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Construction Management Industry Statistics

See how Construction Management Industry metrics are shifting right now, with 2026 figures showing a sharper break between project delivery targets and the reality on site. These stats connect cost and schedule pressure to measurable outcomes so you can spot where today’s management practices are getting results and where they are slipping.
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November 11, 2026Updated
Construction Management Industry Statistics
Elif DemirciWritten by Elif Demirci·Edited by Henrik Dahl·Fact-checked by Yumi Nakamura
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01 Industry overview

The construction management industry at a glance

U.S. construction activity remained substantial in 2026, with construction spending running at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.186 trillion in September.

$2.186T[90]
U.S. spending, September 2026
609,100[39]
Construction managers employed, 2025
10.2%[91]
Software CAGR, 2026–2033
40%[92]
North America software share, 2025
Market size
The U.S. construction market recorded a seasonally adjusted annual spending rate of $2.186 trillion in September 2026. Within that total, private construction accounted for $1.639 trillion, while public construction accounted for $546.8 billion.[90]
Forecast & CAGR
The global construction management software market was valued at $11.72 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $28.05 billion by 2034, implying a 10.18% CAGR from 2026 to 2034.[92]
Market share & regions
North America held 40% of global construction management software revenue in 2025. Grand View Research separately estimated North America’s share at 31.9% for the same year, reflecting differences in market definitions and methodology.[92][91]
Segmentation
Construction management software is segmented by building type, including commercial, residential and industrial; by deployment, including cloud and on-premises; and by applications such as project management and scheduling, safety and reporting, project design, field service management and cost accounting.[92]
Key players & concentration
The U.S. contractor market remains fragmented, although large firms have significant scale. ENR’s 2026 Top 400 Contractors reported $671.4 billion of 2025 revenue, with Turner Construction ranked first and Bechtel second; ENR also reported that domestic projects generated $638.2 billion of the list total.[76]
Pricing
Construction-management labor is relatively highly paid: the median annual wage for U.S. construction managers was $114,990 in May 2025. Median wages varied by employer industry, from $98,390 in residential building construction to $126,690 in nonresidential building construction.[39]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Data-center and artificial-intelligence infrastructure projects are major growth drivers: ENR reported that Top 400 contractor revenue increased 11.8% in 2025, citing data-center demand and related power and infrastructure needs. Skilled-labor availability remains a constraint, while U.S. construction spending was 2.7% below September 2025 levels in September 2026.[76][90]
Consumer behavior & competition
Construction buyers are increasingly emphasizing integrated delivery, cost control and digital coordination as projects become more complex. Competitive activity was strong in 2025: ENR’s Top 400 firms reported $760.1 billion in new contracts, up 22.4% from 2024, although median new contracts declined 18.5%.[76][91]
M&A
M&A activity continued to target infrastructure capabilities and construction-management services. In 2026, HOCHTIEF acquired German power-transmission specialist Autmatec, which generated approximately €50 million of 2026 revenue and employed about 80 specialists; Colliers also announced the acquisition of a California provider of program-management, construction-management and engineering services.[93]
Regulation
U.S. construction managers and contractors operate under OSHA’s 29 CFR Part 1926 construction standards. The rules cover contractors, subcontractors and certain suppliers, with requirements addressing hazards including falls, electrical incidents, struck-by events, trenching and excavation, as well as respirable crystalline silica.[94]
Latest news
The latest sector data show mixed momentum: September 2026 U.S. construction spending fell 1.9% from August and 2.7% year over year, while ENR’s 2026 Top 400 review highlighted strong data-center demand, higher contractor revenue and labor constraints. BLS projects construction-manager employment to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, reaching 664,300 jobs.[90][76][39]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Construction Management Industry

The leading companies in the construction management industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

Bechtel leads Gitnux's 2026 construction management ranking with an Overall score of 9.6, with ENR’s 2026 Top 400 Contractors list placing it second. ACS Group is the highest-ranked construction group at 9.3, with operating margin at 4.2% and revenue growth at 19.7%.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in engineering, procurement and construction

    Bechtel

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.6 · Engineering, procurement and construction

    Why we picked it: Its global engineering, procurement and construction work is reflected by its ENR 2026 Top 400 placement.

    See in ranking ↓Visit bechtel.com ↗

  2. Leader in construction platforms ownership

    ACS Group

    ES

    Ranked #2 · 9.3 · Construction platforms ownership

    Why we picked it: Its global construction, infrastructure and project operations include platforms such as Turner, HOCHTIEF and CIMIC.

    See in ranking ↓Visit grupoacs.com ↗

  3. Leader in heavy civil and EPC

    Kiewit

    US

    Ranked #3 · 9.1 · Heavy civil and EPC

    Why we picked it: Its heavy civil and infrastructure scope maps directly to construction-management, design-build and EPC delivery.

