July – December 2010
Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey July – December 2010
Firm distribution based on Annual Turnoverbased on responses received: July – December 2009
Category by gross annual income
% of firms
0 – R1,5m 38%R1,5m – R11,5m 43%> R11,5m 19%Total 100.0%
0-1.538.0%
1.5-11.543.0%
>11.519.0%
Firm distribution based on turnover
Firm distribution based on Annual Turnoverbased on responses received
Category by gross annual income
% of firms
0 – R1,5m 4%R1,5m – R11,5m 34%
> R11,5m 62%Total 100.0%
0-1.54.0%
1.5-11.534.0%
>11.562.0%
Firm distribution based on turnover
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey July – December 2010
Category by gross annual income
% of firms
0 – R1,5m 7.8%R1,5m – R11,5m 29.7%> R11,5m 62.5%Total 100.0%
0-1.57.8%
1.5-11.529.7%
>11.562.5%
Firm distribution based on turnover
January – June 2010 July – December 2010
Economic ImpactCESA Membership earnings % of GDP
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey July – December 2010 Source: RBQN, CESA BECS, Industry Insight
JUN97DEC
97JUN98
DEC98
JUN99DEC
99JUN00
DEC00
JUN01DEC
01JUN02
DEC02
JUN03DEC
03JUN04
DEC04
JUN05DEC
05JUN06
DEC06
JUN07DEC
07JUN08
DEC08
JUN09DEC
09JUN10
DEC10
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.4%
0.5%
0.6%
0.7%
Relationship to Gross Fixed Capital Formation
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: RBQN, CESA BECS, Industry Insight
Consulting Engineering IndustryFee income, Rm Constant 2000 prices (CPI Deflated) Annualised
Jun-96 Jun-97 Jun-98 Jun-99 Jun-00 Jun-01 Jun-02 Jun-03 Jun-04 Jun-05 Jun-06 Jun-07 Jun-08 Jun-09 Jun-100
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
Jun-
97
Dec
-97
Jun-
98
Dec
-98
Jun-
99
Dec
-99
Jun-
00
Dec
-00
Jun-
01
Dec
-01
Jun-
02
Dec
-02
Jun-
03
Dec
-03
Jun-
04
Dec
-04
Jun-
05
Dec
-05
Jun-
06
Dec
-06
Jun-
07
Dec
-07
Jun-
08
Dec
-08
Jun-
09
Dec
-09
Jun-
10
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Survey period
PER
CEN
TAG
EConsulting Engineering Industry
Real Fee income (CPI deflated), 2000 prices: Annual Change
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
Jun-
95
Jun-
97
Jun-
98
Jun-
99
Jun-
00
Jun-
01
Jun-
02
Jun-
03
Jun-
04
Jun-
05
Jun-
06
Jun-
07
Jun-
08
Jun-
09
Jun-
10
Jun-
11
% C
hang
e fr
om p
revi
ous
surv
ey
-10
10
30
50
70
90
110
% R
espo
nden
ts s
atis
fied
% Chg Index
CESA Confidence Index
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
Industry Confidence
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS, BER
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
Jun-
96
Jun-
97
Jan-
98
Jun-
98
Jan-
99
Jun-
99
Jan-
00
Jun-
00
Dec
-00
Jun-
01
Dec
-01
Jun-
02
Dec
-02
Jun-
03
Dec
-03
Jun-
04
Dec
-04
Jun-
05
Dec
-05
Jun-
06
Dec
-06
Jun-
07
Dec
-07
Jun-
08
Dec
-08
Jun-
09
Dec
-09
Jun-
10
Dec
-10
Jun-
11
Dec
-11
CO
NFI
DE
NC
E IN
DE
X
0
2 000
4 000
6 000
8 000
10 000
12 000
Fee
inco
me
(con
stan
t pric
es)
Confidence Fee income Constant prices
Consulting Engineering IndustryReal Fee income (CPI deflated) vs confidence
