Architects receive 6 per cent pay rise

Architects enjoyed their highest pay rise in a decade with their average earnings rising by six per cent to £28,500 for the year ending in April.

Young architects fared best in the salary survey conducted by the Royal Institute of British Architects, with those under 30 recording a 13 per cent increase.

RIBA attributes the rises to the growth in construction activity in private commercial and retail sectors and the demand for millennium projects such as leisure and cultural buildings.