Building standards verification services - national performance and workforce: annual report 2023-2024
This report provides an overview of the performance of building standards verification services across Scotland and information on the professional workforce employed by local authorities to provide verification services.
8. Supply and demand – current, medium, long and longer term
8.1.There remains demand for staff in most roles in the building standards profession. The gap between supply and demand has increased from 2023 to 2024 and supply remains insufficient to meet levels of future demand. See Table 4.
8.2.The current demand is 630 in 2024, which represents a supply gap of 47 (7.5%) staff. See Chart 12. It is estimated that demand will continue to increase by an additional 59 (15%) staff by 2027 (medium demand). This represents a shortfall of 106 staff on the current supply level.
8.3.The overall level of demand in the next 10 years (2024 to 2034) remains high with 84 new posts required. This represents a shortfall of 131 (18%) staff by 2034 if the current supply level remains consistent in the longer term (2034).
Role |
Supply 2024 |
Current demand 2024 (+/-) |
Medium demand 2027(change from 2024) (+/-) |
Long demand 2029(change from 2027)(+/-) |
Longer demand 2034(change from 2029) (+/-) |
demand between 2024–2034 (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager |
28 |
30 (+2) |
31 (+1) |
30 (-1) |
30 (0) |
0 |
Team Leader |
43 |
44 (+1) |
44 (0) |
45 (+1) |
45 (0) |
+1 |
Lead Surveyor |
20 |
23 (+3) |
25 (+2) |
25 (0) |
25 (0) |
+2 |
Senior Surveyor |
57 |
61 (+4) |
63 (+2) |
64 (+1) |
65 (+1) |
+4 |
Surveyor |
198 |
208 (+10) |
222 (+14) |
231 (+9) |
239 |
+31 |
Assistant Surveyor |
41 |
50 (+9) |
59 (+9) |
59 (0) |
59 (0) |
+9 |
Graduate Surveyor |
18 |
20 (+2) |
25 (+5) |
27 (+2) |
24 (-3) |
+4 |
Building Inspector |
33 |
39 (+6) |
53 (+14) |
57 (+4) |
57 (0) |
+18 |
Technician |
21 |
22 (+1) |
25 (+3) |
25 (0) |
25 (0) |
+3 |
Administrator (dedicated resource) |
38 |
39 (+1) |
45 (+6) |
46 (+1) |
46 (0) |
+7 |
Administrator (pooled resource) |
67 |
70 (+3) |
71 (+1) |
71 (0) |
72 (+1) |
+2 |
Other Specialist (structure, fire, etc) |
4 |
7 (+3) |
10 (+3) |
11 (+1) |
11 (0) |
+4 |
Other Role |
15 |
17 (+2) |
16 (-1) |
16 (0) |
16 (0) |
-1 |
Total |
583 |
630 (+47) |
689 (+59) |
707 (+18) |
714 (+7) |
+84 |
Contact
Email: buildingstandards@gov.scot