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Architects Earnings A survey of the earnings and benefits received by architects

2020

Architects Earnings 2020 edition SAMPLE PAGES

Architects Earnings 2020 edition Background

How the fees data is collected and analysed 4 Definitions 4

How to use the data 5

Architects Employment

1.1 Basic numbers

6

1.2 Regional variations 8 1.3 Employment status 10 1.4 Gender 12 1.5 Age 13 1.6 Under-employment 16 Architects Earnings 2.1 Earnings in 2019 12 2.2 Trends in earnings 20 2.3 Regional variations 24 2.4 Earnings and age 28 2.5 Earnings and gender 30

% variation from all-UK average

Earnings in Private Practice

3.1 Earnings by size of practice 24 32 Sole Principals 35 3.3 Principals in Partnership 36 3.4 Salaried Architects 37

Benefits, hours, holidays 4.1 Fringe benefits received 39 4.2 Working hours 43 4.3 Holidays 45

4.4 Home working and travel to work 46

Published by The Fees Bureau, a division of Mirza & Nacey Research Ltd Š Mirza & Nacey Research Ltd 2019 ISBN: 978-1-907819-98-8

The information in this publication is based on a survey of architectural practices undertaken over the 12 month period ending in July 2019. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information in this publication, Mirza & Nacey Research Ltd can accept no responsibility for any errors of fact, omissions, or opinions expressed. The information supplied should be used as an aid to decision making and not as the sole basis for taking such decisions. Credit: people image on summary page Freepik.com Architects Earnings is copyright Mirza & Nacey Research Ltd. No extract or quotation may be published or broadcast without prior consent. www.feesbureau.co.uk

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Number of architects: 41,200 3.5% higher than last year

Long-term growth 1995

1995

number of architects

earnings

<< approx 50 in this group FEM

female 28% male 72% << approx 50 in this group FEM

2000

non-white 6% << approx 50 in white 94%ETHNIC this group

2000

number of architects is broadly stable

<< approx 50 in this group ETHNIC

Sole Principals

£37,000

2005

Average earnings: £42,395 6% lower than last year

2005

13 years of consistent growth in earnings

Earnings are highest in London Lower

Higher

£60,000

start of financial crisis & recession

2010

Principals in Partnership

2010

Private Practice Salaried

despite the financial crisis, number of architects rises at faster pace

£39,536 Private in-house

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2015

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2015

£43,750 £51,000

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2019

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earnings don’t quite reach prerecession levels

2019

earnings flatten then fall 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 number / £s

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CHART 1-3 Architects by field of employment 2019 local authority central government private sole principal in-house

44% of architects are Sole Principals, Partners or Directors and therefore own their own business.

private practice salaried

principals in partnership private practice salaried associate

CHART 1-4 Long-term trends in the number of Architects in employment,Private Practice 1995-2019 Private In-House data for 2006 is estimated 1995

2000

Sole Principals 2005

2010

Public sector 2015

2019

25000 20000 Private Practice Salaried

15000 10000

Principals in Partnership

5000 0 0 4000 8000

Sole Principals

5000

Private in-house Public sector

10000

12000 16000 20000 1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2018

CHART 1-5 Number of architects in private practice, 1995-2019 Private practice salaried, Partners & Directors, Sole Principals 1995 14,700

2000 16,900

2010 18,800

2019 25,800

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1.2 Regional variations CHART 1-6 Architects by region, 2019 Architects (%) London South East Scotland South West North West East Mids Yorks / Humb West Mids East Anglia Northern Ireland North Wales 0

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London dominates, one in three architects works in the capital.

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TABLE 2-2

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Field of employment (ÂŁ)

average (median) earnings Last two decades

Last two years

1995

2005

2015

2018

2019

Sole Principals

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Principals in Partnership

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Private Practice Salaried

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Private In-House

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Local Authorities

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Central Government

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

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male

CHART 2-5

female

Trends in Architects’ median earnings, 1995 - 2019 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2019

CHART 2-6 The range in architects’ earnings, 1995 - 2019 Difference between lower quartile (bottom 25%) and upper quartile (top 25%) of earnings 70000 60000

50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2019

Nobel Laureate economists Angus Deaton and Daniel Kahneman calculated that a salary of $75,000 is what you need to be happy. Earn more and happiness doesn’t increase significantly. That’s equal to about £66,000 in today’s prices.

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CHART 2-12 Regional change 2018-2019

-5%

-2%

+2%

+5%

% change 2018-19

CHART 2-13 Architectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; earnings 1995-2019 Mids & Emedian Anglia South East by region, Greater London North

SW & Wales

North

South East

SW & Wales

Mids & E Anglia

Greater London

Scotland

Scotland N. Ireland

50000

40000

30000

20000

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2019

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CHART 2-14 Architectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; median earnings for each region, 2010-2019 London

South East

50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Midlands/East Anglia

South West & Wales

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0

North

Scotland

Northern Ireland

50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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TABLE X4 Median earnings & median package including value of benefits Architects by experience - South West & Wales, 2019 £ median earnings

per cent receiving benefits pension contrib

noncontrib

company car

allowances mileage

fuel

insurances

subscriptions

life

ARB

RIBA

medical

£ median package incl.

Benefit

Sole Principal

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Principal in P’ship II

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Principal in P‘ship I*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Associate* xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Architect II*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Architect I* xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private In-House*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Local Authority

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Central Gov’ment

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

All Public Sector

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

* the size of this sub-sample is small; results should be considered with caution

TABLE X5 Median earnings & median package including value of benefits Architects by experience - London, 2019 £ median earnings

per cent receiving benefits pension contrib

noncontrib

company car

allowances mileage

fuel

insurances life

medical

£ median packsubscriptions age incl.

ARB RIBA Benefit

Sole Principal

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Principal in P’ship II

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Principal in P‘ship I

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Associate

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Architect II xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Architect I

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private In-House*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Local Authority

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Central Government

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

All Public Sector

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

* the size of this sub-sample is small; results should be considered with caution

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TABLE X6 Median earnings & median package including value of benefits Architects by experience - Scotland, 2019 £ median earnings

per cent receiving benefits pension contrib

noncontrib

company car

allowances mileage

fuel

insurances

subscriptions

life

ARB

RIBA

medical

£ median package incl.

Benefit

Sole Principal

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Principal in P’ship II*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Principal in P‘ship I

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Associate*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Architect II* xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Architect I

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private In-House*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Local Authority

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Central Government

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

All Public Sector*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

* the size of this sub-sample is small; results should be considered with caution

TABLE X7 Median earnings & median package including value of benefits Architects by experience - Northern Ireland, 2019 £ median earnings

per cent receiving benefits pension contrib

noncontrib

company car

allowances mileage

fuel

insurances

subscriptions

life

ARB

RIBA

medical

£ median package incl.

Benefit

Sole Principal*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Principal in P’ship II*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Principal in P‘ship I*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Associate

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Architect II xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private Practice Architect I* xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Private In-House

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Local Authority

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

Central Government*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

All Public Sector*

xxxxx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xxxxx

* the size of this sub-sample is small; results should be considered with caution