- Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
- Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments, or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
- Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
- Analyze blueprints and other
Estimator | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Estimators work out how much it will cost for a company to supply products and services to its clients.
Estimators typically work around 38 to 40 hours per week.
As a Estimator you will typically work evenings.
This occupation tends to be:
- Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an
| Average salary |
| 37,562 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Estimator
Big gender gap
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39,697 GBP
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32,528 GBP
Average salary for part-time Estimator
Average salary for full-time Estimator
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20,631 GBP
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Salary over time for Estimator
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35,218 GBP
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36,274 GBP
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33,556 GBP
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34,557 GBP
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34,631 GBP
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35,774 GBP
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37,562 GBP
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38,299 GBP
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Future outlook for Estimators
Balanced outlook
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Balanced outlook
1% yearly wage growth (on average) 
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Which qualifications do I need?
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Things to highlight for your Estimator interview
Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Analytical Thinking Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
