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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	50,000	44,000	43,000	38,000	40,000	39,000	42,500	42,000	38,000	38,000	38,000	45,000	38,000	35,000	40,750	1.2
associate	40,000	37,500	42,000	34,500	35,000	32,000	37,000	34,000	34,000	34,000	32,500	35,000	30,000	27,500	34,642	4.7
architect, six years’ experience	35,000	31,000	34,500	30,750	28,000	26,500	27,500	29,500	28,300	26,500	27,000	26,000	28,000	23,000	28,682	3.4
newly qualified, CAD experience	28,500	25,000	27,250	22,000	23,000	22,000	21,750	22,000	22,000	20,000	22,000	19,000	20,000	15,000	22,107	11.4
architectural assistant, part II	24,000	19,500	21,250	19,000	17,000	16,500	18,000	19,000	18,000	17,000	18,500	15,000	16,000	14,000	18,054	6.6
architectural assistant, part I	20,000	14,000	15,000	16,000	13,000	11,500	14,500	16,000	15,600	13,500	14,000	10,500	13,000	9,500	14,073	4.7
senior CAD technician	35,000	31,500	32,250	22,500	26,000	26,000	30,000	29,500	26,800	27,250	23,500	24,000	22,000	22,500	27,057	–0.1
CAD technician, three years’ experience	26,000	21,000	23,500	18,000	15,000	17,000	18,500	21,000	19,750	17,500	16,500	16,000	17,000	15,000	18,696	–0.3
senior technologist, 10 years’ experience	35,000	28,000	31,750	23,000	25,000	25,000	29,000	27,500	28,000	27,500	27,750	24,000	25,000	21,500	27,000	–2.0
technologist, three years’ experience	25,000	24,000	23,750	20,750	19,000	23,000	24,000	22,500	23,000	19,750	19,000	17,000	17,000	16,000	20,982	–0.8
senior interior designer	33,000	32,000	32,250	25,500	28,000	26,000	27,000	29,000	25,300	25,500	24,500	25,000	26,000	23,000	27,289	1.1
interior designer, three years’ experience	24,000	23,500	21,000	19,500	20,000	17,500	19,500	21,000	18,800	19,000	16,500	17,000	17,000	16,000	19,307	6.6
space planner, eight to 10 years’ experience	36,500	30,500	30,000	25,500	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	22,300	23,000	23,000	24,000	20,000	18,500	25,236	–0.9
landscape architect, eight years’ experience	32,000	30,000	32,000	24,500	26,000	25,000	29,000	27,000	26,300	24,500	26,000	26,000	21,000	20,000	26,379	3.3
* Ireland figures converted from euros to pounds sterling
** National average includes Ireland figures

Quantity 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
partner/director, age 45	55,000	45,000	45,000	40,000	45,000	46,000	46,000	48,000	36,000	45,000	36,000	52,000	42,000	41,000	44,429	–1.4
associate, 38 ARICS	45,000	40,000	38,000	35,000	35,000	37,500	36,000	38,000	33,000	35,000	33,000	35,000	34,000	35,000	36,393	0.7
senior surveyor, 2, six years’ experience	38,000	33,000	34,000	30,000	31,000	32,500	32,500	34,250	31,000	32,000	28,750	30,000	29,500	28,000	31,750	0.2
newly qualified surveyor, 25	27,500	24,500	25,000	25,000	21,000	24,250	25,000	25,500	24,500	24,500	26,000	26,000	21,000	20,000	24,268	7.8
assistant surveyor, 22,	22,750	20,500	22,500	20,000	16,000	19,000	19,000	19,500	18,000	18,500	19,250	17,000	16,000	15,000	18,786	0.04
graduate surveyor	19,500	17,000	17,250	17,000	16,000	15,000	15,000	17,000	15,500	16,000	15,000	15,000	14,000	13,000	15,875	4.9
claims surveyor, 35, five years’ experience	45,000	40,000	41,000	35,000	34,000	33,500	32,500	34,000	32,000	28,500	29,000	31,000	29,500	30,000	33,929	5.8
project manager, 35, five years’ experience	46,000	40,000	40,000	37,500	35,250	36,000	35,000	38,000	35,000	33,000	31,250	35,000	30,000	31,000	35,929	8
procurement manager, 40, six years’ experience	43,000	35,000	36,500	33,000	32,000	32,000	33,000	36,000	32,000	32,750	33,000	31,000	34,000	34,000	34,089	5.5
* Ireland figures converted from euros to pounds sterling
** National average includes Ireland figures

