Data from The Fees Bureau
2017
Architects' Quarterly Workload Survey
Full analysis is published as a report Construction Futures available here
CHART 1: Value of architects' workloads; New Commissions 2004 to 2017
Source: Construction Futures, July 2017, Mirza & Nacey Research / The Fees Bureau
CHART 2: Architects' workload predictions 2004 to 2017
Source: Construction Futures, July 2017, Mirza & Nacey Research / The Fees Bureau
CHART 3: Workloads by type of work
the majority of new commissions workloads are for new build work; the typical split each quarter is about one third refurbishment, two thirds new build (by value)
Source: Construction Futures, The Fees Bureau
CHART 4: Workload: by type of contract
more than half of work is undertaken using the Traditional form of contract; about a quarter of jobs are carried out using the Design & Build form of contract
Source: Construction Futures, The Fees Bureau
CHART 5: Architects' workload precictions
only a small minority of architects currently expect workloads to fall in the next six months; most expect a rise or no change
Source: Construction Futures, The Fees Bureau
CHART 6: Predictions by region
on balance, more architects expect workloads to rise than to fall in most of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. A balance of architects expect 'no change' in Wales and the North of England.
Source: Construction Futures, The Fees Bureau
A full analysis of the data is published quarterly in our statistical report Construction Futures - including a full break-down of the statistics for each main workload sector:
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private housing
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public housing
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offices
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retail
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industrial
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leisure
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education
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health
plus:
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new build / refurbishment split
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regional analysis
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architects' future workload predictions
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