    See in ranking ↓Visit kiewit.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the construction management industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Bechtel

Engineering, procurement and construction · US

9.6
2

ACS Group

Construction platforms ownership · ES

9.3
3

Kiewit

Heavy civil and EPC · US

9.1
4

DPR Construction

Technical building delivery · US

8.9
5

HITT Contracting

Commercial construction management · US

8.8
6

PCL Construction

Buildings, civil infrastructure and industrial construction · CA

8.5
7

Hensel Phelps

General building and construction management · US

8.4
8

Clark Construction Group

Building, civil infrastructure and construction management · US

8.4
9

McCarthy

Building, healthcare and infrastructure construction · US

8.3
10

JE Dunn Construction

Commercial, institutional and industrial construction · US

8.2

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Elif Demirci. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the construction management industry. In Construction Management Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/construction-management-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Employment of construction managers (United States)

Texas leads with 46K.

Texas46K
California37K
Florida27K
North Carolina22K
Illinois16K
source-verifiedbls.gov

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

This section ties AI and digital tools to day-to-day construction activities. It shows adoption in 2026 at 49% for AI and 58% using AI for planning and feasibility.

AI in the construction management industry

  • 7% of U.S. construction firms paid for AI tools in 2025, according to anonymized payment data covering more than 524,000 construction businesses.[1]
  • 49% of construction organizations reported implementing AI in construction activities in 2026.[2]
  • 46% of global construction organizations cited a lack of skilled personnel as a barrier to AI adoption in 2025.[3]
  • 90% of U.S. construction firms that paid for AI in 2024 were still paying for it in 2025.[1]
  • 58% of construction organizations reported using AI for planning and feasibility, the most widely adopted individual function in 2026.[2]
  • 45% of global construction organizations reported no AI use in 2025, while 1% had scaled AI across projects.[3]

Automation in the construction management industry

  • 6.3% of construction companies regularly used robotic process automation in 2025, up from 4.6% in 2024.[4]
  • 9.8% of construction companies regularly used virtual- or augmented-reality tools in 2025.[4]
  • 22.7% of construction companies regularly used electric-powered equipment in 2025.[4]
  • 57.7% of construction companies regularly used project platforms and document-management systems in 2025.[4]
  • 14.2% of construction companies regularly used IoT sensors in 2025.[4]
  • 18.9% of construction companies regularly used prefabrication in 2025.[4]

Digital Transformation in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 41% were already using mobile apps in 2024.[5]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 38% were already using building information modelling in 2024.[5]
  • Across Australia’s building and construction industry, 64% of organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months before the 2025 survey.[6]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 47% were already using data analytics in 2024.[5]

Technology Adoption in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 44% reported experience using building information modelling.[7]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 35% reported experience using advanced building materials.[7]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 11% reported experience using artificial intelligence.[7]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 43% reported experience using jobsite data-collection applications.[7]

Cloud Computing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 2% neither used cloud technology nor planned to use it within 12 months in 2025.[8]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 9% planned to adopt cloud technology within the next 12 months in 2025.[8]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 43% were already using construction-management cloud software in 2024.[5]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 89% were currently using cloud technology in 2025.[8]

Big Data in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across real estate investors, 60% report that a formal data initiative is underway at their firm, based on an EY survey of more than 50 executives.[9]
  • Across European enterprises, big-data analytics adoption in construction was 4% in the latest Eurostat-based data reported by the OECD.[10]
  • Across construction businesses, the average company captures 11 of 13 data types but analyzes only 8, according to a 2023 survey.[11]
  • Across real estate companies, 13% have access to real-time business intelligence and analytics, according to the 2024 commercial real estate outlook.[12]
  • Across construction businesses, 33% analyze financial data and use it to inform business decisions, while 86% capture it, in 2023.[11]
  • Across construction businesses, only one-third receive daily insights from at least one data source, according to a 2023 survey.[11]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

This section centers on data capability gaps and governance readiness. It reports 89% of construction businesses as beginner or emerging in data capabilities.

Business intelligence in the construction management industry

  • 89% of construction businesses were classified as beginner or emerging in data capabilities.[13]
  • 12% of construction businesses were classified as leaders in data capabilities.[13]
  • Construction businesses collected an average of 11 different data types out of 13 surveyed by Deloitte and Autodesk.[13]
  • 22% of construction businesses overrated their ability to use data effectively compared with their assessed data-capability score.[13]

Data analytics in the construction management industry

  • 57.7% of Danish construction companies used project platforms or document-management systems in 2025.[4]
  • 21.5% of Danish construction companies used life-cycle-cost tools in 2025.[4]
  • 31.9% of Danish construction companies used digital registration tools such as drones, laser scanning or point clouds in 2025.[4]
  • 19.6% of Danish construction companies regularly used data analytics in 2025, compared with 14.8% in 2024.[4]
  • 64% of Australian building and construction organizations invested in data and digitalization during the 12 months covered by the 2025 industry survey.[6]
  • 14.2% of Danish construction companies used Internet-of-Things sensors in 2025.[4]

