RIBA / The Fees Bureau

Architects’ Survey 2024

The information you provide will be recorded anonymously; no individual is traced back to their reply. It will only take a few minutes to complete.

This questionnaire is designed to cover Principals in practices of ALL size from Sole Practitioners to Directors/Partners in

the largest practices. Please ignore any questions that are not relevant to your circumstances.

CONFIDENTIAL

YOURSELF

Please describe yourself at 01.04.24

1.

Gender

2.

Age

3.

Number of years on the ARB Register

4.

Employment Status

Please select from the following options Full-time - 35 hours or more per week Part-time - less then 35 hours per week Unemployed Retired Not working for other reasons

5.

Ethnic Background

Please select from the following options Asian / Asian British Black / African / Caribbean / Black British Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups White Other ethnic group Prefer not to say

6.

Disability

7.

Sexual orientation

What best describes your sexual orientation? 

8.

University

Were you the first generation in your immediate family to go to university?

9.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy (EDI)

Do you feel your organisation applies the principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion  effectively?

Please select from the following options Yes No Don't know

If you were unemployed, retired or not working for other reasons on 01.04.24, please stop here and submit the form using the button at the bottom of the page.

If you were in full-time or part-time employment please continue with the rest of the form.

YOUR WORK

Please describe your situation at 01.04.24

10.

Under-employment

Please indicate whether a lack of work caused you to be under-employed at 01.04.24

Please select from the following options Yes No

11.

Working Hours

Do you have a formal contract of employment?

If you answered no then please go to the question 12.

If you have a contract of employment how many hours per week does your contract state you should work? (Please exclude lunch, overtime, breaks)

hours per week

Do you regularly work overtime ie work done in addition to your contracted hours?

Please select from the following options Yes No

Do you regularly get paid for any overtime you work ie work done in addition to your contracted hours?

Please select from the following options Yes No Time off in lieu

During the last twelve months how many hours overtime have you worked, on average, per week?

hours per week

12.

Your Main Field of Employment

Please select from the following options Sole Principal - Private Practice Partner/Director - Private Practice Associate - Private Practice Salaried - Private Practice Industry or Commerce Agency - Private Freelance - Private Other Private - please state below Local Authority Central Government Educational Institution Health Authority Other Public Sector - please state below

If you have selected 'Other Private' or 'Other Public' then please give more details below

YOUR WORKPLACE

Please describe your situation at 01.04.24

13.

Location of Your Office

Please select from the following options London South East South West West Midlands East Midlands East Anglia North West Yorkshire/Humberside North East Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Other please state below

Other location, please state below

14.

Time to get to Your Office

If you travel to your place of work, how long, on average, does a single journey take?

15.

Number of Architectural Staff in your Organisation

Please indicate the number of architectural staff, including yourself, full-time equivalent, working in your organisation on 01.04.24

Please select from the following options 1 2 3 to <5 5 to <10 10 to <20 20 to <50 50 to <100 100+

YOUR INCOME

16.

Gross Non-Salaried Earnings

If you were a Sole Principal/Partner or Director in Private Practice on 01.04.24, please complete this question

(£)

was my share from the practice’s profit (ie its fee income less employee salaries and overheads) for the year ending 01.04.24 or your most recent accounts.

17.

Gross Salaried Earnings

If you were receiving a salary on 01.04.24, please complete this question

(£)

was my annual remuneration (ie salary, bonuses, profit shares and London weighting), excluding fringe benefits, at 01.04.24 or your most recent accounts.

YOUR BENEFITS

Please indicate what your organisation was paying for on 01.04.24

ARB Fee

RIBA Subscription

Car

Company Car

Mileage Allowance

Company car fuel

Pension

(please state the value of contributions made by your employer per year and NOT the level of cover provided)

Contributory

£ or % of salary

Non-Contributory

£ or % of salary

Insurance

(please state the cost of the premium per year, NOT the level of cover provided)

Life Assurance

£ (cost of premiums)

Private Medical

£ (cost of premiums)

Other benefits

Please give details of any other benefits your company was paying for on 01.04.24

19.

Annual Holidays

days

excluding public holidays, flexi-time and days off in lieu

Thank you very much for your help with this survey.

(c) The Fees Bureau, a division of Mirza & Nacey Research Ltd - 2024