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Change in fees from 2000 to 2001
New-build schemes    
Traditional contracts    
Contract value (£m) 2000 (%) 2001 (%)
2 5.2 5.5
4 4.7 5
6 4.4 4.6
8 4.2 4.4
10 4 4.2
12 3.9 4.1
14 3.8 3.9
16 3.7 3.8
18 3.6 3.7
20 3.5 3.7
Design-and-build contracts    
Contract value (£m) 2000 (%) 2001 (%)
2 3.9 3.9
4 3.8 3.8
6 3.6 3.7
8 3.4 3.7
10 3.3 3.7
12 3.3 3.6
14 3.3 3.6
16 3.2 3.6
18 3.2 3.6
20 3.2 3.6
Refurbishment schemes    
Traditional contracts    
Contract value (£m) 2000 (%) 2001 (%)
1 7.8 7.5
2 7.3 7
3 6.9 6.7
4 6.6 6.4
5 6.5 6.2
Design-and-build contracts    
Contract value (£m) 2000 (%) 2001 (%)
1 4.5 4.5
2 3.8 4.1
3 3.5 3.9
4 3.1 3.7
5 3 3.6
Charge-out rates by role in 2001
2000 (£/hour) 2001 (£/hour) % change
Sole principals 49 50 2
Principals, partners, directors 60 70 16.7
Associate 50 55 10
Senior architect 45 50 11
Architect 40 45 12.5
Technologist 36 37 2.8
Architectural assistant 30 32 6.6
Year-out student 25 25 0
Fees by sector for a £1m project
2000 (%) 2001 (%) % change
Housing 5.9 6.4 0.5
Leisure 6 6.3 0.3
Offices 5.4 5.3 -0.1
Industrial 4.7 5.3 0.6
Retail 5.6 5.4 -0.2
Public housing 6 4.7 -1.3
Public non-housing 6.4 7 0.6
Charge-out rates of architectural practice in
Midlands/East Anglia
£ per hour ‘00 ‘01
Principal, partner director 50 70
Associate 54 62
Senior architect 45 55
Architect 39 53
Technologist 40 40
Architectural assistant 29 30
Year out student 30 25
Charge-out rates of architectural practice in
London
£ per hour ‘00 ‘01
Principal, partner director 76 75
Associate 65 60
Senior architect 55 51
Architect 47 45
Technologist 45 40
Architectural assistant 50 35
Year out student 30 30
Charge-out rates of architectural practice in
South-west/Wales
£ per hour ‘00 ‘01
Principal, partner director 50 43
Associate 43 30
Senior architect 43 35
Architect 39 31
Technologist 36 30
Architectural assistant 25 28
Year out student 22 28
Charge-out rates of architectural practice in
Scotland
£ per hour ‘00 ‘01
Principal, partner director 55 53
Associate 47 47
Senior architect 45 47
Architect 37 40
Technologist 36 40
Architectural assistant 30 30
Year out student 30 25
Charge-out rates of architectural practice in
Ulster
£ per hour ‘00 ‘01
Principal, partner director 42 50
Associate – 40
Senior architect – 40
Architect 26 35
Technologist 20 30
Architectural assistant – 24
Year out student 16 21
Charge-out rates of architectural practice in
Northern England
£ per hour ‘00 ‘01
Principal, partner director 45 50
Associate 43 58
Senior architect 38 51
Architect 34 47
Technologist 31 33
Architectural assistant 28 25
Year out student 14 20
Charge-out rates of architectural practice in
South-east
£ per hour ‘00 ‘01
Principal, partner director 60 58
Associate 60 51
Senior architect 45 48
Architect 40 45
Technologist 30 39
Architectural assistant 30 30
Year out student 18 26