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Building standards - workforce data collection: analysis report 2021
The report provides a national-level view of the challenges facing the building standards profession in relation to resourcing, development of competencies and levels of turnover.
5.0 Workforce Demand
5.1. There remains a consistent demand for staff to work in the building standards profession. This has increased by 35 (6%) from 2020. See Table 1.
5.2. The roles with an increase in demand are Lead Surveyor, Senior Surveyor, Assistant Surveyor, Graduate Surveyor, Technician, and other specialist.
| Role | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Difference from 2020 (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Leader | 46 | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| Lead Surveyor | 21 | 21 | 22 | +1 |
| Senior Surveyor | 54 | 47 | 51 | +4 |
| Surveyor | 228 | 224 | 224 | 0 |
| Assistant Surveyor | 47 | 45 | 49 | +4 |
| Graduate Surveyor | 11 | 14 | 19 | +5 |
| Building Inspector | 46 | 44 | 41 | -3 |
| Technician | 23 | 18 | 21 | +3 |
| Building Standards Administrator (dedicated and pooled) | 94 | 93 | - | - |
| Administrator (dedicated resource) | - | - | 43 | - |
| Administrator (pooled resource) | - | - | 67 | +17* |
| Other Specialist (structure, fire, etc) | 11 | 9 | 13 | +4 |
| Other Role | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 621 | 597 | 632 | +35 |
Note: * denotes the difference between the 2021 Administrator (pooled) and Administrator (dedicated) and the combined 2020 Building Standards Administrator total.
Contact
Email: buildingstandards@gov.scot