Civil engineers feel impact of recession

Citation

(2010), "Civil engineers feel impact of recession", Structural Survey, Vol. 28 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ss.2010.11028bab.011

Civil engineers feel impact of recession

Article Type: Newsbriefs From: Structural Survey, Volume 28, Issue 2

Keywords: Civil engineers, Recession, Salary, Survey

The average basic salary for civil engineers dropped for the first time in seven years according to the Institution of Civil Engineers annual salary survey, clearly showing the impact of the recession on the sector. Basic average income in the UK dropped by 0.3 per cent to £47,282 in the 2008 tax year, breaking a steady run of increases since the survey’s inception in 2003. Total salary, which includes secondary income and bonuses, fell by 1.7 per cent to £51,899. This was due to significant drops in additional income: secondary income (21.5 per cent), overtime income (7.6 per cent) and bonuses (13.2 per cent). Interestingly, the recession has not affected all workers equally. The survey showed those on lower salaries have been affected more severely, with the bottom ten percent of earners seeing significant falls in basic income (6 per cent). Conversely, the top 10 per cent of earners saw moderate increases (1.2 per cent).