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London: Median hourly rates (£)
Principal, partner, director 65
Associate 55
Senior surveyor 45
Surveyor 38
Postgraduate surveyor 28
London: Fee as percentage of total cost
  2001 1999
New-build, JCT contract 2.4 2.6
New-build, design-and-build contract 1.9 1.2
Refurbishment, JCT contract 3.1 3.3
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract 2.3 1.3
South-east: Median hourly rates (£)
Principal, partner, director 50
Associate 43
Senior surveyor 39
Surveyor 30
Postgraduate surveyor 26
South-east: Fee as percentage of total cost
2001 1999
New-build, JCT contract 2.4 2.6
New-build, design-and-build contract 1.9 1.7
Refurbishment, JCT contract 3.1 2.9
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract 2.3 1.8
Midlands/East Anglia: Median hourly rates (£)
Principal, partner, director 40
Associate 45
Senior surveyor 35
Surveyor 30
Postgraduate surveyor 14
Midlands/East Anglia: Fee as percentage of total cost
2001 1999
New-build, JCT contract 2.3 2.5
New-build, design-and-build contract 1. 1.6
Refurbishment, JCT contract 3.6 2.9
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract – 1.9
Wales/South-west: Fee as percentage of total cost: South-west
2001 1999
New-build, JCT contract 2.5 2.4
New-build, design-and build contract 1.8 –
Refurbishment, JCT contract 3.3 3.4
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract 1.5 2.0
Wales/South-west: Fee as percentage of total cost: Wales
2001 1999
New-build, JCT contract 2.1 2.5
New-build, design-and-build contract – 1.7
Refurbishment, JCT contract 3.8 2.7
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract – 2.1
Wales/South-west: Median hourly rates (£)
Principal, partner, director 25
Associate 30
Senior surveyor 25
Surveyor 20
Postgraduate surveyor 18
North: Median hourly rates (£)
Principal, partner, director 35
Associate 40
Senior surveyor 30
Surveyor 26
Postgraduate surveyor 23
North: Fee as percentage of total cost
2001 1999
New-build, JCT contract 2.3 2.8
New-build, design-and-build contract 2.2 1.9
Refurbishment, JCT contract 3.7 2.6
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract 1.5 –
Ulster: Median hourly rates (£)
Principal, partner, director 40
Associate 35
Senior surveyor 30
Surveyor –
Postgraduate surveyor –
Ulster: Fee as percentage of total cost
2001 1999
New-build, JCT contract 2.5 2.7
New-build, design-and-build contract 1.1 –
Refurbishment, JCT contract 3.3 3.1
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract – –
Scotland: Median hourly rates (£)
Principal, partner, director 43
Associate 43
Senior surveyor 40
Surveyor 28
Postgraduate surveyor 25
Scotland: Fee as percentage of total cost
2001 1999
New-build, JCT contract 1.3 2.4
New-build, design-and-build contract – 1.7
Refurbishment, JCT contract 3.1 3.6
Refurbishment, design-and-build contract – –
Fees per type of contract as a percentage of construction cost
New-build,
JCT contract		    
2001 1999
£2m 2.3 2.3
£4m 2.0 2.1
£6m 1.9 2.0
£8m 1.8 1.9
£10m 1.7 1.9
£12m 1.7 1.8
£14m 1.6 1.8
£16m 1.6 1.8
£18m 1.5 1.8
£20m 1.5 1.7
New-build,
design-and-build
contract		    
£2m 1.9 1.9
£4m 1.8 1.8
£6m 1.7 1.7
£8m 1.7 1.7
£10m 1.6 1.6
£12m 1.6 1.6
£14m 1.6 1.5
£16m 1.5 1.5
£18m 1.5 1.5
£20m 1.5 1.5
Refurbishment,
JCT contract		    
£1m 2.7 2.8
£2m 2.4 2.4
£3m 2.1 2.2
£4m 2.0 2.1
£5m 1.9 1.9
Refurbishment,
design-and-build
contract		    
£1m 2.3 2.3
£2m 2.1 2.2
£3m 2.0 2.1
£4m 1.9 2.1
£5m 1.9 2.0
 
Median hourly rates (£)
2001 1999 % change
Sole principal 37 35 5.7
Partner/director 54 50 8
Associate 45 40 12.5
Senior surveyor 38 35 8.5
Surveyor 31 25 24
Postgraduate 25 20 25