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
Jun-
96
Jun-
97
Jan-
98
Jun-
98
Jan-
99
Jun-
99
Jan-
00
Jun-
00
Dec
-00
Jun-
01
Dec
-01
Jun-
02
Dec
-02
Jun-
03
Dec
-03
Jun-
04
Dec
-04
Jun-
05
Dec
-05
Jun-
06
Dec
-06
Jun-
07
Dec
-07
Jun-
08
Dec
-08
Jun-
09
Dec
-09
Jun-
10
Dec
-10
Jun-
11
Dec
-11
CO
NFI
DE
NC
E IN
DE
X
200030004000500060007000800090001000011000120001300014000150001600017000180001900020000
Fee
inco
me,
R m
ill, c
urre
nt p
rices
Confidence Fee income Current prices
Consulting Engineering IndustryNominal Fee income vs confidence
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Jun-
98
Jan-
99
Jun-
99
Jan-
00
Jun-
00
Dec
-00
Jun-
01
Dec
-01
Jun-
02
Dec
-02
Jun-
03
Dec
-03
Jun-
04
Dec
-04
Jun-
05
Dec
-05
Jun-
06
Dec
-06
Jun-
07
Dec
-07
Jun-
08
Dec
-08
Jun-
09
Dec
-09
Jun-
10
Dec
-10
CESA Labour Cost Indicator: Y-Y Change
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
8 500
9 500
10 500
11 500
12 500
13 500
14 500
15 500
16 500
17 500
18 500
19 500
20 500D
ec-9
7
Jun-
98
Dec
-98
Jun-
99
Dec
-99
Jun-
00
Dec
-00
Jun-
01
Dec
-01
Jun-
02
Dec
-02
Jun-
03
Dec
-03
Jun-
04
Dec
-04
Jun-
05
Dec
-05
Jun-
06
Dec
-06
Jun-
07
Dec
-07
Jun-
08
Dec
-08
Jun-
09
Dec
-09
Jun-
10
Dec
-10
Em
ploy
men
t
2 000
3 000
4 000
5 000
6 000
7 000
8 000
9 000
10 000
11 000
Fee
inco
me
(con
stan
t pric
es)
Employment Revised Income: CPI 2000 prices Income : CESA LCI 2005 prices
Consulting Engineering IndustryEmployment vs REAL fee income (CPI / LCI Deflated)
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
9 500
10 500
11 500
12 500
13 500
14 500
15 500
16 500
17 500
18 500
19 500
20 500
Dec
-97
Jun-
98
Dec
-98
Jun-
99
Dec
-99
Jun-
00
Dec
-00
Jun-
01
Dec
-01
Jun-
02
Dec
-02
Jun-
03
Dec
-03
Jun-
04
Dec
-04
Jun-
05
Dec
-05
Jun-
06
Dec
-06
Jun-
07
Dec
-07
Jun-
08
Dec
-08
Jun-
09
Dec
-09
Jun-
10
Dec
-10
Em
ploy
men
t
03006009001 2001 5001 8002 1002 4002 7003 0003 3003 6003 9004 2004 5004 8005 1005 400
Sala
ry/W
ages
(R m
ill, 2
000
pric
es)
Employment Salary/Wage bill (Constant)
Consulting Engineering IndustryEmployment vs Salary / Wage bill
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
Discounting
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
%
% 15.10% 16.62% 15.30% 15.30% 18.20% 16.40% 18.90% 21.00%JUN07 DEC07 JUN08 DEC08 JUN09 DEC09 JUN10 DEC10
Question: What is the prevailing discount being offered in a tendering situation to clients by your firm, benchmarked against the ECSA Guideline Fee Scales?
43% of firmsdiscounted by 20% or more
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
Fee income earned by Sub-disciplines: % ShareDecember 2010
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
Agricultural
Architecture
Mechanical building Services
Civil
Electrical / Electronic
Environmental
Facilities
Geotechnical
Industrial Process / Chemical
GIS
Hydraulics
Information Systems / Technology
Marine
Mechanical
Mining
Project Management
Quantity Surveying
Structural
Tow n planning
Question: What type of work did your company engage in during the past 6 months?
