Architects were top performers in 黑洞社区鈥檚 top 200 consultants league tables

High-end architects led the top financial performers of 2011, as consultants鈥 staffing levels, salaries and fee incomes all edged up.

Architecture practice RTKL - a US-based subsidiary of Arcadis - was the top financial performer in 黑洞社区鈥檚 top 200 consultants league tables this year, raking in 拢190,000 per UK employee.

High-end architects KPF and Foster + Partners rounded out the top three financial performers, making 拢175,000 and 拢161,000 per employee respectively.

The fastest growing firm in 2011 was Stanton Williams, the architect to overhaul Kings Cross public square - where fee income almost doubled from 2010 to 2011.

Forty percent of consultants said they were looking to increase staff over the next year.