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Change in fees from 1999 to 2000
New-build schemes    
Traditional contracts    
Contract value (£m) Fees in 2000 (%) Fees in 1999 (%)
2 5.2 5.2
4 4.7 4.7
6 4.4 4.4
8 4.2 4.2
10 4 4
12 3.9 3.9
14 3.8 3.8
16 3.7 3.7
18 3.6 3.6
20 3.5 3.5
Design-and-build contracts    
Contract value (£m) Fees in 2000 (%) Fees in 1999 (%)
2 3.9 3.7
4 3.8 3.6
6 3.6 3.5
8 3.4 3.4
10 3.3 3.3
12 3.3 3.3
14 3.3 3.3
16 3.2 3.2
18 3.2 3.2
20 3.2 3.2
Refurbishment schemes    
Traditional contracts    
Contract value (£m) Fees in 2000 (%) Fees in 1999 (%)
1 7.8 7.5
2 7.3 6.8
3 6.9 6.4
4 6.6 6.3
5 6.5 6
Design-and-build contracts    
Contract value (£m) Fees in 2000 (%) Fees in 1999 (%)
1 4.5 4.6
2 3.8 4.2
3 3.5 4
4 3.1 3.9
5 3 3.8
There is no change in architects’ fees for traditional contract new-build work, whereas architects working on new-build design-and-build contracts report a marginal 0.1% average increase. Traditional refurbishment contracts are a better bet for architects, with fees reaching 7.8% on £1m projects. But fees on design-and-build refurbishment work have slipped down from 5.3% last year to 5.1%.
Change in fees from 1999 to 2000
New-build schemes    
Traditional contracts    
Contract value (£m) Fees in 2000 (%) Fees in 1999 (%)
2 5.2 5.2
4 4.7 4.7
6 4.4 4.4
8 4.2 4.2
10 4 4
12 3.9 3.9
14 3.8 3.8
16 3.7 3.7
18 3.6 3.6
20 3.5 3.5
Design-and-build contracts    
Contract value (£m) Fees in 2000 (%) Fees in 1999 (%)
2 3.9 3.7
4 3.8 3.6
6 3.6 3.5
8 3.4 3.4
10 3.3 3.3
12 3.3 3.3
14 3.3 3.3
16 3.2 3.2
18 3.2 3.2
20 3.2 3.2
Refurbishment schemes    
Traditional contracts    
Contract value (£m) Fees in 2000 (%) Fees in 1999 (%)
1 7.8 7.5
2 7.3 6.8
3 6.9 6.4
4 6.6 6.3
5 6.5 6
Design-and-build contracts    
Contract value (£m) Fees in 2000 (%) Fees in 1999 (%)
1 4.5 4.6
2 3.8 4.2
3 3.5 4
4 3.1 3.9
5 3 3.8
There is no change in architects’ fees for traditional contract new-build work, whereas architects working on new-build design-and-build contracts report a marginal 0.1% average increase. Traditional refurbishment contracts are a better bet for architects, with fees reaching 7.8% on £1m projects. But fees on design-and-build refurbishment work have slipped down from 5.3% last year to 5.1%.
Charge-out rates by role in 2000
Average (£/hour) % change on 1999
Sole principals 49 8
Principals, partners, directors 60 0
Associate 50 0
Senior architect 45 13
Architect 40 14
Technologist 36 9
Architectural assistant 30 0
Year out student 25 0
Fees by sector for a £1m project
Fee in 2000 % change on 1999
Private housing 5.9 3.5
Leisure 6 1.7
Office 5.4 –15.6
Industrial 4.7 0
Retail 5.6 12
Public housing 6 –3.2
Public non-housing 6.4 1.6
(the above relates to new-build traditional contracts) Retail specialists enjoyed a bumper 12% fee increase in the year to June 2000. Leisure and public non-housing projects were marginally more lucrative than in 1999, with fees up 1.7% and 1.6% respectively. However, architects working in the office sector saw fees driven down 15%. In public housing too, fees were down on last year – falling 3.2%. Meanwhile, fees for industrial work remained constant.