Data Quality in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction professionals, 72% said they spend more than three hours gathering and preparing data before it is ready for analysis in a 2026 survey.[14]
  • Across UK housing providers, 48% were totally confident in their real-estate asset data in 2022, compared with 34% confident in management and maintenance data.[15]
  • Across UK housing providers, only 23% were confident in tenant or customer data in 2022, the lowest confidence level among the data categories surveyed.[15]
  • Across construction professionals, 76% said departments frequently or occasionally work from different systems and data sources in a 2026 survey.[14]
  • Across construction companies, 38% rated their ability to share and use data with internal and external collaborators as strong in the report’s construction sample.[16]
  • Across institutional real estate, data quality received an average self-rating of 6.2 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[17]

Data Governance in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across US construction owners, 45% did not provide regular data training in the 2024–2025 survey period, limiting governance capability and consistent data use.[18]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% required project teams to define a data governance plan in the 2024–2025 survey period.[18]
  • Across US construction owners requiring data governance plans, 19% required them on a majority of projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[18]
  • Across US construction owners, 11% required project teams to use data standards on all projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[18]
  • Across construction businesses, 10% reported in 2023 that they did not have a well-defined data governance policy.[13]
  • Across institutional real estate, governance readiness for AI received an average self-rating of 5.1 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[17]

KPIs in the construction management industry

  • 20% of specialty contractors primarily used spreadsheets for preconstruction, project execution or performance analysis.[19]
  • 61% of specialty contractors used a construction-specific software solution as their primary method for key construction activities.[19]
  • 12.5% of builders used spreadsheets for project management in 2023.[20]
  • 43% of builders did not use a dedicated takeoff-software tool in 2023.[20]
  • 19% of specialty contractors primarily used whiteboards, printed paper or other methods for key construction activities.[19]
  • 31% of specialty contractors primarily used commercially available construction software for preconstruction, project execution or performance analysis.[19]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

This section highlights where spending concentrates as projects get more complex, especially data-center work. ENR reported Top 400 contractor revenue increased 11.8% in 2025.

Growth in the construction management industry

  • 5.5% is Deloitte’s projected compound annual growth rate for the global construction industry from 2025 to 2030.[12]
  • $11.39 trillion was the estimated global construction-market value in 2024.[12]
  • 1.5% growth in global construction output was projected for 2026 after a 0.2% decline in 2025.[21]
  • $16.11 trillion is the projected global construction-market value in 2030.[12]

Differentiation in the construction management industry

  • 33% of construction companies captured, analyzed and used financial data for decisions in the cited survey.[22]
  • 21% of construction companies captured, analyzed and used communication data for decisions in the cited survey.[22]
  • 138.6% year-on-year growth in U.S. data-center construction spending was reported through November 2025.[23]
  • 27% of construction companies captured, analyzed and used project-information data for decisions in the cited survey.[22]
  • 30% of construction companies effectively collected, analyzed and used their data for decisions in the cited Deloitte survey.[22]
  • 37% of Turner Construction’s year-end backlog was represented by data-center projects in 2025.[24]

Mergers and acquisitions in the construction management industry

  • More than 670 U.S. engineering-and-construction-related M&A deals were completed in 2025.[12]
  • 3,398 global construction-sector M&A deals were recorded in 2024.[25]
  • 49% growth in global construction-sector M&A deal value was recorded in 2024 compared with 2023.[25]
  • 44% growth in construction-sector mega-deal volume was recorded globally in 2024.[25]
  • $50.8 billion was the disclosed value of U.S. engineering-and-construction-related M&A deals completed in 2025.[12]
  • 65 construction-sector mega-deals valued above $1 billion were recorded globally in 2024.[25]

Strategic partnerships in the construction management industry

  • 66% of procurement leaders were developing a broader supplier base as a top priority in 2025, according to the cited procurement report.[26]
  • 88% of surveyed supply-chain participants wanted improved supplier relationships in the 2024 supply-chain technology report.[27]
  • 68% of HVAC contractor purchases went to the primary distributor on average in 2024.[28]
  • 61% of construction subcontractors sought new supplier relationships after material-procurement challenges in 2023.[29]
  • 83% of HVAC contractors maintained relationships with three or more suppliers in 2024.[28]
  • 64% of surveyed supply-chain participants wanted realistic delivery schedules from supply-chain partners in 2024.[27]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

This section quantifies workforce constraints and pay pressure for construction operators. Median construction-manager wages were $114,990 in May 2025.

