Salary Survey. The Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) March 2017 (Published in October 2017) South African Construction Industry

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1 The Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) Salary Survey March 2017 (Published in October 2017) South African Construction Industry Business Information Services T Analysing Planning Focus Prioritising Monitoring

2 Table of Contents 1. General Background Salary Survey March National Comparison by Qualification Provincial Comparison by Qualification of Technology No formal education Remuneration Summary National Remuneration Summary Provincial Remuneration Summary Graphs

3 1. General Background The results are based on an annual survey of salaried staff, conducted amongst quantity surveying practices in South Africa. The survey excludes information pertaining to the remuneration packages of the principals, partners, members of closed corporations and directors Feedback will be provided to participating quantity surveying practices and the general public in a format that will ensure confidentiality of the individual returns Gross Annual Remuneration includes: Basic salary and guaranteed annual bonus. Fringe benefits not included in basic salary. Income benefit for the private use of a motor vehicle as determined from time to time by the Inland Revenue for income tax purposes. Employer s contribution to pension/provident fund. Employer s contribution to medical aid. Group life assurance premium. Workmen s Compensation Fund and Unemployment Insurance Fund contributions and any other statutory contributions or levies. All other costs and benefits as per conditions of appointment but excluding any share in profit. qualification of Technology qualification No formal qualification Means personnel with a university (or similar) qualification in quantity surveying Means personnel with a of Technology (formerly Technikon) (or similar) qualification in quantity surveying or building surveying Means personnel with no formal qualification, but who perform quantity surveying services Experience is taken from the following dates irrespective of when the individual passed the APC evaluation: Three year full-time university qualification (i.e. only BSc degree) - from one year after qualification. Four year full-time university qualification (i.e. BSc Hons degree) - from date of qualification. Five year university qualification of which two are part time (i.e. BSc Hons degree) - from one year before qualification. Three year full-time university of technology qualification (i.e. National Diploma) - From one year after qualification. Four year full-time university of technology qualification (i.e. BTech degree) - from date of qualification. Five year university of technology qualification of which two are part time (i.e. BTech degree) - from one year before qualification. Median If a list contains an odd number of values, median returns the middle value. If a list contains an even number of values, median returns the arithmetic average of the two middle values. 2

4 Pure median Returns the median value in the list, ignore blank cells, labels and formulas that result in labels. Standard deviation Standard deviation is the square root of the variance of all individual values from the mean. Deviation from the mean (that is the middle). Please note that a standard deviation cannot be calculated on less than 2 fields. 3

5 2. Salary Survey March 2017 The salary survey was conducted in March Results were extracted from approximately 158 participating firms (some of which operate in more than one province) covering salaries of 802 personnel, compared to 153 participating firms and 648 personnel in the March 2016 survey. Table 1: No of firms and qualification summary by province: March 2017 PROVINCE NUMBER OF UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NO FORMAL TOTAL FIRMS TECHNOLOGY EASTERN CAPE FREE STATE KWAZULU NATAL LIMPOPO MPUMALANGA NORTH WEST WESTERN CAPE NORTHERN CAPE GAUTENG TOTAL RSA NAMIBIA BOTSWANA TOTAL EX-RSA TOTAL Table 2: Salaried personnel profile March 2017 (RSA only) QUALIFICATION 0-2 YEARS 3-5 YEARS 6-10 YEARS YEARS TOTAL YEARS YEARS 13.6% 17.2% 17.5% 8.8% 5.0% 4.7% 66.7% Technology 4.7% 6.5% 7.8% 4.8% 1.3% 0.6% 25.7% No formal 2.0% 1.3% 1.3% 1.8% 0.9% 0.4% 7.6% Total 20.3% 24.9% 26.6% 15.4% 7.1% 5.7% 100.0% Less than half of the salaried personnel (45.2%) surveyed amongst the participating firms had less than 5 experience, while 66.7% had a university qualification. 4

6 180,00 ASAQS Salary Remuneration Index 2008=100 < 10 > ,00 140,00 120,00 100,00 80,00 60,00 40,00 20,00 0, Figure 1: ASAQS Average salary: <10 vs >10 experience: (RSA only) 180,00 ASAQS Salary Remuneration of Technology Index 2008=100 < 10 > ,00 140,00 120,00 100,00 80,00 60,00 40,00 20,00 0, Figure 2: ASAQS Average salary:<10 vs >10 experience: of Technology (RSA only) 5

