Nearly one in five architects struggling to find staff, RIBA survey finds

By Jim Dunton2021-10-18T05:00:00

Staff at work in the east London studio of pH+

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Architects’ confidence about their future workloads improved last month but almost one firm in five is struggling to recruit new staff.

According to the RIBA’s latest Future Trends barometer of sector sentiment, the problem is particularly acute in large and medium-sized firms, where more than 40% of respondents reported difficulty in filling vacancies. The figure across all practice sizes was 18%.

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