The latest BIM SALARY TRENDS

Published March 2025

Data courtesy of JOHNSONBIM + comments from Jamie Holt at JOHNSONBIM

 

DEMAND:

New projects continue to be won and the demand for BIM staff continues steadily albeit mainly project funded to avoid increasing central overhead burden.

Continuing high demand with the Management Consultancies that are prospering from the lack of appetite to hire strategic talent with many companies and the increasing specialist knowledge required for good digital transformation.

London based work has increased, and the appetite for remote working is decreasing.

 

SUPPLY:

Supply remains consistently low as BIM professionals are equally affected by the economic climate and the majority are opting to remain in a secure role and tighten their belt, rather than risk seeking higher income elsewhere.

 

Candidates seem to be risk averse. Despite hopes of the annual increase in January the market is very slow with most clients reporting extreme difficulty in finding good talent at affordable salaries. More candidates looking for better work/life balance and remote/hybrid working.

Management Consultancies are tending to be more flexible on this than many design teams and most Contractors.

 

However, the available talent is now looking for greater incentives to move role, to off-set the risk involved in doing so. Approximately half of those who are open to opportunities will consider them based on the potential for clear and meaningful career progression; the other half are demanding a high salary, often beyond their experience level.

 

This leaves recruiting employers with difficulty finding the right talent at the right price, with the right work ethic, unless they are able to demonstrate career development pathways and offer remote or hybrid working, which is an attractor for candidates, albeit less imperative than it was.

 

SALARIES:

Increasing but most companies unable to compete due to existing staff commitments. Smaller businesses have more flexibility and those with few/no BIM staff.

London salaries slightly rising due to higher level of demand and increasing gap between supply and demand.