Hiring in the construction management industry

  • 92% of U.S. construction firms hiring workers reported difficulty finding qualified candidates in 2025.[30]
  • 57% of U.S. construction firms said available candidates lacked essential skills or an appropriate certificate or license in 2025.[30]
  • 69% of U.S. construction firms expected to increase headcount during the following 12 months in the 2025 outlook survey.[30]
  • 55% of U.S. construction firms expected hiring hourly craft workers to remain difficult or become harder in 2025.[30]
  • 45% of U.S. construction firms reported project delays caused by shortages of their own or subcontractors’ workers in 2025.[30]

Employee retention in the construction management industry

  • 42% of U.S. construction firms initiated or increased spending on training and professional development during the previous 12 months in 2025.[30]
  • 90% of U.S. construction firms that paid for AI in 2024 continued paying for it in 2025, the highest continuation rate among sectors tracked by Intuit.[1]

Remote Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 23.7% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[31]
  • In 2024, 2.7% of construction positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[31]
  • About 9% of U.S. construction workers worked remotely at least sometimes during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[32]
  • In January 2024, 33.63% of U.S. real-estate wage and salary employees worked from home, based on the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes.[33]

Hybrid Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Forty-two percent of real-estate investment managers expected employees to be in the office four days per week within six to 12 months, according to a 2025 NAREIM survey.[17]
  • In 2024, 55.8% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[31]
  • In 2024, 15.0% of construction positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[31]
  • In 2024, 43% of surveyed real-estate executives identified flexible workday schedules as a leading talent-acquisition and retention action.[12]

Upskilling in the construction management industry

  • 61% of building-efficiency contractors said meeting new business demand was a reason to hire workers in 2025.[34]
  • 73% of building-efficiency contractors said maintaining quality was a reason to hire workers in 2025.[34]
  • 70% of building-efficiency contractors said replacing a worker was a reason to hire workers in 2025.[34]
  • 60% of building-efficiency contractors cited training cost as a primary or secondary reason they did not regularly train workers in 2025.[34]
  • 24% of building-efficiency contractors mentioned worker reliability, fit or incremental skill needs as reasons to train existing workers in 2025.[34]

Employee Engagement in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction and heavy industry, Rewards received the lowest reported driver score at 6.95 out of 10 in 2026.[35]
  • Forty-seven percent of construction employers said their workforce was highly engaged in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[36]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, Meaningful Work received the highest driver score at 8.45 out of 10 in 2026.[35]
  • Construction employees scored 4.20 out of 5 on engagement-related measures in 2024, up from 3.92 in 2022, in WebMD Health Services’ survey of 3,653 workers.[37]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, employees scored 8.00 out of 10 for engagement in the 2026 benchmark.[35]

DEI in the construction management industry

  • 11.2% of the U.S. construction workforce was female in 2024, the highest share recorded in two decades.[38]
  • 57% of drywall and ceiling-tile installers in the U.S. were immigrants in 2024.[38]
  • 12.8% of the U.S. construction workforce was Black or African American in 2024.[39]
  • 19.4% of the U.S. construction workforce was Hispanic or Latino in 2024.[39]
  • 1.34 million women worked in U.S. construction fields in 2024.[38]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

This section connects buying behavior to responsiveness and conversion channels. It reports 83% of construction and building-trade companies said email drives conversion in 2026.

Customer experience in the construction management industry

  • 31% of U.S. consumers said after-hours availability would make them more likely to complete an inquiry or purchase from a construction or home-services company in 2026.[40]
  • 37% of U.S. consumers said after-hours availability would make them feel more reassured when dealing with a construction or home-services company in 2026.[40]
  • 83% of U.S. construction and building-trade companies said email drives conversion in 2026, compared with 57% of consumers who said email met expectations.[40]
  • 91% of U.S. construction and building-trade companies said phone calls drive conversion in 2026, while only 69% of consumers said the phone experience met expectations.[40]
  • 32% of U.S. consumers said after-hours availability would make them more likely to choose or stick with a construction or home-services company in 2026.[40]

Customer retention in the construction management industry

  • 53% of residential contractors surveyed in 2026 identified customer retention as a business priority.[41]
  • 31% of residential contractors surveyed in 2026 identified new-customer acquisition as a business priority, versus 53% prioritizing retention.[41]

Customer acquisition in the construction management industry

  • 53.7% of construction-industry top-of-funnel conversions came from PPC and social media in the 2024 cold-outreach dataset.[42]
  • More than 98% of construction-industry leads in the 2024 cold-outreach dataset required phone contact to complete conversion.[42]
  • 19.8% of construction-industry top-of-funnel conversions came from email marketing in the 2024 cold-outreach dataset.[42]
  • 9.1% of construction-industry top-of-funnel conversions came from cold calling in the 2024 cold-outreach dataset.[42]
  • 7%–10.75% was the initial cold-calling conversion-rate range reported for specialty construction contracts valued at $50,000–$2 million in 2024.[42]

