The Fees Bureau Calculator - Architects
Make informed fee decisions
See the typical fees being charged by architects for more than 40 types of project.
Enter your project details and construction value to calculate the average fee, using data from the latest Architects Fees survey.
12 months' access · Latest data included · Full Architects Fees report included
28 years of fees data
Updated annually
Based on fees actually being charged by UK practices
Based on original Fees Bureau research
What can you do with the Calculator?
Calculate project fees
Find the average fee for a project, filtered by sector, project type, procurement route, construction value and region.
Compare hourly rates
Explore charge-out rates for different staff grades, practice sizes and regions.
Compare fees with your resources
Build up the staff and other resources required for a project and compare the resulting cost with the average fee shown by our survey data.
Explore the evidence
View charts, historical data and the full latest Architects Fees report.
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Describe the project
Sector
New build/refurbishment
Procurement
Region
Enter the construction value
For example, £2,000,000
See the typical fee
For example,
5.7% · £114,185
Explore further
Chart · stage payments · resources · historical data
More than 40 project types covered
Housing
One-off house; extension; conversion; flats; developer housing; alteration; renovation; barn conversion; loft extension
Commercial & Industrial
Office, fit-out, extension, warehousing, factory, shop, showroom
Leisure & hospitality
Sport, hotel, pub/bar, restaurant, fit-out, extension
Public & Community
Hospital, school, care home, university, student accommodation, community centre, religious
