London-based studio Hopkins Architects has topped the rating of common salaries for structure companies within the UK, carried out by the nameless group The Pay 100.
Architects or architectural designers with lower than 5 years' expertise on the studio, based by high-tech pioneers Patty and Michael Hopkins, are paid round £54,500 a yr on common, in response to snapshot information.
Second on the checklist, printed on Friday, is London studio TODD Architects at £53,800, whereas in third place at £52,000 are Kohn Pedersen Fox, Mace and Zed Pods.
“Unusually excessive reviews” of individuals leaving the occupation
The survey additionally introduced figures for Half One and Half Two architectural assistants. Minimalism specialist John Pawson topped the checklist partly two at £42,000.
Of the architectural assistants within the first half, the UK's largest structure studio, Foster + Companions, achieved the best rank within the survey, with £33,500.
Pay 100 was launched in 2022 by nameless activists in an try to enhance wage transparency within the structure occupation.
Its annual information, which incorporates figures for unpaid additional time, supplies approximate figures solely primarily based on the typical figures submitted by survey respondents.
“Our 2024 outcomes point out that there was a major enhance in reported salaries for architects/architectural designers, though no vital enchancment for Half One and Half Two positions,” The Pay 100 stated in a press launch.
“In parallel, we have now acquired unusually excessive reviews of proficient staff sadly leaving the occupation, with financial alternative enjoying an simple function.”
The info exhibits that studios pay lower than the dwelling wage
Half of the 54 studios included within the first half pay lower than the UK Dwelling Wage of £26,208 for a 40-hour week, in response to snapshot information – apparently in contravention of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) necessities.
The Pay 100 referred to as on studios paying lower than the Dwelling Wage, as outlined by the Dwelling Wage Basis, to “rethink the worth and dwelling requirements of their staff as required by the RIBA”.
For the primary time, this yr's The Pay 100 reveals the names of all studios surveyed, fairly than simply the highest 100 for every class.
Reported common salaries ranged from £27,000 to £54,500 for architects and architectural designers, from £24,500 to £42,000 for second-part assistants, and from £21,000 to £33,500 for first-part assistants.
The Pay 100 added that the initiative stays “optimistic concerning the energy of cooperation and continues to welcome collaboration from [Architects’ Registration Board]RIBA and practices throughout the occupation”.
Dezeen is presently conducting a survey of its personal assortment of details about the experiences of individuals working in structure and design, which could be discovered right here.