{"id":55323,"date":"2019-04-10T10:04:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T09:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=55323"},"modified":"2019-04-10T10:04:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T09:04:30","slug":"freelance-construction-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/freelance-construction-earnings\/55323\/","title":{"rendered":"Freelance construction workers earnings up 8.1%"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weekly earnings for freelance tradespeople in the construction sector continued to grow last month, according to latest figures released by Hudson Contract<\/a><\/h2>\n

Analysis of March payroll data<\/a> for more than 2,200 construction companies in England and Wales reveals a 1% increase in average pay to \u00a3899 per week.<\/p>\n

However, tradespeople in London saw a decrease, slipping 1.1% to \u00a3903 in March compared to February. The East Midlands was the only other region to record a month-on-month fall in earnings, edging down 0.1% to \u00a3912.<\/p>\n

The rest of the regions saw strong month-on-month growth in weekly earnings, led by the South West (3.0%), the South East (2.8%) and the North West (2.2%).<\/p>\n

Year on year, average weekly pay saw a healthy increase of 8.1% to \u00a3899 compared to March 2018, although the previous period was affected by adverse weather conditions. Yorkshire and the Humber has seen the strongest increase over the 12 months, with a 9.9% rise in average earnings to \u00a3842 in March 2019.<\/p>\n

Ian Anfield, managing director at Hudson Contract<\/a>, said: \u201cOur figures show demand stayed strong for skilled tradespeople across the regions in England and Wales last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, the fall in average freelance weekly earnings for tradespeople in London could have been caused by a combination of political uncertainty and a slowing housing market in the capital.\u00a0 This view might be supported by the decrease in weekly pay of 1.5% for plumbing and electrical contractors in London.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anfield added: \u201cThe fall in commercial work is due to Brexit uncertainty which is causing businesses to hold back on new investment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe weak pound, a sign of this uncertainty, is increasing the cost of importing steel, concrete, plaster and plastic building products, which is leading to input inflation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fall in civil engineering<\/a> activity is likely caused by a number of large government-led infrastructure projects such as Crossrail<\/a> winding down, whilst new projects like HS2<\/a> are still in their early stages.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rise in residential building is a reflection of pent-up demand for new housing in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Region<\/td>\nMarch 2019<\/p>\n

Average<\/td>\n

Month on Month<\/p>\n

% Change<\/td>\n

Year on Year<\/p>\n

% Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

North East<\/td>\n\u00a3780<\/td>\n2.0%<\/td>\n10.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North West<\/td>\n\u00a3801<\/td>\n2.2%<\/td>\n8.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yorkshire and the Humber<\/td>\n\u00a3842<\/td>\n0.1%<\/td>\n9.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Midlands<\/td>\n\u00a3912<\/td>\n-0.1%<\/td>\n6.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Midlands<\/td>\n\u00a3954<\/td>\n0.7%<\/td>\n7.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wales<\/td>\n\u00a3823<\/td>\n0.9%<\/td>\n7.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East of England<\/td>\n\u00a3965<\/td>\n2.1%<\/td>\n7.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
London<\/td>\n\u00a3903<\/td>\n-1.1%<\/td>\n8.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South East<\/td>\n\u00a3903<\/td>\n2.8%<\/td>\n9.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South West<\/td>\n\u00a3811<\/td>\n3.0%<\/td>\n8.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Trades: biggest winners<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • Mechanical & Engineering +7.4% to \u00a31,137<\/li>\n
  • Shopfitters +4.8% to \u00a31,227<\/li>\n
  • Bricklayers +4.8% to \u00a3781<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Trades: biggest losers<\/h3>\n
      \n
    • Insulation -2.7% to \u00a3921<\/li>\n
    • Steel & Timber Frame Erection -2.7% to \u00a3774<\/li>\n
    • Plastering -2.5% to \u00a3783<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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