41,800

Employment patterns

  • 97.1% of Construction work full-time
  • 24% are self-employed
  • 98.9% of employees have permanent contracts

Understanding Construction and building trades supervisors pay in East Midlands

The typical construction and building trades supervisors in East Midlands earns a median salary of £47,592 in 2025/26 5.8% (£2,592) above the UK-wide median of £45,000. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.

Across the UK, East Midlands ranks 1st of 11 regions for construction and building trades supervisors pay. Regional medians run from £34,453 in North East up to £47,592 in East Midlands, a spread of £13,139 (38%).

The mean (average) salary is lower, at £44,623, which points to a cluster of lower-paid roles dragging the average down — so the median is the better guide to typical pay here.

To see what £47,592 means after income tax and National Insurance, use the take-home pay calculator below — it also factors in student loan repayments.

Take-home pay estimate

Tax year 2025/26
£
Annual
Gross salary£47,592
Income tax£7,004
National Insurance£2,802
Take-home pay£37,786

Estimate only · 2025/26 HMRC rates · Standard tax code · No pension contribution · Not financial or tax advice

How Construction and building trades supervisors pay varies by region

East Midlands is the highest-paying region for construction and building trades supervisors at £47,592 — 6% above the UK median. North East is lowest at £34,453.

UK median £45,000

Construction and building trades supervisors median and mean salary by UK region, sorted highest to lowest.
RegionMedianvs UK
East Midlands (current region)
£47,592
£47,592Mean £44,623
+6%
Scotland
£46,621
£46,621Mean £45,689
+4%
East of England
£46,037
£46,037Mean £50,994
+2%
West Midlands
£45,544
£45,544Mean £45,036
+1%
South East
£44,774
£44,774Mean £46,494
-1%
North West
£42,146
£42,146Mean £45,556
-6%
South West
£40,443
£40,443Mean £43,346
-10%
London
£39,195
£39,195Mean £41,774
-13%
Wales
£39,106
£39,106Mean £43,771
-13%
Yorkshire and the Humber
£37,624
£37,624Mean £39,650
-16%
North East
£34,453
£34,453Mean £38,631
-23%

Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£45,000); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.

How construction and building trades supervisors pay in East Midlands has changed over time

Median annual pay for construction and building trades supervisors in East Midlands by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.

East Midlands median

UK median

UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range

Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table

How the figures are sourced

Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)

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