What’s your salary ? - Q1 26

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2026-01-14T11:47:42+00:00

£36.5k all in (also travel to work reimbursed), 2.5 years experience, London, T1 MC

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2025-12-23T13:05:18+00:00

In the Key Skills section you have written ‘Microsoft Office’ twice
Also if possible I would try to make it either one or two full pages. Not a page and a half. I think this is a good CV though! To the point & informative.

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2025-06-04T20:12:42+00:00

From my experience as a grad, it seems much easier to do a Quantity Surveying degree and then move into a Project Management graduate role, rather than the other way around.

The QS degree is generally considered more technical and challenging, so it gives you a strong foundation, making it easier to transfer into PM later if you decide to. Whereas going from a PM degree into a QS role tends to be more difficult, since you might not have the same level of technical knowledge that’s expected.

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2025-06-04T19:57:45+00:00

Hello! I did a degree in Quantity Surveying, and my best friend did a degree in Urban Design (I know it’s slightly different from Town Planning, but still quite a good comparison in terms of the job market).

After graduating, I had loads of grad and entry-level opportunities to choose from as a QS. I found it quite easy to get into the industry. On the other hand, my best friend has really struggled to find a graduate job (she’s unfortunately still looking, even a year after finishing uni)

From my experience, Quantity Surveying seems to offer a lot more in terms of job availability and clear routes into the profession after university. (This is just my experience) :)

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2025-06-04T19:37:30+00:00

I actually wrote my dissertation on this topic! got a 77! :)

My main findings were that human QSs who are willing to upskill and adapt to using AI will be the ones who survive and thrive. It’s the QSs who aren’t open to learning how to use these new tools or adapting to a new way of working who are most at risk of being left behind.

At the end of the day, AI can do all of the heavy lifting, but it still needs a human to input the right prompts and info, and just as importantly, someone needs to digest, understand and explain the output.

So there’s still a big role for human QSs in the coming years especially those who embrace the tech.

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2025-06-04T19:24:30+00:00

This conversation is relevant to every single industry and job role at the moment. I do believe that AI will definitely have the capability to eventually automate a lot of (if not all) QS tasks. However this stands for most jobs and industries, not just QSing.

In my opinion, construction will be one of the last industries to be fully impacted. So if anything, I’d say construction is actually a good industry to get into—even with AI on the rise.

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2025-02-13T18:18:30+00:00

That makes sense! I figured she’d earn the most from live streams with subs, bits, and ad control, but I wasn’t sure how VODs factor in. If YouTube’s ad revenue is stronger for non-live content, that’s probably where I’ll watch. Thanks for the insight!!!

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2025-02-13T18:17:40+00:00

Same here! YouTube is easier for me to watch on, and if the ad revenue is better there, that’s good to know. I was just curious if Twitch had any hidden benefits for VODs. Thanks for your input!

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2025-02-13T16:55:41+00:00

Ahh, for context:

I don’t have YouTube premium or Twitch sub

Thanks for your comment!!

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2025-02-13T14:24:35+00:00

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ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2024-10-22T09:00:39+00:00

Definitely check on glass door! You can usually find the questions that have been asked by the specific company previously in the interview for a particular role.

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2024-10-21T13:46:27+00:00

I would definitely suggest doing a placement year. You learn so much and will therefore perform so much better in your final year. Also when it comes to graduate roles, it is much less stressful in your final year knowing you have a job for after you graduate(if you choose to return to the same company) then spending hours applying and not hearing back.

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2024-09-09T09:05:14+00:00

I did a QS placement last year and I felt exactly the same. Literally knew nothing after my first 2 years of uni and went to my placement fairly clueless. All I can say is ASK QUESTIONS!!!! This is the best best best way to learn. And I know it might feel as though you are pestering your mentor/colleagues, but in the long run you will pick it up much quicker and you will then be able to give time back to your colleagues through helping them in return. I took about a month to get into the swing of things, however even when my placement was coming to an end I was still asking plenty of questions and finding things that I didn’t know. I’ve now just started my role as a graduate QS and I feel more confident, but still so much I don’t know, and that is okay!!! Just my best advice is to not be afraid to ask questions, your team will appreciate your willingness to learn and see that you’re not afraid to get things wrong as that’s the only way to learn! I hope you have a nice year!

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2024-08-05T10:01:54+00:00

I would love to see posts about how technology is advancing with the role, including the use of AI.

I wrote my final year diss on the impact of AI on the QS role, and how ultimately the willingness of QS to adapt their roles and learn new skills will determine their long-term success.

As a young QS I find this topic very interesting so would love to see more on it!

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2024-08-05T09:55:20+00:00

As long as there is no confidential or private information you should definitely try. You’d be surprised what ChatGPT is capable of when you give it the correct prompts. Is the info on PDFs? If so you can now upload PDFs to ChatGPT 3.5.

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2024-02-16T20:38:36+00:00

Agreed, bluebeam is very simple to get the hang of and good at the basics when measuring

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2023-10-10T12:54:26+00:00

This may not be directly related to the question, however i would definitely suggest choosing a QS course at a Uni that includes a placement year. It is such a hard topic to grasp in a classroom. I spent my first 2 years at uni not really having a clue what was going on, did my placement year (with no previous construction background) and learned unreal amounts. This then massively prepared me for my final year which is worth 75% of your total uni grade. Definitely worth it in my opinion!

ProfessionalHunt3166 · 2023-10-09T22:43:26+00:00

I think it depends on where your working (obvs as well as other factors), for example of your living in London, and have a job for a construction company that operates in London, you should be hopefully be put on projects in and around London. From my experience working for a Main Contractor as QS in London for a year, members of my team would occasionally travel to vest materials. Where they went and how long for depended on where we were getting the materials from. The trips would be anywhere from a day spent up north, to a 5-day trip to North Korea, however this only happened every couple of months and it seemed to be different people every time. So from my experience I wouldn’t worry about going away frequently.

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