CAREERS | HAYS SALARY SURVEY of issues such as corporate reputation and sustainability when considering an employer, according to Lewis. Theyre looking to be part of a business they feel has similar values to themselves: it has moved on an awful lot in the past five to six years, he says. There is a shift in how younger workers approach work, Blake says: Its a generational thing. Millennials are very purpose-driven. FairHeat puts time aside every month for wellbeing sessions, including breathing coaches, says Naughton. Every engineer in the firm is also assigned a peer, not a line or senior manager, who theyre encouraged to speak with regularly during work time. An example of the flexible working arrangements that the company offers, he says, is that staff with families in different parts of the country are allowed to work there for as long as a week at a time. Aecom, meanwhile, has just celebrated the fifth anniversary of its freedom to grow approach to flexible working. And flexible working is a key element of CPWs agile working approach. Its not about the number of hours you work per week, but youve got to be there for your clients and your team members. If you decide that you want to come in at 10am because you dont want to go to the gym at 6am, you can do that, says Eustace. But while building services engineers are ahead of the curve on work-life balance, the same is not true on hybrid working, according to the Hays survey. Only 24% of building services engineers currently offer hybrid working, while 51% are based fully in the workplace. A hybrid approach would tempt 40% of employees to move to a different organisation, while 21% would like to be able to work remotely one day a week. Naughton was surprised by this low penetration of hybrid working in building services. I couldnt imagine anyone currently going back to a five-day week again, he said. The individual staff members appetite for hybrid working will depend on the different life pressures, says Lewis. Some people want to be in the office so theyre among colleagues and enjoying the social and the development benefits of that. Others may have young families that are very demanding and really appreciate the ability to be able to flex their time, he says. We want people to spend time with their colleagues and its important that more experienced people invest time in developing early careers people. But were not insisting on anybody being full-time in the office: theres a balance. CJ Contractors: Estimator Contractors: Project engineer Region Typical Min Max salary 2023 salary 2023 salary 2023 Region Typical Min Max salary 2023 salary 2023 salary 2023 East Midlands 50,000 45,000 55,000 East Midlands 42,000 38,000 45,000 East of England 56,000 52,000 62,000 East of England 51,000 46,000 56,000 London 62,500 50,000 70,000 London 60,000 50,000 65,000 North East England 43,000 36,000 46,000 North East England 38,500 33,000 43,000 North West England 44,000 38,000 45,000 North West England 43,000 35,000 45,000 Northern Ireland 45,000 40,000 50,000 Northern Ireland 37,000 35,000 40,000 Scotland 44,000 36,000 45,000 Scotland 43,000 32,000 44,000 South East England 67,000 62,000 72,000 South East England 54,000 48,000 56,000 South West England 53,000 50,000 60,000 South West England 45,000 43,000 47,000 Wales 48,000 45,000 60,000 Wales 42,000 40,000 44,000 West Midlands 48,000 40,000 60,000 West Midlands 43,000 33,000 48,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 41,000 34,000 44,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 39,500 36,000 46,000 National average 44,000 55,750 National average 39,083 48,250 50,125 44,833 % increase year on year: 3.5% % increase year on year: 5.9% Contractors: Project manager Contractors: Senior contracts manager Region Typical Min Max salary 2023 salary 2023 salary 2023 Region Typical Min Max salary 2023 salary 2023 salary 2023 East Midlands 55,000 50,000 60,000 East Midlands 60,000 52,000 65,000 East of England 56,000 46,000 62,000 East of England 65,000 56,000 70,000 London 75,000 65,000 85,000 London 78,000 65,000 90,000 North East England 49,000 45,000 55,000 North East England 48,000 39,000 51,000 North West England 50,000 40,000 50,000 North West England 58,000 50,000 68,000 Northern Ireland 44,000 42,000 50,000 Northern Ireland 60,000 55,000 65,000 Scotland 48,000 34,000 49,000 Scotland 50,000 42,000 52,000 South East England 69,000 62,000 72,000 South East England 73,000 67,000 74,000 South West England 54,000 52,000 57,000 South West England 63,000 58,000 65,000 Wales 45,000 45,000 55,000 Wales 60,000 56,000 63,000 West Midlands 55,000 45,000 60,000 West Midlands 61,000 52,000 70,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 53,000 45,000 55,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 45,000 42,000 52,000 National average 47,583 59,167 National average 52,833 65,417 54,417 % increase year on year: 5.9% 32 March 2023 www.cibsejournal.com 60,083 % increase year on year: 5.7% Hays Gaelle Blake: smart employers are proactive Aecoms John Lewis: Everyone is still very, very busy CPWs Wayne Eustace: Holding onto staff is important