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
Fee income earned by Sub-disciplines: % ShareDecember 2009 – December 2010
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Civil
Mining
Project Management
Structural
Dec-09 Jun-10 Dec-10
Question: What type of work did your company engage in during the past 6 months? 80% of fees are earned in four
disciplines namely civil, project management,
structural and mining
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
Fee income earned by Sub-disciplines: % ShareChange in the last 12 months
-12% -10% -8% -6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4%
AgriculturalArchitecture
Mechanical building ServicesCivil
Electrical / ElectronicEnvironmental
FacilitiesGeotechnical
Industrial Process / ChemicalGIS
HydraulicsInformation Systems / Technology
MarineMechanical
MiningProject ManagementQuantity Surveying
StructuralTow n planning
Question: What type of work did your company engage in during the past 6 months?
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Oth
er, R
mill
200
0 pr
ices
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
Civi
l, R
mill
200
0 pr
ices
Structural Proj Mang Mining Civil
Fee income earned by Top four disciplines: R mill 2000 pricesAnnual average: 2002 – June 2010 (annualised)
Civil
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
40.00%
Wat
er
Tran
spor
tatio
n
Ene
rgy
Min
ing/
Qua
rryin
g
Edu
catio
n
Hea
lth
Tour
ism
Hou
sing
Com
mer
cial
Agr
icul
ture
Oth
er
Perc
enta
ge s
hare
Dec-08 Jun-09 Dec-09 Jun-10 Dec-10
Fee income earned by economic sectorPercentage market share December 2008 – December 2010
Income distribution per economic sector
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Source: CESA BECS
Fee earnings by sector: Market Share Dominated by transport and commercial sector
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
Water
Transportation
Energy
Mining / Quarrying
Education
Health
Tourism/Leisure
Housing
Commercial
Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing
Other
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%
DEC10JUN10DEC09DEC08DEC07
Fee earnings by selected sectorSmoothed (2 survey average)
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
DEC06 JUN07 DEC07 JUN08 DEC08 JUN09 DEC09 JUN10 DEC100
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
WaterTransportationEnergyHealthHousingCommercialWater
Transportation
Commercial
Housing
Energy
Earnings in housing starting to earnings in water (December 2010 survey)
Fee earnings by sectorRm Constant prices
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
DEC06 JUN07 DEC07 JUN08 DEC08 JUN09 DEC09 JUN10 DEC100
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
OtherAgriculture / Forestry / FishingCommercialHousingTourism/LeisureHealthEducationMining / QuarryingEnergyTransportationWater
Fee income earned by key economic sectorsJune 2005 – December 2010
Jun-05Dec-
05Jun
-06Dec-
06Jun
-07Dec-
07Jun
-08Dec-
08Jun
-09Dec-
09Jun
-10Dec-
100
200400600800
1,0001,2001,4001,600
Housing
Jun-05Dec-
05Jun
-06Dec-
06Jun
-07Dec-
07Jun
-08Dec-
08Jun
-09Dec-
09Jun
-10Dec-
100
200400600800
1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,000
Water
Jun-05Dec-
05Jun
-06Dec-
06Jun
-07Dec-
07Jun
-08Dec-
08Jun
-09Dec-
09Jun
-10Dec-
100
5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,500
