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, 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
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.
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.
