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Construction Salaries in Ireland

  • Publish Date: Posted 10 days ago
  • Author:by Gillian Nicholson

Our 2025 Collins McNicholas Guide for Construction Salaries in Irelanddelivers comprehensive insights into pay trends across Ireland for the Construction sector. Covering eight regions, including Dublin, South, South East, Midlands, Midwest, West, Northwest and North East, our guide is a valuable benchmarking tool for companies seeking to remain competitive.

Our analysis is grounded in robust data: we surveyed over 5,900 job seekers and analysed more than 400 successful placements between January and March 2025.

Focus on Construction salaries in Ireland

​As Ireland's construction industry powers ahead in 2025, driven by record investment in housing, infrastructure, and sustainability, the demand for skilled professionals has never been higher. Whether you're hiring talent or mapping your next career move, staying informed on salary expectations is crucial. This guide on Construction salaries in Ireland gives insight into industry challenges, including skills shortages and rising demand for BIM and green construction experts.

The range of career options is only expanding as we diversify with new technologies and modern methods of construction. Emerging technologies present new opportunities for construction to attract diversity in the next generation of employees in the race for talent...

Hubert Fitzpatrick - Construction Industry Federation

 

- Hubert Fitzpatrick, Director General, Construction Industry Federation

With ongoing investment in housing, infrastructure, and sustainability, Ireland’s construction sector offers abundant career opportunities for experienced specialists, returning talent, and international hires.

​Our Salary Guide explores a variety of job titles and the typical salaries you can expect to see within the Construction sector, for example:​

  • Project Manager

  • Site Manager

  • Foreman

  • Site Engineer

  • Commissioning Engineer

  • Civil Engineer

  • Quantity Surveyor

  • BIM Coordinator

  • Site Clerk​

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  • Project Manager

  • Site Manager

  • Foreman

  • Site Engineer

  • Commissioning Engineer

  • Civil Engineer

  • Quantity Surveyor

  • BIM Coordinator

  • Site Clerk​

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Jobseekers
For Jobseekers

For those considering a career in the Construction sector, whether you're a Quantity Surveyor, Site Manager, EH&S Specialist, or Civil Engineer, this guide gives you the clarity to negotiate with confidence. A career in the Construction sector offers a chance to work on a wide diversity of projects utilising highly specialised crafts and trades.

Employers
For Employers

Businesses in the Construction industry can use our Construction Salary Guide to benchmark job offers to attract and retain top talent in a booming industry. We provide support for permanent, temporary and contract placements for the engineering sector. Find out more about our recruitment services for Construction businesses.

Take a look at the 2025 Salary Guide for Construction:

Construction Salaries in Ireland

Interested in salaries for other sectors? View our full 2025 Salary Guide:

Salary Guide 2025



Gillian Nicholson is a Recruitment Manager with Collins McNicholas in Leinster & the Midlands. If you are interested in hiring Construction candidates, contact Gillian today at gillian.nicholson@collinsmcnicholas.ie.