r/quantitysurveying
10k members
r/quantitysurveying is a subreddit with 10k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses qs, graduate, struggling, quantity surveying, and advice, and they frequently recommend/review takeoff software and estimating software.
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Popular Themes in r/quantitysurveying
#1
Advice Requests
: "Making Mistakes - Advice Needed"
25 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I built a free PDF measurement tool for takeoffs — looking for QS feedback"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Senior QS - Under paid or about right"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I built a data pipeline that extracted 26 severe liabilities from an 820-page heavy civil tender in 14 seconds."
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Those of you who look after multiple projects - up and down stream - how do you manage?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/quantitysurveying
#1
Qs
: "Senior Qs - Under paid or about right"
15 posts
#2
Graduate
: "M23 Looking to a msc in qs this September RICS accredited Any advice in this bad job market on what to do should I be applying for Graduate assistant roles? Any advice appreciated many thanks"
6 posts
#3
Struggling
4 posts
#4
Quantity Surveying
3 posts
#5
Advice
3 posts
#6
Job
3 posts
#7
Rics
: "Rics APC study buddy"
3 posts
#8
Msc
: "M23, Birmingham — Cyber Security grad, job market's brutal, considering an Msc in Quantity Surveying. Worth it? How hard to land the first job?"
3 posts
#9
Salary
: "Salary expectations going forward"
3 posts
#10
Looking For
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/quantitysurveying
Takeoff Software
8 reviews
#1
Buildxact
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Bluebeam
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Foxit Reader
4.0★ from 1 review
Estimating Software
5 reviews
#1
Bluebeam
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
CostX
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
PlanSwift
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/quantitysurveying
Yearly
+3k members(35.6%)
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Last updated: September 15, 2026