Pay levels for new graduates entering architecture practices for the first time have risen by 13% compared with last year as firms scramble to attract new talent, according to the findings of an annual salary survey.

The survey of more than 2,000 professionals, conducted by architecture-recruitment firm 9B Careers, found that average salaries across the profession had increased by 6% since 2021. However the figure still represents a real-terms decrease at a time when inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index was 10.7% in the year to November.

The 9B survey responses suggested that professionals who have recently achieved their RIBA Part III qualification saw their pay increase by an average of 8% over the past year, and that mid-career architects are still “very much in demand”.

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