{"id":62553,"date":"2019-09-03T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T10:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=62553"},"modified":"2019-09-03T11:32:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T10:32:00","slug":"construction-earnings-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-earnings-august\/62553\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction earnings fall 1.7% in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Earnings for freelance tradespeople in the construction sector declined by 1.7% last month, according to the latest figures released by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hudsoncontract.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hudson Contract<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Analysis of August payroll data for more than 2,200 construction companies in England and Wales reveals a weekly average of \u00a3904 of construction earnings for subcontractors. Demand remains strong for specialist trades with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/weekly-earnings-in-july\/61435\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">average earnings 2.2% higher<\/a> than the same month last year.<\/p>\n<p>Our regional breakdown shows the North East and South West reported growth in average earnings last month. Wales saw the biggest fall with average earnings down 3.7%<\/p>\n<p>Ian Anfield, managing director of Hudson Contract, said: \u201cNational trade surveys suggest lower volumes of work across the construction sector in response to the ongoing economic and political uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusinesses want Brexit settled one way or another so they can get on with delivering the housing and infrastructure that Britain needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s [3 September] purchasing managers index for the construction industry shows housebuilding activity fell only slightly last month while some companies reported tight labour market conditions had encouraged retention of skilled workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderlying demand remains strong for skilled tradespeople to build new roads, railways and homes and our analysis shows self-employed specialists are earning a premium for their services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hudson Contract delivers the most accurate indication of sub-contractor pay trends across the construction industry, publishing the average pay for a spectrum of 17 different trades split across 10 regions in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earnings for freelance tradespeople in the construction sector declined by 1.7% last month, according to the latest figures released by Hudson Contract Analysis of August payroll data for more than 2,200 construction companies in England and Wales reveals a weekly average of \u00a3904 of construction earnings for subcontractors. 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