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.
7.0 Supply and Demand – current, medium, long and longer term
7.1. The gap between demand and supply is increasing by around 8% over the next 3 years.
7.2. The current demand is 624 in 2022, which represents a supply gap of 65 staff. It is estimated that demand will continue to increase by an additional 54 staff by 2025, if supply into the workforce remains static.
7.3. The overall level of demand remains consistent to 2025. However, the demand trend is likely to reduce in the long term and longer term. Over the next 10 years (2022 to 2032), the demand will continue with a projected 70. This represents a staff shortfall of 135 staff if the current supply level remains consistent in the longer term. See Table 3.
| Role | Supply 2022 | Demand (2022 Return) | Demand between 2022 – 2032 (+/-) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current 2022 (+/-) | Medium 2025 (change from 2022) (+/-) | Long 2027 (change from 2025) (+/-) | Longer 2032 (change from 2027) (+/-) | |||
| Manager | 27 | 28 (+1) | 28 (0) | 28 (0) | 28 (0) | 0 |
| Team Leader | 41 | 47 (+6) | 47 (0) | 47 (0) | 48 (+1) | +1 |
| Lead Surveyor | 22 | 22 (0) | 24 (+2) | 24 (0) | 24 (0) | +2 |
| Senior Surveyor | 51 | 54 (+3) | 59 (+5) | 59 (0) | 59 (0) | +5 |
| Surveyor | 186 | 209 (+23) | 219 (+10) | 224 (+5) | 228 (+4) | +19 |
| Assistant Surveyor | 45 | 50 (+5) | 55 (+5) | 60 (+5) | 58 (-2) | +8 |
| Graduate Surveyor | 14 | 19 (+5) | 36 (+17) | 34 (-2) | 35 (+1) | +16 |
| Building Inspector | 34 | 43 (+9) | 50 (+7) | 51 (+1) | 52 (+1) | +9 |
| Technician | 22 | 23 (+1) | 26 (+3) | 26 (0) | 26 (0) | +3 |
| Administrator (dedicated resource) | 40 | 40 (0) | 42 (+2) | 43 (+1) | 43 (0) | +3 |
| Administrator (pooled resource) | 60 | 64 (+4) | 65 (+1) | 65 (0) | 65 (0) | +1 |
| Other Specialist (structure, fire, etc) | 4 | 7 (+3) | 8 (+1) | 10 (+2) | 10 (0) | +3 |
| Other Role | 13 | 18 (+5) | 19 (+1) | 19 (0) | 18 (-1) | 0 |
| Total | 559 | 624 (+65) | 678 (+54) | 690 (+12) | 694 (+4) | +70 |
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