Building Standards Workforce Data Collection Analysis Report 2022
The Building Standards Workforce Data Collection Analysis Report 2022 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 10 (1.7%) from 2021. See Table 2.
6.2. There is a modest increase in seven job roles, with reductions in six others, notably the greatest reduction in supply affecting the Surveyor role.
| Role | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Difference from 2021 (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | 26 | 28 | 27 | -1 |
| Team Leader | 42 | 43 | 41 | -2 |
| Lead Surveyor | 21 | 19 | 22 | +3 |
| Senior Surveyor | 47 | 49 | 51 | +2 |
| Surveyor | 215 | 203 | 186 | -17 |
| Assistant Surveyor | 46 | 40 | 45 | +5 |
| Graduate Surveyor | 13 | 15 | 14 | -1 |
| Building Inspector | 37 | 32 | 34 | +2 |
| Technician | 17 | 16 | 22 | +6 |
| Building Standards Administrator (dedicated or pooled resource) | 92 | - | - | - |
| Administrator (dedicated resource) | - | 38 | 40 | +2* |
| Administrator (pooled resource) | - | 69 | 60 | -9* |
| Other Specialist (structure, fire, etc) | 7 | 7 | 4 | -3 |
| Other Role | 10 | 10 | 13 | +3 |
| Total | 573 | 569 | 559 | -10 |
Note: * denotes the difference between the 2022 (Administrator pooled) and Administrator (dedicated) and the 2021 figures. The Administrator role was previously recorded as a combined total in the 2019 and 2020 data collections.
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