Transportation
Jun-05Dec-
05Jun
-06Dec-
06Jun
-07Dec-
07Jun
-08Dec-
08Jun
-09Dec-
09Jun
-10Dec-
100
100200300400500600700
Energy
Jun-05
Jan-06
Aug-0
6Mar-
07Oct-
07May-
08Dec-
08Jul
-09Feb
-10Se
p-10
0500
1,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
Commercial
Jun-05Dec-
05Jun
-06Dec-
06Jun
-07Dec-
07Jun
-08Dec-
08Jun
-09Dec-
09Jun
-10Dec-
100
50100150200250300
Health
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
E-C
ape
W-C
ape
N-C
ape
F St
ate
N-W Lim
Gau
t
Mpu
Kw
az
Afr
ica
Int'l
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
% Share Change last 12 months
% S
hare
(bar
)
Provincial Market Share: December 2010Vs change in market share from December 2009
GAI
N
mar
ket
shar
e
Income distribution per province
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
R m
ill, C
onst
ant 2
000
pric
es
E-CAPE W-CAPE GAUT KWA-NAT
E-CAPE 289 288 353 344 388 450 400 395 465 588 655 667 750 694 654 828 866 768
W-CAPE 538 527 518 560 478 438 572 681 1058 1164 1077 1253 1285 1 303 1 127 1191 1461 1443
GAUT 1 380 1 343 1 120 947 1 122 1 253 1 239 1 452 1769 1954 2113 2408 2813 3 582 4 212 3485 2802 3050
KWA-NAT 393 387 379 473 436 420 535 591 688 756 839 871 1066 1 300 1 620 1728 1280 1075
Jun'02 Dec'02 Jun'03 Dec'03 Jun'04 Dec'04 Jun'05 'Dec'05 'Jun'06 'Dec'06 Jun'07 Dec'07 Jun'08 Dec'08 Jun'09 Dec'09 Jun'10 Dec'10
Fee income earned by province(High Capacity economies) – Annualised smoothed
Gauteng
Income distribution per province
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Dec-98 Dec-99 Dec'00 Dec'01 Dec'02 Dec'03 Dec'04 'Dec'05 'Dec'06 Dec'07 Dec'08 Dec'09 Dec'10
Inde
x De
c'98
=100
High capacity Low capacity
Fee income earned (Constant 2000 prices)High Capacity vs lower capacity provincial economies (Smoothed)
Income distribution per province
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
68.00%
70.00%
72.00%
74.00%
76.00%
78.00%
80.00%
82.00%
84.00%
86.00%
88.00%
Perc
enta
ge
% 76.04% 75.53% 80.12% 80.68% 80.70% 80.63% 80.07% 79.14% 78.25% 79.42% 81.27% 82.57% 82.07% 81.64% 80% 80.23% 83.25% 86.05% 86.95% 84.80% 82.60%
Dec'00 Jun'01 Dec'01 Jun'02 Dec'02 Jun'03 Dec'03 Jun'04 Dec'04 Jun'05 'Dec'05 'Jun'06 'Dec'06 Jun'07 Dec'07 Jun'08 Dec'08 Jun'09 Dec'09 Jun'10 Dec'10
Fee income earned (Constant 2000 prices)% of RSA Earnings : High Capacity provincial economies (Smoothed)
Income distribution per province
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
Fee income earned : RSA vs EX-RSAR mill, 2000 prices (Annualised, smoothed)
Income distribution per province
Dec-98
Jul-99Fe
b-00Se
p-00Apr-
01Nov
-01Jun
-02Jan
-03Aug
-03Mar-
04Oct-
04
May-05
Dec-05
Jul-06Fe
b-07Se
p-07Apr-
08Nov
-08Jun
-09Jan
-10Aug
-100
200400600800
1,0001,2001,4001,6001,800
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00010,000
Ex-RSA - left axis RSA - right axis
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
% S
hare
Jun-08Dec-08Jun-09Dec-09Jun-10Dec-10
Jun-08 9.7 15.8 21 12.8 40.7
Dec-08 7 17.7 27.9 10.4 37
Jun-09 6.4 10.7 23 9.8 50.2
Dec-09 15.7 9.9 27.4 12.8 34.2
Jun-10 16.4 13.9 20.4 12.7 36.6
Dec-10 14.8 12 18.1 11.7 43.3
Central Provincial Local Parastatals Private
Fee income earned by type of client% Share
Local (SA) Income distribution per fee paying client type, during the past 6 months
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
JUN
01
DEC
01
JUN
02
DEC