Customer loyalty in the construction management industry

  • 36% of U.S. consumers said response speed was a factor determining loyalty to a construction or home-services company in 2026.[40]
  • 32% of U.S. consumers said reliable quality was a factor determining loyalty to a construction or home-services company in 2026.[40]
  • 30% of U.S. consumers said trust in the brand was a factor determining loyalty to a construction or home-services company in 2026.[40]

Lead generation in the construction management industry

  • 45.9% of building companies in the 2024 SORCI survey said generating quality leads was their biggest challenge.[20]
  • 12.1% of builders using CRM software in the 2024 SORCI survey used Houzz Pro for automated lead follow-up.[20]
  • 42.2% of AEC marketing professionals surveyed in 2024 judged marketing-message success using performance metrics such as leads and conversions.[43]
  • 45.4% of builders in the 2024 SORCI survey used a CRM system to follow up leads automatically.[20]
  • 13% of builders using CRM software in the 2024 SORCI survey used Buildertrend for automated lead follow-up.[20]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

This section describes how AEC firms generate awareness and pipeline under staffing and measurement constraints. It reports 94% of AEC marketers used social media in 2024.

Marketing in the construction management industry

  • 74% of AEC marketers surveyed in 2024 used trade-show or conference sponsorships to build brand awareness and generate pipeline.[44]
  • 35% of AEC marketing professionals surveyed in 2024 identified budget constraints as a campaign-implementation challenge.[44]
  • 69% of AEC marketing professionals surveyed in 2024 worked in teams of fewer than 10 people.[45]
  • 39% of AEC marketing professionals surveyed in 2024 identified measuring digital-marketing ROI as a campaign-implementation challenge.[44]
  • 77% of AEC marketers surveyed in 2024 used industry awards to build brand awareness and generate pipeline.[44]

Digital marketing in the construction management industry

  • 27% of AEC marketing professionals surveyed in 2024 cited lack of internal leadership support as an implementation challenge.[44]
  • 24% of AEC marketing professionals surveyed in 2024 identified Adobe Creative Suite or Cloud as important software for branding and content creation.[44]
  • 14% of AEC marketing professionals surveyed in 2024 identified InDesign as important software for branding and content creation.[44]
  • 24% of AEC marketing professionals surveyed in 2024 cited keeping up with digital-marketing trends and technologies as an implementation challenge.[44]
  • 23% of AEC marketing professionals surveyed in 2024 cited lack of internal expertise as an implementation challenge.[44]

Branding in the construction management industry

  • 94% of AEC marketing professionals surveyed in 2024 used social media to build brand awareness and generate pipeline.[44]
  • 77% of AEC marketers surveyed in 2024 used industry awards for brand awareness and pipeline generation.[44]
  • 26.1% of AEC marketing professionals surveyed in 2024 judged messaging success by brand perception, including awareness and recall.[43]
  • 74% of AEC marketers surveyed in 2024 used trade-show or conference sponsorships for brand awareness and pipeline generation.[44]
  • 43% of AEC marketers surveyed in 2024 used conference speaking engagements for brand awareness and pipeline generation.[44]

Social media in the construction management industry

  • 73% of U.S. residential-construction workers surveyed in 2024 regularly used Facebook.[46]
  • 8% of U.S. residential-construction workers surveyed in 2024 regularly used X or Twitter.[46]
  • 20% of U.S. residential-construction workers surveyed in 2024 regularly used TikTok.[46]
  • 52% of U.S. residential-construction workers surveyed in 2024 regularly used YouTube.[46]
  • 94% of AEC marketers surveyed in 2024 used social media as a key channel for lead generation and brand awareness.[44]

Influencer Marketing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 52% said social media generated the highest number of quality leads in the previous 12 months in 2024.[47]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 15% used TikTok for business in 2024, while 10% used X (formerly Twitter).[47]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 42% preferred Instagram for communication with a real estate agent in 2025, compared with 47% preferring Facebook.[48]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 62% used Instagram for business in 2024, alongside 87% using Facebook and 25% using YouTube.[47]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 41% said in 2025 they were more likely to hire a real estate agent with a social media presence.[48]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

This section links delivery performance and productivity to process and supply constraints. One quarter of surveyed UK and Irish decision-makers attributed 25% of project time to rework.

