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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.
8.0 Demographic Profile
8.1. The demographic of the workforce is gradually changing to a younger profile with 302 (54%) aged 49 and under. The number of staff aged 50 and over has reduced to 257 (46%) in 2022 from 269 (47%) in 2021.
8.2. There is a reduction in the number of staff in age range 40-49 and, to a lesser degree, in age ranges over 56. There are increases in all other age ranges. See Table 4.
| Age Range | No. 2020 | No. 2021 | No. 2022 | Difference from 2021 (+/-) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61+ | 49 | 49 | 42 | 126 | -7 |
| 56-60 | 77 | 86 | 84 | -2 | |
| 50-55 | 143 | 130 | 131 | 433 | +1 |
| 40-49 | 138 | 141 | 125 | -16 | |
| 30-39 | 103 | 106 | 110 | +4 | |
| 25-29 | 38 | 34 | 40 | +6 | |
| 16-24 | 25 | 23 | 27 | +4 | |
| Total | 573 | 569 | 559 | -10 | |
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