Losing out | Features

Charge-out rates by role (£/h)
	lowest	median	upper
Sole principal	26	35	50
Partner/director	40	50	60
Associate	35	40	50
Senior surveyor	30	35	40
Surveyor	20	25	32
Postgraduate/junior surveyor	15	20	25

Average fees in different sectors as a percentage of construction cost
Leisure
New build, JCT contract	2.5
New build, design-and-build contract	2.3
Refurbishment, JCT contract	2.7
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract	n/a
Office
New build, JCT contract	2.2
New build, design-and-build contract	1.6
Refurbishment, JCT contract	3.8
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract	2.9
Industrial
New build, JCT contract	2.3
New build, design-and-build contract	2.1
Refurbishment, JCT contract	2.3
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract	n/a
Public housing
New build, JCT contract	2.6
New build, design-and-build contract	1.4
Refurbishment, JCT contract	4.2
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract	n/a

Fees per type of contact as a percentage of construction cost
New build, JCT
Contract value	Fees (%)
£2m	2.3
£4m	2.1
£6m	2.0
£8m	1.9
£10m	1.9
£12m	1.8
£14m	1.8
£16m	1.8
£18m	1.8
£20m	1.7
New build, design and build
Contract value	Fees (%)
£2m	1.9
£4m	1.8
£6m	1.7
£8m	1.7
£10m	1.6
£12m	1.6
£14m	1.5
£16m	1.5
£18m	1.5
£20m	1.5
Refurbishment, JCT
Contract value	Fees (%)
£1m	2.8
£2m	2.4
£3m	2.2
£4m	2.1
£5m	1.9
Refurbishment, design and build
Contract value	Fees (%)
£1m	2.3
£2m	2.2
£3m	2.1
£4m	2.1
£5m	2.0