2022 IndustryReview Architecture & Interior Design
02 CONTENTS Welcome Message 03 Content 02 04 - 06 07 - 09 UK North Salary Guide 10 - 12 UK South Salary Guide 13 - 19 Survey Results Contact Details 20 London Salary Guide
Welcome Message
2022 has shown us continued growth on 2021 as well as other unique developments, as the economy rebounds from the unprecedented decline during the Covid 19 pandemic. This has been felt not only within the UK's Architectural & Interior Design sector but across all of the UK's major industries. There are still immense shortages of talented and experienced professionals within nearly all of these sectors which have had knock on effects to all businesses. We continue to position ourselves at the forefront of our industry to best serve our candidates and clients and stay ahead of these challenges.
Matt Hamill Managing Director
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Part 2 Architectural Assistant Architect Architect +5 Project Architect Senior Architect Associate Director Director + Design Manager Architectural Designer HIGHEST AVERAGE LOWEST £ 22,000 £ 31,822 £ 32,500 £ 42,000 £ 50,000 £ 50,200 £ 39,640 £ 41,747 £44,875 £ 44,550 £ 46,500 £33,500 £ 29,000 £ 37,000 £ 38,750 £ 45,000 £ 48,000 £ 52,539 £ 55,000 £ 66,800 £ 50,350 £ 52,000 £ 37,500 £ 65,000 £ 69,500 £ 103,000 £ 65,000
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Architectural - London
Interior Design - London 05
Junior Interior Designer Mid-Weight Interior Designer Associate Director Director + Senior Interior Designer HIGHEST AVERAGE LOWEST £ 22,000 £ 26,217 £ 28,800 £ 42,000 £ 60,000 £ 68,750 £ 35,070 £ 49,650 £ 62,750 £ 64,500 £ 75,000 £ 27,000 £ 44,000 £ 48,000 £ 55,000
BIM & Technical - London
HIGHEST AVERAGE LOWEST 3D Visualiser Architectural Technician BIM Manager Architectural Technologist Senior Architectural Technologist Director BIM Coordinator £ 23,500 £ 42,688 £ 60,000 £ 53,760 £ 56,000 £ 75,000 £ 40,576 £ 48,895 £ 56,750 £ 46,243 £ 48,900 £ 27,000 £ 39,520 £ 46,500 £ 34,000 £ 40,000 £ 58,500 £ 48,550 £ 78,250 £ 54,500 £ 120,000
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Architectural - UK North 07
Part 2 Architectural Assistant Architect Architect +5 Project Architect Senior Architect Associate Director Director + Design Manager Architectural Designer HIGHEST AVERAGE LOWEST £ 24,000 £ 27,600 £ 30,000 £ 43,500 £ 52,000 £ 43,500 £ 36,076 £ 33,400 £ 40,923 £ 41,200 £ 44,000 £ 30,000 £ 25,000 £ 35,000 £ 36,000 £ 45,500£ 49,500£ 52,000£ 52,000£ 55,000£ 52,000 -
Interior Design - UK North
Junior Interior Designer Mid-Weight Interior Designer Associate Director Director + Senior Interior Designer HIGHEST AVERAGE LOWEST £ 21,000 £ 23,940 £ 26,500 £ 39,000 £ 44,500£ 31,333 £ 40,067 --£ 25,000 £ 38,000-
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BIM & Technical - UK North
HIGHEST AVERAGE LOWEST 3D Visualiser Architectural Technician BIM Manager Architectural Technologist Senior Architectural Technologist Director BIM Coordinator £ 28,000 £ 32,000 £ 47,000 £ 47,500 £ 45,000 £ 68,000 £ 35,983 £ 42,667 £ 53,000 £ 33,975 £ 44,000 £ 22,700 £ 40,500 £ 42,000 £ 26,000 £ 41,000 £ 52,000 £ 43,725 £ 54,167 £ 50,000 £ 57,500
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Architectural - UK South
Part 2 Architectural Assistant Architect Architect +5 Project Architect Senior Architect Associate Director Director + Design Manager Architectural Designer HIGHEST AVERAGE LOWEST £ 24,000 £ 28,714 £ 32,000 £ 41,000 £ 48,000 £ 46,800 £ 37,550 £ 30,000 £ 30,000 £ 30,000 £ 45,000 £ 32,000 £ 30,000 £ 30,000 £ 30,000 £ 30,000£ 30,000£ 74,000£ 62,000£ 50,000£ 85,000 -
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Interior Design - UK South
Junior Interior Designer Mid-Weight Interior Designer Associate Director Director + Senior Interior Designer HIGHEST AVERAGE LOWEST £ 22,750 £26,550 £ 28,000 £ 40,000 £ 60,000£ 30,800 £ 49,250-£ 27,200 £ 40,000-
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BIM & Technical - UK South
HIGHEST AVERAGE LOWEST 3D Visualiser Architectural Technician BIM Manager Architectural Technologist Senior Architectural Technologist Director BIM Coordinator £ 26,000 £ 41,650 £ 52,000 £ 45,000 £ 52,500 £ 64,000 £ 35,546 £ 46,833 £ 49,583 £ 37,250 £ 47,500 £ 18,000 £ 38,000 £ 44,000 £ 23,000 £ 53,000 £ 52,000 £ 53,000 £ 65,000 £ 53,000 £ 78,000
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Employment Type
Permanent Employee
Freelance (Outside IR35)
Freelance (Inside IR35)
90%
3.6% 5.7%
Unemployed
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Job Satisfaction
VERY SATISFIED
11.47 %
30.11 % SATISFIED
32.26 % NEITHER
15.77 % UNSATISFIED
10.39 % VERY UNSATISFIED
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PAY RISE RECIEVED ?
60% of all employees recieved a pay rise in 2022!
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AVERAGE SALARY INCREASE £
4,399 / yr
10.25 % or
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HOW TO GET A PAY RISE
When seeking a pay rise there seems to be 2 main camps we fall into; Passive and Active.
1 third of all pay rises for employees in the industry transpired due to their scheduled Pay Review.
Another third of all pay rises were given to employees who either requested a Pay Review or who changed their job in order to do so.
Scheduled Pay Review 37.3% Changed Job 27.6% Promoted 11.8% Other 11.8% Requested Pay Review 11.4%
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READY TO MOVE ?
75%
70.76 %
Just over 70% of all candidates surveyed are actively considering new job opportunities.
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Industry Confidence
Confidence in the Architectural and Interior Design industry has remained significantly high as just over 80% of our respondents have posted a Mid to High level of confidence in the sector. This has definitely been felt in the jobs market with increasing salaries alongside a continuance of record high vacancies in the sector.
Low Mid High 4% 16% 38% 28% 14%
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