Process optimization in the construction management industry

  • 1.4 percentage points is the increase in construction-business revenue growth associated with adopting one additional digital technology, according to Autodesk’s 2024 analysis.[5]
  • 1 percentage point is the increase in construction-business profit growth associated with adopting one additional digital technology, according to Autodesk’s 2024 analysis.[5]
  • 23% of construction respondents identified project delays as a major productivity factor in BDO’s 2024 survey.[49]
  • 16% of construction respondents identified ineffective processes and workflows as a major productivity factor in BDO’s 2024 survey.[49]
  • 50% of construction projects were delivered on time and on budget in the 2024 Autodesk industry survey.[5]

Operational efficiency in the construction management industry

  • 7.4% was the productivity decline in U.S. multifamily housing construction in 2025.[39]
  • 0.4% was the average annual growth in global construction productivity from 2000 through 2022, according to McKinsey research cited by RICS.[3]
  • 21.1% was the productivity growth in U.S. industrial building construction in 2024.[39]
  • 10% was the total improvement in global construction productivity over more than two decades through 2022, according to research cited by RICS.[3]
  • 1.8% was the productivity decline in U.S. highway, street and bridge construction in 2025.[39]

Quality management in the construction management industry

  • 300% was the extent to which actual field-rework costs were underreported in the contractor study.[50]
  • 25% of a typical construction project’s time was spent on rework or rectifying issues, according to one quarter of surveyed UK and Irish decision-makers.[19]
  • 0.38% of contract value was the average reported cost of field rework in an exploratory contractor study.[50]
  • 43% of recorded non-conformance cases involved rework in a 2026 infrastructure-project study.[51]
  • 0.01% of contract value was the minimum field-rework cost reported in the contractor study.[50]

Supply chain in the construction management industry

  • 56% of construction firms accelerated purchases after winning contracts in the 2024 AGC survey.[30]
  • 37% of U.S. construction executives reported material shortages had caused job delays or cancellations in the 2024 Marcum survey.[52]
  • 34% of construction firms cited supply-chain availability as a reason for project delays or cancellations in the 2024 AGC survey.[53]
  • 16% of construction respondents cited supply-chain disruptions as a major productivity factor in BDO’s 2024 survey.[49]
  • 23% of construction firms reported no significant supply-chain problems in the 2024 AGC business outlook survey.[30]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • $5.66 per agent per month was the average outsourced accounting-labor price for U.S. real-estate brokerages with more than 500 agents, based on an August 2024 survey.[54]
  • 46.5% of Australian construction-industry input costs came from outsourced services in 2024, including labour hire, consultants and capital rentals.[6]
  • 11% of income in Australian civil engineering, non-residential building and related construction came from subcontracting in 2025.[6]
  • 41% of Australian infrastructure construction was completed by subcontractors in 2025, according to Infrastructure Australia’s analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[6]
  • 45% of Australian infrastructure-construction businesses surveyed in 2025 reported cost overruns as a challenge when managing subcontracting or labour-hire relationships.[6]

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Finance & Pricing

This section quantifies bid and margin pressures that affect project timing. It reports U.S. construction cost inflation of 4.5% in 2026.

Pricing strategy in the construction management industry

  • 40% of U.S. contractors responding to a 2026 outlook survey said they raised bid prices in response to tariff effects.[55]
  • Over 60% of global construction-market offices reported tender-price increases above 10% in 2022, according to Gleeds’ survey.[56]
  • 36% was the approximate cumulative U.S. construction bid-price escalation from January 2021 to January 2023.[57]
  • 24% of global construction-market offices reported tender-price increases above 10% in 2023, according to Gleeds’ survey.[56]
  • 4.5% was U.S. construction cost inflation in 2026, according to Turner & Townsend’s market intelligence.[58]

Cost reduction in the construction management industry

  • 38% of construction firms said rising interest rates caused project postponements or cancellations in the 2024 AGC survey.[30]
  • 81% of general contractors reported higher overhead costs during the previous 12 months in Grassi’s 2024 survey.[59]
  • 38% of construction executives said difficulty securing project financing caused job delays or cancellations in the 2024 Marcum survey.[52]
  • 88% of architecture and engineering firms reported higher overhead costs during the previous 12 months in Grassi’s 2024 survey.[59]
  • 55% of construction executives anticipated that the interest-rate environment would cause future project delays or cancellations in the 2024 Marcum survey.[52]

Profitability in the construction management industry

  • 4.7% was the average net profit margin for remodelers in 2021, according to NAHB’s 2025 Cost of Doing Business discussion.[38]
  • 6.3% was the average net-income margin for construction companies in fiscal 2023, based on CFMA data cited in a 2026 industry report.[60]
  • 8.0% was the average pretax margin for the comparable contractor group reported in CFMA’s fiscal 2024 benchmarking data.[61]
  • 8.1% was the average pretax margin for heavy-construction and specialty-trade contractors with $10 million to $24.9 million in fiscal 2024.[61]
  • 6.8% was the average pretax net-income margin for contractors in fiscal 2025, according to CFMA data cited in a 2026 report.[61]

Financial planning in the construction management industry

  • 86% of builders and remodelers said clients always or often paid on time in Houzz’s 2026 business-finance report.[62]
  • 34% of construction firms cited reduced funding availability as a cause of project postponement or cancellation in the 2024 AGC outlook survey.[30]
  • 25% of construction and architecture-and-engineering firms were very satisfied with the financial and operational information used to run their businesses.[63]
  • 22% of construction executives reported no job delays or cancellations in Marcum’s 2024 survey.[52]
  • 38% of construction executives reported that securing project financing caused job delays or cancellations in the year covered by Marcum’s 2024 survey.[52]

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Product & Service

This section captures how construction software users value operational field management. It reports Procore respondents estimating a 59% improvement in cost-tracking and cost-management ability.

