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.
6.0 Workforce Supply
6.1. The current number of staff (supply) has decreased by 4 (1%) from 2020. See Table 2.
6.2. There is a modest increase in the number of Team Leaders, Senior Surveyors and Graduate Surveyors, while other job roles remain at consistent levels.
6.3. The biggest change in supply is for the roles Lead Surveyor, Surveyor, Assistant Surveyor, Building Inspector and Technician.
| Role | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Difference from 2020 (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | 25 | 26 | 28 | +2 |
| Team Leader | 46 | 42 | 43 | +1 |
| Lead Surveyor | 20 | 21 | 19 | -2 |
| Senior Surveyor | 49 | 47 | 49 | +2 |
| Surveyor | 209 | 215 | 203 | -12 |
| Assistant Surveyor | 47 | 46 | 40 | -6 |
| Graduate Surveyor | 7 | 13 | 15 | +2 |
| Building Inspector | 35 | 37 | 32 | -5 |
| Technician | 20 | 17 | 16 | -1 |
| Building Standards Administrator (dedicated or pooled resource) | 92 | 92 | - | - |
| Administrator (dedicated resource) | - | - | 38 | |
| Administrator (pooled resource) | - | - | 69 | +15* |
| Other Specialist (structure, fire, etc) | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Other Role | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 572 | 573 | 569 | -4 |
Note: * denotes the difference between the 2021 Administrator (pooled) and Administrator (dedicated) and the combined 2020 Building Standards Administrator total.
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Email: buildingstandards@gov.scot
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