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SALARY SURVEY RESULTS (2016-2017)

At the end of each financial year we conduct our own independent salary survey on the Building Services market for
the South East of England.

We have now collated and compiled the data, as set out below. These figures are based on averages for the South
East / London market. The figures are calculated as averages from both placements Energi People have made and
a number of consultancies who kindly presented the information to Energi.

Permanent Salary Survey Results

Design Engineers Years Exp. Mechanical Electrical Public Health

Graduate 0 £25,000 £26,000 £27,250
Junior 2 £30,000 £29,750 £30,500
Intermediate 4.5 £36,750 £37,000 £37,250
Senior 7 £49,500 £48,250 £48,750
Principal 8.5 £56,250 £56,500 £57,500
Associate 10 £68,250 £69,750 £68,000
Associate Director* 12 £74,500 £73,500 £75,000
Director 15+ £90,000**

*For the purposes of this table, the role of Technical Director has been included with Associate Director.
**At Director level, our research has shown very little and in most cases no difference in salary between mechanical,
electrical and public health disciplines.

CAD / BIM Staff AutoCAD Revit MEP BIM

Technician £31,000 £35,500 £37,250
Co-ordinator £35,250 £43,250 £45,500
Manager / Lead £41,250 £51,500 £63,750

Permanent Recruitment Trends in 2016-2017

On the whole, 2016/17 was a positive year for permanent recruitment.

The most notable effect on the industry was the announcement of Brexit. The weeks leading up to the
announcement and the following 2-3 months were particularly difficult for everyone in the construction industry.

Recruitment fell drastically across all positions during this period but confidence in the market has increased since
then.

By the close of 2016, recruitment was rising again and January through to March was busy for permanent
recruitment.

From our analysis, we saw a decrease in graduate and junior level recruitment this year. The most ‘in demand’
engineers have been senior – principal level mechanical engineers.

Similar to last year’s survey, we also concluded that the average duration an employee remains with each employer
has reduced significantly. This is considered common across all industries and sectors, it is not specific to building
services, or construction.

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Contract Rates Survey Results

Design Engineers Mechanical Electrical Public Health

Intermediate £32-35 £32-35 £33-36
Senior £36-39 £37-41 £37-40
Principal £40-42 £42-43 £42-44

These figures are average hourly rates over the course of the financial year.

CAD / BIM Staff AutoCAD Revit MEP BIM

Technician £24-27 £32-34 £32-34
Co-ordinator £27-31 £35-38 £35-38
Manager / Lead £32-34 £39-42 £39-42

Contract Recruitment Trends in 2015-2016

2016/17 was a rollercoaster of a year for contract recruitment.

March 2016 – September 2016 was a strong period with many companies opting for contract staff over permanent
due to the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. This led to a slight increase in rates on the 2015/16 results.

Since September 2016 however, the contract has been much, much slower. Whilst the permanent market has been
buoyant, the contract market has been suffering.

Due to struggling contract markets, we have seen rates decrease from last year’s results. As we know however, the
contract market can be notoriously irregular and could change very quickly.

Additional Information
We hope that you find this information of use, if there are any specific details you would like to discuss, please feel
free to contact one of the team as follows;

Ben Cole Design Engineers ben.cole@energi.uk.com

Chris Wright Design Engineers chris.wright@energi.uk.com

Emma Jackson CAD / BIM emma.jackson@energi.uk.com

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