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| Architects | ||||||||||||||||
| Central London | North Home Counties | South Home Counties | South West | Wales | West Midlands | East Midlands | East Anglia | North West | Yorkshire | North East | Scotland | Northern Ireland | Ireland% | National average%% | % rise | |
| partner/director | 45,000 | 42,500 | 45,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 38,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 38,000 | 43,000 | 37,000 | 45,000 | 40,250 | –0.2 |
| associate | 40,000 | 38,500 | 40,000 | 35,000 | 36,000 | 30,000 | 35,000 | 31,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 30,000 | 35,000 | 30,000 | 26,765 | 33,090 | –0.3 |
| architect, six years’ experience | 33,000 | 29,000 | 33,000 | 30,000 | 28,000 | 26,500 | 28,000 | 27,500 | 27,000 | 24,500 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 23,824 | 27,737 | –2.5 |
| newly qualified, CAD experience | 27,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 21,500 | 19,000 | 22,000 | 17,000 | 18,000 | 20,000 | 18,000 | 23,235 | 19,838 | –5.5 |
| architectural assistant, part II | 22,000 | 19,000 | 20,000 | 18,000 | 16,000 | 16,500 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 18,000 | 13,000 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 15,500 | 14,118 | 16,937 | –0.1 |
| CAD technician, 10 years’ experience | 35,000 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 28,500 | 27,500 | 28,000 | 24,000 | 24,500 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 23,824 | 27,094 | –0.4 |
| CAD technician, three years’ experience | 30,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 22,000 | 25,000 | 23,000 | 24,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 23,000 | 22,000 | 22,353 | 24,239 | 1.7 |
| senior technologist, 10 years’ experience | 33,000 | 29,000 | 30,000 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 25,000 | 28,500 | 25,000 | 28,000 | 25,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 24,000 | 26,176 | 26,476 | 3.1 |
| technologist, three years’ experience | 25,000 | 24,000 | 23,000 | 21,500 | 18,000 | 23,000 | 25,000 | 20,000 | 25,000 | 16,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | 18,000 | 17,941 | 20,817 | 6.3 |
| junior technologist | 22,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 18,000 | 13,000 | 19,000 | 17,500 | 14,000 | 17,000 | 12,500 | 13,500 | 11,000 | 14,000 | 13,412 | 15,350 | –1.5 |
| senior interior designer | 35,000 | 33,000 | 32,000 | 25,000 | 28,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 28,000 | 26,000 | 24,000 | 23,000 | 24,000 | 27,000 | 20,882 | 26,991 | –5.0 |
| graduate interior designer | 17,000 | 14,500 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 13,500 | 15,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 13,000 | 13,785 | 3.3 |
| space planner, eight to 10 years’ experience | 38,000 | 33,500 | 30,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 23,500 | 23,500 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 21,000 | 24,000 | 21,000 | 20,882 | 25,455 | 0.4 |
| landscape architect, eight to 10 years’ experience | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 25,000 | 27,000 | 23,000 | 27,000 | 25,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 20,000 | n/a | 26,000 | 2.9 |
| Quantity Surveyors and Building Surveyors | ||||||||||||||||
| Central London | North Home Counties | South Home Counties | South West | Wales | West Midlands | East Midlands | East Anglia | North West | Yorkshire | North East | Scotland | Northern Ireland | Ireland% | National average%% | % rise | |
| Quantity Surveyors | ||||||||||||||||
| partner/director, age 45 | 60,000 | 50,000 | 45,000 | 40,000 | 48,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 48,000 | 40,000 | 42,000 | 34,000 | 50,000 | 42,000 | n/a | 45,307 | 5.9 |
| associate, 38 ARICS | 45,000 | 40,000 | 36,000 | 35,000 | 34,000 | 38,500 | 35,000 | 38,000 | 35,000 | 34,000 | 32,000 | 35,500 | 33,000 | n/a | 36,230 | 3.7 |
| senior surveyor, 2, six years’ experience | 40,000 | 35,000 | 33,000 | 30,000 | 29,000 | 31,500 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 33,000 | 32,500 | 28,000 | 31,000 | 28,500 | n/a | 31,961 | 3.6 |
| surveyor, 29 ARICS | 28,000 | 27,500 | 29,000 | 27,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 27,000 | 29,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 24,500 | 27,500 | 25,500 | n/a | 27,153 | 1.1 |