Product development in the construction management industry

  • 44% of U.S. contractors planned to increase spending on AI-based tools to remain competitive during a recession.[64]
  • 37.5% of Danish construction companies used artificial intelligence in 2025, compared with 21.0% in 2024.[4]
  • 2.6% of Danish construction companies used Power-to-X technologies in 2025.[4]
  • 8.5% of Danish construction companies used robots or 3D printing in 2025.[4]
  • 1.9% of Danish construction companies used blockchain in 2025.[4]

Product lifecycle in the construction management industry

  • 80% of firms using BIM for operations also used a computerized maintenance-management or integrated workplace-management system.[65]
  • 45% of education, healthcare and government facility-management firms used BIM for operations.[65]
  • 32% of facility-management firms used BIM to support facility operations at one or more facilities.[65]
  • 7% of financial-services facility-management firms used BIM for operations.[65]
  • 33% of facility-management respondents intended to use BIM on all or most of their construction projects.[65]

After-sales in the construction management industry

  • 24% of construction and infrastructure claims concerned tax matters.[66]
  • 33% of construction and infrastructure claims submitted after 12 months involved litigation or tax matters.[66]
  • 60% of claims filed by construction and infrastructure companies were submitted more than 12 months after deal closing.[66]
  • 22% of construction and infrastructure claims concerned financial-statement representations.[66]
  • 12% of construction and infrastructure claims concerned material-contract representations.[66]

Value proposition in the construction management industry

  • 59% was the average estimated improvement in cost-tracking and cost-management ability among relevant Procore respondents.[19]
  • 92% of construction software users rated field-management software at least 5 out of 7 for operational criticality.[64]
  • 68% of Procore customer respondents said Project Financials improved payment tracking and cash-flow confidence.[19]
  • 86% of construction software users rated field-management software at least 5 out of 7 for return on investment.[64]
  • 8% of construction software users reported no productivity increase from field-management software.[64]

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Sustainability & Ethics

This section measures how sustainability practices connect to measurable delivery. It reports 94% of construction organizations taking steps to become more sustainable in 2025.

Sustainability in the construction management industry

  • 63% of construction organizations reported using artificial intelligence to become more sustainable in 2025.[16]
  • More than 30% of global greenhouse-gas emissions were attributed to construction and buildings in 2022.[67]
  • 90% of digitally mature construction firms reported long-term sustainability benefits in 2025.[16]
  • 94% of construction organizations reported taking steps to become more sustainable in 2025, according to Autodesk's construction survey.[16]
  • Nearly 25% of global chemicals were used by the construction sector, according to UNIDO's circular-construction assessment.[67]

ESG in the construction management industry

  • 14 of the 30 largest engineering and construction companies analyzed by EY published ESG disclosures in the study period.[9]
  • The 2022–2024 construction ESG research found a gap between Czech and foreign construction companies in ESG implementation.[68]
  • 7 private engineering and construction companies in EY's sample published ESG disclosures.[9]
  • 7 public engineering and construction companies in EY's sample published ESG disclosures.[9]
  • Construction ESG implementation was reported to decline as company size decreased in Czech and foreign-company surveys covering 2022–2024.[68]

Ethics in the construction management industry

  • 21% of reported bribery incidents in Ukraine involved authorities responsible for issuing permits during 2022–2023.[69]
  • 4% of surveyed Ukrainian entrepreneurs reported violations of legal procedures when applying for permits in 2023.[69]
  • 30% of reported bribery incidents in Ukraine involved local self-government bodies during 2022–2023.[69]
  • 97% of surveyed middle-market UK construction companies said they felt at risk of breaching anti-money-laundering and bribery legislation in 2020.[3]
  • 11% of surveyed Ukrainian private-sector entities experienced bribery incidents between 2022 and the first half of 2023; construction represented 72% of surveyed entities.[69]

Circular economy in the construction management industry

  • Australia generated 27.4 million tonnes of building and demolition materials in 2024–25.[70]
  • 35% of Germany's total construction waste was used as recycled construction material in the latest national strategy assessment.[71]
  • 14% of Germany's excavated soil was disposed of in landfills annually.[71]
  • More than 129 million tonnes of excavated soil were generated annually in Germany's construction sector.[71]
  • Building and demolition waste represented 39% of Australia's total waste generated in 2024–25.[70]

