When writing our market updates, it’s always interesting to look back at what we wrote the previous year and see how things have changed. In August 2022 our blog said:   “With the daily news presenting a barrage of negative stories...

The architectural jobs market has gone through a lot of changes in the last few years, with the impact of the pandemic and Brexit greatly affecting the demand and supply of talent. One of the most notable developments was the...

This time last year, workloads had rebounded sharply following the pandemic and a significant shortage of staff due to Brexit had meant practices often found it far harder to recruit than they expected. Although, at the time, salaries had only...

With the daily news presenting a barrage of negative stories from Ukraine, the cost-of-living crisis and now the impending UK recession, it would be natural to assume the architectural jobs market is equally depressed and there aren’t any exciting opportunities...

With the cost of living crisis and inflation currently running at 6.2%, we are getting asked a lot about what impact this is likely to have on architectural salaries. Sadly it often feels these are very detached from the official...

As we finally start to see light at the end of the tunnel, architectural practices across the UK are feeling far more optimistic about future prospects and are incredibly busy with new work. For many firms who had reduced their...

2020 has obviously been like no other and although March and April brought back memories of the global crash in 2008/9, thankfully there are now some glimmers of hope for the future. The initial stages of the crisis were about...

Traditionally at this time of the year, we would be preparing for the summer lull and all our clients going away on holiday. This year is obviously a little different and although things are still mightily tough, I'm pleased to...

The sudden onset of Covid-19 and subsequent social distancing measures have transformed architectural practices within a few days into remotely-operated businesses. Many practice and team leaders now face the challenge of maintaining strong company culture, sustaining team morale, and keeping...

In the world of COVID-19 and remote working, our methods of communication could not be more different. The option of walking across the office to ask a quick question or give orders has vanished completely. Modern technology has made it...