The roaring twenties | Features

National average salaries
Architects		Salary (£)	Annual % rise
	Partner/director	37 600	1.6
	Associate	29 800	3.8
	Architect six years’ experience	24 600	2.2
	Newly qualified with CAD experience	18 400	3
	Newly qualified	16 600	3.1
	Architectural assistant, part II	14 000	2.5
	Technician, age 30 with CAD experience	21 400	1.5
	Technician, age 24 with CAD experience	16 200	5
	Junior technician	10 400	6.3
	Senior technologist, age 30	22 000	n/a
	Technologist, age 24	15 900	n/a
	Junior technologist	11 900	n/a
	Senior interior designer, age 30	24 800	5.3
	Graduate interior designer	12 100	2.7
	Senior space planner, age 30	22 700	6.7
	Senior landscape architect, age 30	22 600	4
Quantity surveyors
	Partner/director	40 600	2
	Associate	32 900	2.9
	Senior surveyor, age 32	27 600	4.3
	Surveyor, ARICS, age 27-30	23 200	8.5
	Newly qualified surveyor, age 25	19 400	6.1
	Assistant surveyor, age 22, 1-2 years’ experience	14 200	7
	Graduate surveyor	12 000	8.1
	Claims surveyor, age 35, five years’ experience	31 000	3.4
	Project manager, age 38, five years’ experience	32 700	3
Building surveyors
	Partner/director	41 600	1
	Associate	30 000	3.8
	Chartered building surveyor, age 28	20 300	7.4
	Graduate building surveyor, age 22	12 600	6
	Maintenance surveyor, age 28, two years’ experience	19 400	6
	Planning supervisor, age 40	25 300	5
Engineers
Structural	Associate	30 700	n/a
	Senior engineer, five years’ experience	24 500	n/a
	Graduate engineer	13 600	n/a
	CAD technician, age 30	16 900	n/a
Civil	Principal engineer	27 800	n/a
	Graduate engineer	13 200	n/a
	Bridge engineer, associate	30 400	n/a
	Geotechnical engineer, principal	27 300	n/a

Architects
Typical salaries by region (£)	London and South	Annual % rise	Wales and West	Annual % rise	Midlands	Annual % rise	North and Scotland	Annual % rise	Ireland*	Annual ** % rise
Partner/director	42 000	2.4	36 000	0.7	37 000	2.8	35 000	–1.1	38 000	n/a
Associate	34 700	2.4	28 250	2.7	29 250	3	27 400	4.4	29 250	n/a
Architect six years’ experience	27 000	1.1	23 750	2.2	25 000	5	22 400	1.8	25 000	n/a
Newly qualified with CAD experience	21 500	0.9	18 000	2.2	18 800	3.9	17 000	5.6	16 600	n/a
Newly qualified	19 100	1.6	16 500	4.8	17 000	5.6	15 375	1.8	15 000	n/a
Architectural assistant, part II	16 100	2.5	13 500	–2.9	14 200	6.8	12 900	0	13 500	n/a
Technician, age 30 with CAD	24 100	1.5	21 100	2.3	21 900	3.3	20 100	0	19 800	n/a
Technician, age 24 with CAD	18 900	5.6	16 000	8.5	16 300	5.2	14 200	2.2	15 700	n/a
Junior technician	12 100	14.2	10 000	2.6	10 200	6.2	9 400	0	10 500	n/a
Senior technologist, age 30	23 300	n/a	20 500	n/a	21 700	n/a	20 800	n/a	25 000	n/a
Technologist, age 24	18 000	n/a	15 300	n/a	15 300	n/a	15 100	n/a	16 000	n/a
Junior technologist	12 500	n/a	12 000	n/a	11 100	n/a	11 600	n/a	12 500	n/a
Senior interior designer, age 30	28 700	n/a	24 000	n/a	25 200	n/a	22 200	n/a	24 000	n/a
Graduate interior designer	13 400	n/a	11 600	n/a	12 300	n/a	11 200	n/a	12 000	n/a
Senior space planner, age 30	27 200	n/a	22 000	n/a	21 800	n/a	20 000	n/a	n/a	n/a
Senior landscape architect, age 30	24 800	n/a	21 700	n/a	22 500	n/a	21 400	n/a	n/a	n/a
* Includes Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland **No figures available for 1997

Quantity surveyors
Typical salaries by region (£)	London and South	Annual % rise	Wales and West	Annual % rise	Midlands	Annual % rise	North and Scotland	Annual % rise	Northern Ireland	Annual % rise
Partner/director	43 500	1.8	40 700	4.4	40 700	2.5	38 000	0.3	40 000	n/a
Associate	35 000	2.3	32 500	0.8	34 100	6.2	30 900	2	32 000	n/a
Senior surveyor, age 32, six years’ experience	31 800	5.1	27 000	0	28 300	4.4	25 900	5.7	25 000	n/a
Surveyor, ARICS, age 27-30	26 900	5.9	23 000	5	23 700	9.7	22 500	13.1	20 000	n/a
Newly qualified surveyor, age 25	24 100	4.3	18 700	1.6	19 000	7	19 100	9.8	16 200	n/a
Assistant surveyor, age 22, one to two years’ experience	17 200	9.2	14 700	6.9	14 500	5.5	13 500	4.7	11 000	n/a
Graduate surveyor	13 700	8.7	12 500	9.6	12 000	7.1	11 700	4.6	10 000	n/a
Claims surveyor, age 35, five years’ experience	36 700	n/a	30 000	n/a	31 000	n/a	28 500	n/a	n/a	n/a
Project manager, age 38, five years’ experience	35 000	n/a	32 000	n/a	32 200	n/a	31 500	n/a	n/a	n/a

Building surveyors
Typical salaries by region (£)*	London and South	Annual % rise	Wales and West	Annual% rise	Midlands	Annual % rise	North and Scotland	Annual % rise
Partner/director	44 200	1.1	41 700	0.5	41 800	1.2	38 600	0.5
Associate	33 200	4.6	29 000	3.6	30 300	2.7	27 600	4.1
Chartered building surveyor, age 25, one year’s experience	23 400	9.3	18 700	1.1	19 800	4.8	19 200	7.3
Graduate building surveyor/trainee, age 22	14 000	9.8	12 500	3.3	12 000	–1.6	11 900	9.2
Maintenance surveyor, age 28, eight years’ trade and two years’ experience	21 200	n/a	19 500	n/a	18 250	n/a	18 600	n/a
Planning supervisor, age 40, 10 years’ experience	28 900	8.6	24 500	1.7	24 300	3.4	23 600	3.7

Engineers
Typical salaries by region (£)*	London and South	Wales and West	Midlands	North and Scotland	Ireland**
Structural engineers
Associate	32 200	29 000	31 000	29 500	32 000
Senior engineer, 5 years experience	25 000	23 000	24 400	23 900	26 000
Graduate engineer	14 600	13 500	13 700	13 000	13 200
CAD technician 10 years’ experience	17 800	16 000	16 200	16 900	17 700
Civil engineers
Principal engineer, 11 years’ experience	28 600	27 000	28 200	27 200	28 200
Graduate engineer	13 600	13 000	13 600	12 900	12 700
Bridge engineer, associate, 13 years’ experience	30 500	30 000	30 200	30 000	31 500
Geotechnical engineer, principal, 11 years’ experience	29 100	27 500	27 200	27 500	25 000
* No figures available for 1997, so no percentage increases
** Includes Northern Ireland as well as the Republic of Ireland