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Fair Pay for Part 1 Graduates – Real Living Wage Increase for 2026/27

Over the past ten years, RSUA has sought to tackle the issue of fair pay for Part 1 graduates following some reports of unattractive and at times exploitative terms and conditions.

By 2026, 105 practices had signed up to the RSUA Commitments to Fair Pay for Part 1 Graduates. The headline commitment is to pay a minimum of the Real Living Wage as set by the Living Wage Foundation. On 15 October 2026 it was announced that the UK Real Living Wage will increase from £13.45 an hour to £14.10 an hour and that employers should implement this increase by no later than 1 May 2027. Click here to read the updated RSUA Commitments to Fair Pay for Part 1 Graduates.

The following is a list of the 105 organisations currently championing fair pay for part 1 graduates:

2020 ArchitectsHackett ArchitectsMilligan Reside Larkin Architects
AECOMHall Black DouglasMMAS
Alan Jones ArchitectsHall McKnightMontgomery Irwin Architecture & Design
Alan Patterson DesignHamill ArchitectsMullarkey Pedersen Architects
Alastair Coey ArchitectsHamilton ArchitectsNeil Mathews Architects
Allan Curran ArchitectsHBK ArchitectsNewline Architects
Architects Knox & MarkwellHLM ArchitectsNigel Jones Architects
Arcus ArchitectsHMD ArchitectsOstick +Williams
ARdMackel ArchitectsHPA ArchitecturePaul McAlister Architects
Arigho Larmour Wheeler ArchitectsHutcheson Irvine PartnershipPeter Drummond Architects
ASI ArchitectsHyphenPhilip Parker Architects
Asiko ArchitectsInvisible ArchitecturePHP Architects
BCL ArchitectureIsherwood & EllisPris+M Architects
Bell ArchitectsJames Grieve ArchitectsPSC Consult
Bernard Dinsmore Chartered ArchitectJohn Kirkpatrick ArchitectRachel Bevan Architects
BGA ArchitectsKennedy Fitzgerald ArchitectsRapport Architects
Blamphin + AssociatesKevin Cartin ArchitectsRaymond Goodwin Architects
Bradley McClure ArchitectsKnox Clayton ArchitectsRE Quinn Architects
Campbell ArchitectsLAM ArchitectsRejen Architects
Christopher McCauley ArchitectLike ArchitectsRMI Architects
Construction & Procurement Delivery (CPD)Manor ArchitectsRobert Bleakney Architects
David Maxwell Chartered ArchitectMarshall McCann ArchitectsRonan Downey Chartered Architect
David Wilson ArchitectMcAdam DesignRPP Architects Limited
Dennison Byrne ArchitectsMcAdam Stewart ArchitectsSamuel Stevenson & Sons
Des Ewing Residential ArchitectsMcCann Moore ArchitectsShane Birney Architects
Doherty ArchitectsMcCartan Muldoon ArchitectsSi-Tu Design
D-on ArchitectsMcCreanor & Co. ArchitectsStudio Idir
Education Authority (EANI)McGarry MoonStudio Park
Farren ArchitectsMcGirr ArchitectsTaggarts
Feilden Clegg Bradley StudiosMcGonigle McGrathThe Boyd Partnership
FM Corr and AssociatesMcGurk ArchitectsTODD Architects
Glenn Massey ArchitectsMcLean & ForteTÓG Architecture
GM Design AssociatesMichael Herron ArchitectsTracey Architects
Gravity ArchitectsMicah T JonesWhite Ink
Gregory ArchitectsMichael Whitley ArchitectsWhittaker and Watt Architects