2011 Earnings Survey - Overview

2011 Earnings Survey shows architects’ earnings have fallen by 3 per cent between 2010 and 2011 - on top of the 8 per cent fall last year. This is the first time earnings have fallen for two years in a row.

This year’s Architects’ Earnings Survey shows:

• a second consecutive year in which average earnings have fallen. This year’s 3 per cent drop comes on top of an 8 per cent decline last year

• the largest falls are in the public sector

• salaried architects employed in private practice report no change on the year and there is evidence that larger practices are paying more

• average earnings have only increased in only one sector - private in-house architects

• average earnings for architects overall are £40,000

Chart:  Architects’ average earnings by field of employment, 2011

The 2011 Earnings Survey is based on data collected from over 3,200 individual architects across all regions of the UK and all types and sizes of organisation. The full report Architects Earnings shows how long-term trends in both earnings and employment have been developing over the years, together with a full analysis of the earnings and fringe benefits for ten different categories of architect, in eight regions of the UK. This year’s data refers to 1st April 2011.

CHART:  Trends in architects’ average earnings 2005-2011, compared with inflation

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