7 160,00 ASAQS Salary Remuneration Less than 10 experience Index 2008=100 vs of Technology Qualification Technikon 140,00 120,00 100,00 80,00 60,00 40,00 20,00 0, Figure 3: ASAQS Salary - <10 experience: vs of Technology (RSA only) 180,00 ASAQS Salary Remuneration More than 10 experience Index 2008=100 vs of Technology Qualification Technikon 160,00 140,00 120,00 100,00 80,00 60,00 40,00 20,00 0, Figure 4: ASAQS Salary - >10 experience: vs of Technology (RSA only) 6

8 250,00 ASAQS Average Salary Remuneration Index 2008= ,00 150,00 100,00 50, YRS 6-10 YRS YRS YRS 30+ YRS 0, Figure 5: ASAQS Salary Index:, by experience level (RSA only) 250,00 ASAQS Average Salary Remuneration of Technology Index 2008= ,00 150,00 100,00 50, YRS 6-10 YRS YRS YRS 30+ 0, Figure 6: ASAQS Salary Index: of Technology, by experience level (RSA only) 7

9 3. National Comparison by Qualification Table 3: Median prices by qualification and experience: National RSA Only 0-2 YEARS 3-5 YEARS 6-10 YEARS YEARS YEARS 30+ YEARS UNIVERSITY 242, , , , , ,000 UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 182, , , , , ,000 NONE 111, , , , , ,650 8

10 4. Provincial Comparison by Qualification 4.1. Table 4: : Lowest R, Current prices PROVINCE 0-2 YEARS 3-5 YEARS 6-10 YEARS YEARS YEARS 30+ YEARS EASTERN CAPE 130, , , , ,000 - FREE STATE 170, , , , , ,000 GAUTENG 48, , , , , ,000 KWAZULU NATAL 215, , , , , ,000 LIMPOPO 372, , , ,700 MPUMALANGA 232, , , , ,000 - NORTH WEST 200, , , , ,600 NORTHERN CAPE , WESTERN CAPE 84, , , , , ,198 Table 5: : Highest R, Current prices PROVINCE 0-2 YEARS 3-5 YEARS 6-10 YEARS YEARS YEARS 30+ YEARS EASTERN CAPE 510, , , ,000 1,479,444 - FREE STATE 170, , , ,632 1,200, ,000 GAUTENG 600, ,000 1,170,000 1,481,430 1,601,600 1,627,040 KWAZULU NATAL 300, , ,083 1,250, , ,000 LIMPOPO 372, , , ,700 MPUMALANGA 379, , , , ,000 - NORTH WEST 252, , , , ,000 NORTHERN CAPE , WESTERN CAPE 427, ,400 1,189,020 1,100,000 1,230,076 1,500,000 Table 6: : Median R, Current prices PROVINCE 0-2 YEARS 3-5 YEARS 6-10 YEARS YEARS YEARS 30+ YEARS EASTERN CAPE 199, , , , ,286 - FREE STATE 170, , , , , ,000 GAUTENG 260, , , , , ,705 KWAZULU NATAL 219, , , , , ,500 LIMPOPO 372, , , ,700 MPUMALANGA 379, , , , ,000 - NORTH WEST 242, , , , ,800 NORTHERN CAPE , WESTERN CAPE 216, , , ,843 1,075, ,491 9

11 4.2. of Technology Table 7: of Technology: Lowest R, Current prices PROVINCE 0-2 YEARS 3-5 YEARS 6-10 YEARS YEARS YEARS 30+ YEARS EASTERN CAPE 104, , , , FREE STATE 71, , GAUTENG 56, , , , , ,000 KWAZULU NATAL 130, , , , ,000 LIMPOPO 182, , , , MPUMALANGA - 144, , NORTH WEST - 216, , , , ,000 NORTHERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE 96, , , , , ,138 Table 8: of Technology: Highest R, Current prices PROVINCE 0-2 YEARS 3-5 YEARS 6-10 YEARS YEARS YEARS 30+ YEARS EASTERN CAPE 185, , , , FREE STATE 182, , GAUTENG 408, , ,482 1,263,565 1,058, ,020 KWAZULU NATAL 245, , , , ,000 LIMPOPO 182, , , , MPUMALANGA - 144, , NORTH WEST - 288, , , , ,000 NORTHERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE 305, , , , , ,138 Table 9: of Technology: Median R, Current prices PROVINCE 0-2 YEARS 3-5 YEARS 6-10 YEARS YEARS YEARS 30+ YEARS EASTERN CAPE 182, , , , FREE STATE 126, , GAUTENG 150, , , , , ,510 KWAZULU NATAL 200, , , , ,000 LIMPOPO 182, , , , MPUMALANGA - 144, , NORTH WEST - 286, , , , ,000 NORTHERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE 188, , , , , ,138 10