| newly qualified surveyor, 25 | 24,000 | 24,500 | 22,000 | 25,000 | 19,000 | 22,500 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 22,000 | 22,500 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 19,000 | n/a | 22,807 | 0.06 |
| graduate surveyor | 18,000 | 18,000 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 13,500 | 14,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 13,000 | 15,000 | 14,000 | n/a | 15,346 | 3.4 |
| claims surveyor, 35, five years’ experience | 40,000 | 38,000 | 37,500 | 35,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 30,000 | 33,000 | 29,000 | 24,000 | 28,000 | 30,000 | n/a | 32,346 | –7.0 |
| project manager, 35, five years’ experience | 40,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 32,000 | 33,000 | 35,000 | 37,000 | 35,000 | 30,000 | 28,000 | 32,000 | 30,000 | n/a | 33,615 | –2.5 |
| Building surveyors | ||||||||||||||||
| partner/director, 45 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 38,000 | 43,000 | 45,000 | 40,000 | 39,000 | 40,000 | 32,000 | 50,000 | 36,000 | n/a | 41,769 | –1.1 |
| associate, 32, six years’ experience | 38,000 | 38,000 | 34,000 | 35,000 | 29,000 | 33,000 | 34,000 | 35,000 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 29,000 | 32,500 | 26,000 | n/a | 33,038 | –1.9 |
| building surveyor, 28 ARICS | 32,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 32,000 | 26,000 | 27,000 | 28,000 | 30,000 | 28,000 | 29,000 | 25,500 | 28,500 | 23,500 | n/a | 28,423 | 0.6 |
| graduate building surveyor | 20,000 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 16,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 16,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 13,000 | 10,500 | n/a | 14,500 | –2.7 |
| maintenance surveyor, 28, eight years’ experience | 30,000 | 24,000 | 26,000 | 21,000 | 20,000 | 22,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 23,000 | 22,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | n/a | 23,076 | 5.2 |
| planning supervisor, 40, 10 years’ experience | 40,000 | 35,000 | 32,500 | 28,000 | 25,000 | 30,000 | 35,000 | 30,000 | 27,000 | 26,000 | 26,500 | 25,000 | 22,000 | n/a | 29,384 | 7.0 |
| Engineers | ||||||||||||||||
| Central London | North Home Counties | South Home Counties | South West | Wales | West Midlands | East Midlands | East Anglia | North West | Yorkshire | North East | Scotland | Northern Ireland | Ireland% | National average%% | % rise | |
| Structural engineers | ||||||||||||||||
| associate, 15 years’ experience | 40,000 | 40,000 | 35,000 | 34,000 | 31,000 | 39,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 34,500 | 34,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 33,000 | 34,076 | 35,612 | 5.5 |
| senior engineer, five years’ experience | 32,500 | 29,000 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 27,500 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 32,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 27,500 | 26,000 | 22,000 | 22,353 | 27,489 | 0.3 |
| graduate engineer | 18,500 | 17,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 15,000 | 18,000 | 16,500 | 17,000 | 16,000 | 16,500 | 17,000 | 16,500 | 14,000 | 13,529 | 16,537 | 2.8 |
| Infrastructure engineers | ||||||||||||||||
| principal, 11 years’ experience | 39,000 | 32,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 29,500 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 33,000 | 32,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 30,000 | 36,471 | 33,212 | 4.9 |
| graduate engineer | 18,000 | 17,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 16,500 | 16,000 | 17,000 | 16,500 | 14,000 | 13,529 | 16,680 | 4.5 |
| Bridge engineers | ||||||||||||||||
| associate, 13 years’ experience | 40,000 | 32,250 | 33,000 | 34,000 | 28,000 | 38,000 | 35,000 | 31,000 | 34,000 | 32,000 | 35,000 | 34,000 | 32,000 | 36,471 | 33,908 | 4.3 |
| Geotechnical engineers | ||||||||||||||||
| principal engineer, 11 years’ experience | 40,000 | 37,000 | 33,500 | 33,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 37,000 | 30,000 | 32,500 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 32,000 | 33,500 | 28,824 | 32,808 | 2.6 |
| Water engineers | ||||||||||||||||
| principal engineer, 11 years’ experience | 39,000 | 37,000 | 31,500 | 30,000 | 32,000 | 35,000 | 38,000 | 35,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 27,000 | 30,000 | 28,000 | 36,471 | 32,497 | 3.0 |