Architects' fees survey 2001 | Features | Building

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Change in fees from 2000 to 2001
New-build schemes
Traditional contracts
Contract value (£m)	2000 (%)	2001 (%)
2	5.2	5.5
4	4.7	5
6	4.4	4.6
8	4.2	4.4
10	4	4.2
12	3.9	4.1
14	3.8	3.9
16	3.7	3.8
18	3.6	3.7
20	3.5	3.7
Design-and-build contracts
Contract value (£m)	2000 (%)	2001 (%)
2	3.9	3.9
4	3.8	3.8
6	3.6	3.7
8	3.4	3.7
10	3.3	3.7
12	3.3	3.6
14	3.3	3.6
16	3.2	3.6
18	3.2	3.6
20	3.2	3.6
Refurbishment schemes
Traditional contracts
Contract value (£m)	2000 (%)	2001 (%)
1	7.8	7.5
2	7.3	7
3	6.9	6.7
4	6.6	6.4
5	6.5	6.2
Design-and-build contracts
Contract value (£m)	2000 (%)	2001 (%)
1	4.5	4.5
2	3.8	4.1
3	3.5	3.9
4	3.1	3.7
5	3	3.6

Charge-out rates by role in 2001
	2000 (£/hour)	2001 (£/hour)	% change
Sole principals	49	50	2
Principals, partners, directors	60	70	16.7
Associate	50	55	10
Senior architect	45	50	11
Architect	40	45	12.5
Technologist	36	37	2.8
Architectural assistant	30	32	6.6
Year-out student	25	25	0

Fees by sector for a £1m project
	2000 (%)	2001 (%)	% change
Housing	5.9	6.4	0.5
Leisure	6	6.3	0.3
Offices	5.4	5.3	-0.1
Industrial	4.7	5.3	0.6
Retail	5.6	5.4	-0.2
Public housing	6	4.7	-1.3
Public non-housing	6.4	7	0.6

Charge-out rates of architectural practice in Midlands/East Anglia
£ per hour	‘00	‘01
Principal, partner director	50	70
Associate	54	62
Senior architect	45	55
Architect	39	53
Technologist	40	40
Architectural assistant	29	30
Year out student	30	25

Charge-out rates of architectural practice in London
£ per hour	‘00	‘01
Principal, partner director	76	75
Associate	65	60
Senior architect	55	51
Architect	47	45
Technologist	45	40
Architectural assistant	50	35
Year out student	30	30

Charge-out rates of architectural practice in South-west/Wales
£ per hour	‘00	‘01
Principal, partner director	50	43
Associate	43	30
Senior architect	43	35
Architect	39	31
Technologist	36	30
Architectural assistant	25	28
Year out student	22	28

Charge-out rates of architectural practice in Scotland
£ per hour	‘00	‘01
Principal, partner director	55	53
Associate	47	47
Senior architect	45	47
Architect	37	40
Technologist	36	40
Architectural assistant	30	30
Year out student	30	25

Charge-out rates of architectural practice in Ulster
£ per hour	‘00	‘01
Principal, partner director	42	50
Associate	–	40
Senior architect	–	40
Architect	26	35
Technologist	20	30
Architectural assistant	–	24
Year out student	16	21

Charge-out rates of architectural practice in Northern England
£ per hour	‘00	‘01
Principal, partner director	45	50
Associate	43	58
Senior architect	38	51
Architect	34	47
Technologist	31	33
Architectural assistant	28	25
Year out student	14	20

Charge-out rates of architectural practice in South-east
£ per hour	‘00	‘01
Principal, partner director	60	58
Associate	60	51
Senior architect	45	48
Architect	40	45
Technologist	30	39
Architectural assistant	30	30
Year out student	18	26