12 4.3. No formal education Table 10: No formal education: Lowest R, Current prices PROVINCE 0-2 YEARS 3-5 YEARS 6-10 YEARS YEARS YEARS 30+ YEARS EASTERN CAPE 28,846 43,560 17,000 72, FREE STATE - 97, , , ,695 GAUTENG 50,000 69, , , , ,650 KWAZULU NATAL 78, , , ,000 - LIMPOPO MPUMALANGA - 123, , NORTH WEST NORTHERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE 47, , , , ,000 - Table 11: No formal education: Highest R, Current prices PROVINCE YEARS 6-10 YEARS YEARS YEARS YEARS 30+ YEARS EASTERN CAPE 214, , , , FREE STATE - 97, , , ,695 GAUTENG 187, , , , , ,000 KWAZULU NATAL 78, , , ,000 - MPUMALANGA - 123, , NORTH WEST NORTHERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE 47, , , , ,000 - Table 12: No formal education: Median R, Current prices PROVINCE 0-2 YEARS 3-5 YEARS 6-10 YEARS YEARS YEARS 30+ YEARS EASTERN CAPE 128, , , , FREE STATE - 97, , , ,695 GAUTENG 92, , , , , ,325 KWAZULU 78, , , ,000 - NATAL LIMPOPO MPUMALANGA - 123, , NORTH WEST NORTHERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE 400, , , , ,000-11

13 5. Remuneration Summary 5.1 National Remuneration Summary Table 13: Remuneration summary: March 2017 National (RSA Only) of Technology None Number Lowest Highest Average Median Stand Dev Number Lowest Highest Average Median Stand Dev Number Lowest Highest Average Median Stand Dev , , , , , , , ,600 1,189,020 1,481,430 1,601,600 1,627, , , , , , , , , , , , ,000 95, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,000 1,263,565 1,058, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,000 82, , , , ,576 96, ,846 43,560 17,000 72, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,650 54,873 51, , , , ,920 Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 12

14 5.2 Provincial Remuneration Summary Table 14: Remuneration summary: March 2017 Eastern Cape EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION Number Lowest 130, , , , ,000 - Highest 510, , , ,000 1,479,444 - Average 262, , , , ,243 - Median 199, , , , ,286 - Stand Dev 146, , , , ,782 - Number Lowest 104, , , , of Highest 185, , ,000 1,200, Technology Average 157, , , , Median 182, , , , Stand Dev 45, , , Number Lowest 28,846 43,560 17,000 72, None Highest 214, , , , Average 110, , , , Median 128, , , , Stand Dev 57,297 63, , , Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes Table 15: Remuneration summary: March 2017 Free State QUALIFICATION of Technology None EXPERIENCE Number Lowest 170, , , , , ,000 Highest 170, , , ,632 1,200, ,000 Average 170, , , , , ,000 Median 170, , , , , ,000 Stand Dev - 98, , , , ,421 Number Lowest 71, , Highest 182, ,200, Average 126, , Median 126, , Stand Dev 78, , Number Lowest - 97, , , ,695 Highest - 97, , , ,695 Average - 97, , , ,695 Median - 97, , , ,695 Stand Dev , Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 13

