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Building standards - workforce data collection: analysis report 2023
Provides a national-level view of the challenges facing the building standards profession in relation to resourcing, development of competencies and levels of turnover.
5.0 Workforce Demand
5.1. There remains a consistent demand for staff in most roles in the building standards profession. There is an increase in the overall demand of 13 (2.1%) from 2022. See Table 1.
5.2. The roles with an increase in demand are Manager, Lead Surveyor, Senior Surveyor, Surveyor, Assistant Surveyor, Technician, Administrator (pooled resources) and other roles. There remains a demand in the medium to longer term for most job roles (see illustration 1).
| Role | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Difference from 2022 (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | 28 | 28 | 31 | +3 |
| Team Leader | 43 | 47 | 44 | -3 |
| Lead Surveyor | 22 | 22 | 23 | +1 |
| Senior Surveyor | 51 | 54 | 56 | +2 |
| Surveyor | 224 | 209 | 212 | +3 |
| Assistant Surveyor | 49 | 50 | 52 | +2 |
| Graduate Surveyor | 19 | 19 | 17 | -2 |
| Building Inspector | 41 | 43 | 41 | -2 |
| Technician | 21 | 23 | 24 | +1 |
| Administrator (dedicated resource) | 43 | 40 | 39 | -1 |
| Administrator (pooled resource) | 67 | 64 | 70 | +6 |
| Other Specialist (structure, fire, etc) | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Other Role | 11 | 18 | 21 | +3 |
| Total | 632 | 624 | 637 | +13 |
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