The PACE Survey

Now in it's 13th year, the PACE Report is Victoria’s most comprehensive study of market conditions, workplace practices and employee salaries across Victoria's Project Management, Planning, Architecture, Construction and Engineering industries.

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With over 230 Victorian businesses participating in the PACE Survey this year, our 2025 PACE Report is our most comprehensive yet. The PACE Report is designed to be a resource to help businesses make better decisions, benchmark salaries, and understand the current state of play in the market.

Topics covered:

Current Business Conditions & 2025 Market Outlook
Salaries for 260+ Industry-Specific Roles (Incl. Business Support)
Evolving Workplace Practices: EVP, Hybrid Working, DE&I & Artificial Intelligence
Recruitment, Retention & Turnover: Trends & Predictions

100% of funds raised through the 2025 PACE Report will be donated to our charity partner Women's Property Initiatives — a not-for-profit community housing provider dedicated to offering permanent, affordable homes for women and children at risk of homelessness.

Benchmark salaries against industry standard

Access 265 industry-specifc salary levels for roles below, by seniority and experience, using our 2025 PACE Report.

3D Visualiser
Accountant
Accounts Administrator
Administrator
Architect / Architect Assistant
Architectural Documenter
BIM Manager
Bookkeeper/Assistant Accountant
Civil Designer
Civil Drafter
Civil Engineer
Construction Engineer (Civil/Structural)
Construction Manager
Contract Administrator
Contracts Administrator
Electrical Drafter
Electrical Engineer
Environmental Engineer
ESD Engineer
Estimator

Executive Assistant
Finance/Accounts Manager
Fire Drafter
Fire Engineer
Graphic Designer
HR Administrator
HR Coordinator
HR Manager
HSEQ Advisor
HSEQ Manager
Hydraulic Drafter
Hydraulic Engineer
Interior Designer
Interior Documenter
Landscape Architect
Leading Hand
Marketing Coordinator
Marketing Manager
Mechanical Drafter
Mechanical Engineer

Office Manager/Admin Manager
Practice Manager
Project Administrator
Project Coordinator
Project Director
Project Engineer
Project Manager
Receptionist
Senior Administrator
Site Engineer
Site Foreperson
Site Manager
Site Supervisor
Structural Drafter
Structural Engineer
Submissions Coordinator
Traffic & Transport Engineer
Urban Designer
Urban Planner
Water Resources Engineer

About PACE

The PACE Survey is a not-for-profit, comprehensive study of businesses operating within Victoria’s project management, planning, architecture, construction, engineering industries.

At the start of each year, hundreds of contributing firms across the state anonymously complete the survey, providing company-specific data on employee salaries, market conditions and HR practices.

PACE isn't your ordinary business report. We don’t make estimates or manipulate the results for a more favourable outcome. The data is sourced direct from our industry – we ask engineering firms to provide data about engineering roles and architecture consultancies about market trends in the architecture space.

The PACE Report is designed to be a resource to help businesses make better decisions and understand the current state of play in the market.

Each year, we partner with a local charity that's focused on changing lives and bettering their community. With the help and generosity of our PACE community, to date we've donated well over $127,000 to deserving organisations.

2025 PACE Salary Guide & Market Report

When you access the PACE Survey, you get data sourced direct from your industry – engineering firms provide data about engineering roles, and architecture consultancies about market trends in the architecture space. The result is an accurate, in-depth, unbiased, market-led and industry-specific report. Take a look.

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Contributing firms

When you fill out the PACE survey, you’ll be in good company. Aspect thanks the following organisations who have generously donated their time and submitted the valuable data that allows us to produce and grow the report year-on-year. We simply couldn't produce the PACE survey report with you.

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Proudly not-for-profit

Making PACE not-for-profit is our way of collaborating with business, and satisfying our core value of taking responsibility for our community. Since 2012, we’ve raised over $127,000 for various charities. This year we've partnered with Women's Property Initiatives.

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Reviews

PACE is one of the most valuable tools available for businesses operating in Victoria's the built environment. But don’t just take our word for it. Read what businesses have said about PACE in the past.