2024-05-01T16:13:00-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/129787801/scarcity-of-intermediate-architects-5-to-7-years-translates-to-higher-salaries Julia Ingalls 2015-06-17T12:50:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6v/6vn9uz3nqb5x6ien.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>"This is the toughest [hiring] market I've seen in at least 20 years."</p></em><br /><br /><p>Intermediate architects with five to seven years of experience who are versed in <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/62942/bim" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BIM</a> and other architectural design software are the Hope Diamond to employers; rare, expensive, and highly sought after. According to an article in Crains New York, in London, Hong Kong, and New York City especially, employers are facing an incredibly tough hiring market. The employers are having to either reframe their expectations or seek less experienced employees who show exceptional promise or <a href="http://archinect.com/talentfinder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">talent</a>. This all translates into higher salaries for those few candidates who do fulfill the job requirements, with an average salary increase of between 10 to 15 percent. This report reflects the incredible number of new <a href="http://archinect.com/jobs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">job listings</a> on Archinect, which has been seeing an unprecedented level of traffic over the past year.</p><p>As is the case with <a href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150615/REAL_ESTATE/150619936" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Szerbaty</a>, many architectural firms have placed advertisements for jobs and seen them remain unfilled for months at a time. As we've previously <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/126437029/there-are-tons-of-architecture-job-openings-these-days-why-aren-t-you-hired-yet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reported on Archine...</a></p>