Carbon footprint in the construction management industry

  • UNEP reported that building-sector emissions stopped increasing for the first time since 2020 in its 2024–2025 global status assessment.[72]
  • Global commercial-building operational carbon intensity declined by an average 1.94% annually from 2000 onward in a published study.[73]
  • Buildings and construction accounted for more than 30% of global greenhouse-gas emissions in 2022.[67]
  • Global residential-building operational carbon intensity declined by an average 1.2% annually over the two decades to 2020 in a published study.[73]
  • Cement production released 4.1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2022.[67]

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Globalization & Expansion

This section shows cross-border sales mix and project ecosystem connections. It reports 8.8% of Top 100 global construction-company sales came from U.S. companies in 2024.

Globalization in the construction management industry

  • 8.8% of Top 100 global construction-company sales came from U.S. companies in 2024.[12]
  • $16.11 trillion is the projected value of the global construction market in 2030, up from $11.39 trillion in 2024.[12]
  • 51.2% of Top 100 global construction-company sales came from Chinese companies in 2024.[12]
  • $1.978 trillion in sales were generated by the Top 100 global construction companies in 2024.[12]
  • 9.1% of Top 100 global construction-company sales came from Japanese companies in 2024.[12]

Cultural adaptation in the construction management industry

  • 11% of surveyed construction businesses were headquartered in Hong Kong in 2024.[5]
  • 22% of surveyed construction businesses were headquartered in India in 2024.[5]
  • 22% of surveyed construction businesses were headquartered in Australia in 2024.[5]
  • 23% of surveyed construction businesses were headquartered in Japan in 2024.[5]
  • 9% of surveyed construction businesses were headquartered in Malaysia in 2024.[5]

Supplier management in the construction management industry

  • 73% of builders purchased windows and doors directly rather than through subcontractors in 2026.[88]
  • 29% of builders said quality or brand preference most influenced material-purchasing decisions in 2026.[88]
  • 73% of construction subcontractors said material-price volatility negatively affected supplier relationships in the earlier survey period.[29]
  • 61% of construction subcontractors sought new suppliers because of material-procurement challenges in 2023.[29]
  • 82% of builders purchased lumber or framing materials directly rather than through subcontractors in 2026.[88]

Stakeholder management in the construction management industry

  • 26% of construction professionals described intergenerational collaboration within their teams as excellent and seamless.[89]
  • 85% of construction professionals said their firms effectively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders during projects.[89]
  • 59% of construction professionals described intergenerational collaboration within their teams as good, with occasional challenges.[89]
  • 16% of construction firms identified remote communication technologies as their most effective stakeholder-communication tool.[89]
  • 14% of construction firms identified dedicated communication platforms for clients and stakeholders as their most effective tool.[89]

Distribution channels in the construction management industry

  • 63% of nonresidential HVAC purchases flowed through wholesale distribution in the 2024 contractor survey.[28]
  • 83% of HVAC contractors worked with three or more suppliers in 2024.[28]
  • 55% of residential HVAC contractors purchased from three to four distributors in 2024.[28]
  • 82% of residential HVAC purchases flowed through wholesale distribution in the 2024 contractor survey.[28]
  • 51% of nonresidential HVAC contractors purchased from five or more distributors in 2024.[28]

Key questions about the Construction Management Industry

What is the size of the U.S. construction management market in 2026?
The U.S. construction market recorded a seasonally adjusted annual spending rate of $2.186 trillion in September 2026. Private construction totaled $1.639 trillion and public construction $546.8 billion.
How fast is construction management software growing globally?
The global construction management software market was valued at $11.72 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $28.05 billion by 2034. That implies a 10.18% CAGR from 2026 to 2034.
Which companies lead the construction management industry?
Bechtel leads Gitnux's 2026 construction management ranking with an Overall score of 9.6, with ENR’s 2026 Top 400 Contractors list placing it second. ACS Group is the highest-ranked construction group at 9.3, with operating margin at 4.2% and revenue growth at 19.7%.
What technology shifts are most evident in construction organizations in 2026?
In 2026, 49% of construction organizations reported implementing AI in construction activities. For planning and feasibility, 58% reported using AI in that function in 2026.
How fragmented is the contractor market?
The U.S. contractor market remains fragmented, although large firms have significant scale. ENR’s 2026 Top 400 Contractors reported $671.4 billion of 2025 revenue in total.
What labor or wage metrics matter most for construction managers?
In May 2025, the median annual wage for U.S. construction managers was $114,990. Employment for construction managers was 609,100 in 2025, projected to grow 9% to 664,300 by 2035.
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