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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
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV 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
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV 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