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
partner/director, 45	50,000	45,000	48,500	43,500	42,000	42,000	46,000	43,500	43,000	44,000	36,500	50,000	40,000	40,000	43,857	5.7
associate, 32, six years’ experience	40,000	36,500	38,000	35,000	33,000	34,000	36,000	37,000	32,000	35,000	31,500	34,500	30,000	32,000	34,607	5.4
building surveyor, 28 ARICS	35,000	32,000	32,750	31,500	28,000	28,500	30,000	32,750	28,500	28,000	27,000	28,000	25,000	23,500	29,321	4.7
graduate building surveyor	20,000	18,000	18,500	16,000	15,000	13,000	15,000	16,000	17,000	16,000	16,000	14,000	13,000	14,000	15,821	10.1
maintenance surveyor, 28, eight years’ experience	30,000	25,000	26,600	23,000	22,500	22,000	25,000	26,000	23,500	24,500	22,500	22,000	22,000	22,000	24,043	4.9
planning supervisor, 40, 10 years’ experience	42,000	35,000	34,600	27,500	27,000	32,000	34,500	32,000	28,000	28,000	28,000	28,000	26,000	25,000	30,543	5.4
* Ireland figures converted from euros to pounds sterling
** National average includes Ireland figures

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	43,000	42,500	37,500	38,000	34,000	39,000	39,500	37,000	35,000	36,000	35,000	35,000	35,000	38,000	37,464	5.2
senior engineer, five years’ experience	33,400	31,500	31,250	29,000	26,000	25,500	26,000	32,000	29,000	27,000	27,000	26,000	23,000	24,000	27,904	1.5
graduate engineer	20,000	18,000	18,500	18,000	16,000	17,500	18,000	17,000	17,000	17,000	18,000	16,500	14,500	14,000	17,143	3.6
Infrastructure engineers
principal, 11 years’ experience	39,000	31,000	32,000	34,000	32,000	37,000	36,000	35,000	35,500	33,000	31,000	34,000	31,500	34,000	33,929	2.1
senior engineer, five years’ experience	32,500	28,000	28,000	29,000	28,000	28,000	26,000	29,000	29,000	27,000	28,000	24,000	25,000	25,000	27,607	2.9
graduate engineer	18,500	18,000	18,000	18,000	17,000	17,500	18,500	17,500	17,000	17,000	18,000	16,500	14,000	14,000	17,107	2.6
Bridge engineers
associate, 13 years’ experience	45,000	37,000	38,000	38,000	32,000	38,500	38,000	31,000	38,000	37,000	35,000	34,000	33,000	34,000	36,321	7.1
senior engineer, six years’ experience	37,000	31,000	32,000	29,000	26,000	27,500	26,000	26,000	27,500	27,000	29,000	24,000	26,000	28,000	28,286	4.7
engineer, two years’ experience	28,000	26,000	27,000	24,000	24,000	25,000	25,000	21,000	25,500	24,000	23,000	21,000	20,000	26,500	24,286	12.2
Geotechnical engineers
principal engineer, 11 years’ experience	39,000	36,000	35,000	34,000	32,000	36,500	36,000	33,500	35,000	33,500	32,000	32,000	35,000	35,000	34,607	5.5
senior engineer, five years’ experience	29,000	28,000	28,000	28,000	28,000	27,500	26,000	27,000	27,750	27,000	28,000	24,000	24,000	25,000	26,946	2.5
Water engineers
principal engineer, 11 years’ experience	39,500	38,000	36,000	33,000	32,000	37,000	36,500	35,000	31,000	31,500	30,000	34,000	28,000	35,000	34,036	4.7
senior engineer, six years’ experience	31,000	31,000	29,000	28,000	26,000	29,000	27,000	28,000	28,000	27,000	26,000	29,000	22,000	27,500	27,750	6.1
* Ireland figures converted from euros to pounds sterling
** National average includes Ireland figures