15 Table 16: Remuneration summary: March 2017 Gauteng EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION Number of Technology None Lowest 48, , , , , ,000 Highest 600, ,000 1,170,000 1,481,430 1,601,600 1,627,040 Average 249, , , , , ,455 Median 260, , , , , ,705 Stand Dev 99, , , , , ,041 Number Lowest 56, , , , , ,000 Highest 408, , ,482 1,263,565 1,058, ,020 Average 179, , , , , ,510 Median 150, , , , , ,510 Stand Dev 112, ,081 89, , ,348 47,390 Number Lowest 50,000 69, , , , ,650 Highest 187, , , , , ,000 Average 105, , , , , ,325 Median 92, , , , , ,325 Stand Dev 61,431 76, , , ,987 67,423 Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes Table 17: Remuneration summary: March 2017 KwaZulu Natal EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION Number Lowest 215, , , , , ,000 Highest 300, , ,083 1,250, , ,000 Average 241, , , , , ,500 Median 219, , , , , ,500 Stand Dev 36,206 86, , ,071 72,342 48,790 Number Lowest 130, , ,000 1,200, , ,000 of Highest 245, , ,000 1,200, , ,000 Technology Average 200, , ,015 1,200, , ,000 Median 200, , , , ,000 Stand Dev 43,523 17, , Number Lowest 78, , , ,000 - None Highest 78, , , ,000 - Average 78, , , ,000 - Median 78, , , ,000 - Stand Dev - - 8, ,144 - Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 14

16 Table 18: Remuneration summary: March 2017 Limpopo QUALIFICATION of Technology None EXPERIENCE Number Lowest 372, , , ,700 Highest 372, , , ,700 Average 372, , , ,700 Median 372, , , ,700 Stand Dev , Number Lowest 182, , , , Highest 182, , ,000 1,200, Average 182, , , , Median 182, , , , Stand Dev - 114, , , Number Lowest Highest Average Median Stand Dev Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes Table 19: Remuneration summary: March 2017 Mpumalanga QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE Number Lowest 232, , , , ,000 - Highest 379, , , , ,000 - Average 335, , , , ,000 - Median 379, , , , ,000 - Stand Dev 65,298 38,566 44, , Number Lowest - 144, ,000 1,200, of Technology Highest - 144, ,282 1,200, Average - 144, ,810 1,200, Median - 144, , Stand Dev - #DIV/0! 126, Number Lowest - 123, , None Highest - 123, , Average - 123, , Median - 123, , Stand Dev Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 15

17 Table 20: Remuneration summary: March 2017 Northern Cape QUALIFICATION of Technology None EXPERIENCE Number Lowest , Highest , Average , Median , Stand Dev Number Lowest Highest Average Median Stand Dev Number Lowest Highest Average Median Stand Dev Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes Table 21: Remuneration summary: March 2017 North West EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION Number Lowest 200, , , , ,600 Highest 252, , , , ,000 Average 234, , , , ,800 Median 242, , , , ,800 Stand Dev 23,241 63, , Number Lowest - 216, , , , ,000 of Highest - 288, ,000 1,200, , ,000 Technology Average - 263, , , , ,000 Median - 286, , , , ,000 Stand Dev - 41,004 90, Number Lowest None Highest Average Median Stand Dev Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 16

18 Table 22: Remuneration summary: March 2017 Western Cape QUALIFICATION of Technology None EXPERIENCE Number Lowest 84, , , , , ,198 Highest 427, ,400 1,189,020 1,100,000 1,230,076 1,500,000 Average 228, , , ,387 1,057, ,239 Median 216, , , ,843 1,075, ,491 Stand Dev 68,607 80, , , , ,166 Number Lowest 96, , , , , ,138 Highest 305, , , , , ,138 Average 192, , , , , ,138 Median 188, , , , , ,138 Stand Dev 62,117 74, , , ,058 - Number Lowest 47, , , , ,000 - Highest 47, , , , ,000 - Average 47, , , , ,000 - Median 400, , , , ,000 - Stand Dev - - 9, Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 17

19 6. Graphs Salary levels by experience March Lowest Highest Figure7: Min / Max rates: by experience, National (RSA Only) of Technology Salary levels by experience March Lowest Highest Figure 8: Min / Max rates: of Technology by experience, National (RSA only) 18

20 No formal Salary levels by experience March Lowest Highest Figure 9: Min / Max rates: No formal education by experience, National (RSA only) Qualification: Average remuneration by experience Rand, current prices YRS 6-10 YRS YRS YRS 30+ YRS Figure 10: Average annual remuneration,, National (RSA Only) 19

21 Rand, current prices Qualification: of Technology Average remuneration by experience 0-5 YRS 6-10 YRS YRS YRS 30+ YRS Figure 11: Average annual remuneration: of Technology, National (RSA only) Rand, current prices Qualification: No formal education Average remuneration by experience 0-5 YRS 6-10 YRS YRS YRS 30+ YRS Figure 12: Average annual remuneration: No formal education, National (RSA only) 20