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.

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 and understand the current state of play in the market.


Topics covered:


  • Current Business Conditions & 2025 Market Outlook
  • Salaries for 360+ 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.

​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.

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.

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. 

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. 

Download the 2025 PACE Salary Guide & Market Report​​