Career by numbers: Architect

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An architect's plans and equipment. Photograph: Photonica

£40,000 Average earnings for a sole principal architect with a small firm

£55,000 Average earnings for a principal architect in a partnership

£60,500 Average earnings for a private, in-house architect

7 Number of years of combined study and training required to become a registered
architect

950 Average number of graduates who register each year

13,500 Students currently on UK architecture courses (most still go on to work in
architecture-related fields even if they don't register)

44% work in private practice

29% are principals in partnership

12% are sole principals

9% work in the public sector

6% work as private, in-house architects

Percentage split 80% of architects are male, and just 20% are female


Sources: The Fees Bureau; RIBA


in http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/nov/07/architect-career