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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.
6.0 Workforce Supply
6.1. The current number of staff (supply) has increased by 39 (7%) from 2022. See Table 2.
6.2. There is an increase in eight job roles, notably an increase of 12 in the Surveyor role and 11 in pooled administration. There is only a minor decrease in the Team Leader, Lead Surveyor, and dedicated Administration roles.
| Role | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Difference from 2022 (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | 28 | 27 | 31 | +4 |
| Team Leader | 43 | 41 | 40 | -1 |
| Lead Surveyor | 19 | 22 | 21 | -1 |
| Senior Surveyor | 49 | 51 | 55 | +4 |
| Surveyor | 203 | 186 | 198 | +12 |
| Assistant Surveyor | 40 | 45 | 45 | 0 |
| Graduate Surveyor | 15 | 14 | 16 | +2 |
| Building Inspector | 32 | 34 | 35 | +1 |
| Technician | 16 | 22 | 23 | +1 |
| Administrator (dedicated resource) | 38 | 40 | 39 | -1 |
| Administrator (pooled resource) | 69 | 60 | 71 | +11 |
| Other Specialist (structure, fire, etc) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Role | 10 | 13 | 20 | +7 |
| Total | 569 | 559 | 598 | +39 |
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