02
JUN
03
DEC
03
JUN
04
DEC
04
JUN
05
DEC
05
JUN
06
DEC
06
JUN
07
DEC
07
JUN
08
DEC
08
JUN
09
DEC
09
JUN
10
DEC
10
R m
ill, C
onst
ant 2
000
pric
es
CentralProvincialLocalParastatalsPrivate
Fee income earned by type of clientR mill 2000 prices (Annualised, smoothed - avg over 2 survey periods)
Local (SA) Income distribution per fee paying client type, during the past 6 months
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0
1 000
2 000
3 000
4 000
5 000
6 000
7 000
Rm
, 200
0 pr
ices
PublicPrivate
Public 1 962 2 013 2 108 2 353 2 219 1 996 2 180 2 389 2 417 2 705 3 200 3 470 4 187 3979 5633 6556 4840 5694 5650 4903
Private 1 595 1 627 1 634 1 471 1 440 1 513 1 366 1 290 1 407 1 437 1 941 2 498 2 587 3204 3866 3851 4870 2959 3263 3757
JUN01 DEC01 JUN02 DEC02 JUN03 DEC03 JUN04 DEC04 JUN05 DEC05 JUN06 DEC06 JUN07 DEC07 JUN08 DEC08 JUN09 DEC09 JUN10 DEC10
Fee income earned by type of clientConstant 2000 prices (Annualised, smoothed - avg over 2 survey periods)
Local (SA) Income distribution per fee paying client type, during the past 6 months
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
Competition in tendering
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
% R
espo
nden
ts
Dec-07 0.00% 3.01% 17.55% 55.57% 23.86%
Jun-08 0.00% 1.40% 20.80% 48.70% 29.10%
Dec-08 0.00% 0.00% 21.42% 42.28% 36.29%
Jun-09 0.22% 0.51% 62.73% 28.36% 8.18%
Dec-09 0.00% 0.10% 21.80% 33.50% 44.70%
Jun-10 0.00% 8.67% 3.28% 14.79% 73.26%
Dec-10 0.00% 0.20% 10.00% 62.10% 27.80%
Very Low Low Keen Very Keen Fierce
During July – December 2010 competition for work was (Tick selection)
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
Competition in tendering
80%
82%
84%
86%
88%
90%
92%
94%
96%
98%
100%
% R
espo
nden
ts, c
ompe
titio
n k
een
to fi
erce
% 99.9% 99.9% 97.5% 98.9% 98.0% 99.3% 99.0% 98.2% 99.1% 97.8% 98.7% 97.1% 99.5% 99.1% 97.6% 96.9% 98.6% 100% 99.30 99.90 91.30 99.80
Jun-00
Dec-00
Jun-01
Dec-01
Jun-02
Dec-02
Jun-03
Dec-03
Jun-04
Dec-04
Jun-05
Dec-05
Jun-06
Dec-06
Jun-07
Dec-07
Jun-08
Dec-08
Jun-09
Dec-09
Jun-10
Dec-10
During July – December 2010 competition for work was (Tick selection)
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Eng O Tech Technologist Technicians Support staff
Jun'06 Dec'06 Jun'07 Dec'07 Jun'08 Dec'08 Jun'09 Dec'09 Jun'10 Dec'10
% of Firms wanting to increase staff
New June 2005 surveyCESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
Engineering Skills Shortfall
-100
102030405060708090
100
Dec
-97
Jun-
98
Dec
-98
Jun-
99
Dec
-99
Jun-
00
Dec
-00
Jun-
01
Dec
-01
Jun-
02
Dec
-02
Jun-
03
Dec
-03
Jun-
04
Dec
-04
Jun-
05
Dec
-05
Jun-
06
Dec
-06
Jun-
07
Dec
-07
Jun-
08
Dec
-08
Jun-
09
Dec
-09
Jun-
10
Dec
-10
% o
f res
pond
ents
% Wanting to increase engineers Difficulties
Fewer firms want to increase engineers
% Experiencing difficulties
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100En
g
O T
ech
Tech
nolo
gist
Tech
nici
ans
Oth
er
PDI E
ng
PDI T
ech
PDI T
echn
o
% R
espo
nden
ts
Jun'08 Dec'08 Jun'09 Dec'09 Jun'10 Dec'10
Recruitment problems
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
Bursaries% of Salary / Wage bill
0.00%
0.20%
0.40%
0.60%
0.80%
1.00%
1.20%
Dec-
96
Jun-
98
Jun-
99
Jun-
00
Jun-
01
Jun-
02
Jun-
03
Jun-
04
Jun-
05
Jun-
06
Jun-
07
Jun-
08
Jun-
09
Jun-
10
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Dec
-96
Jun-
98
Jun-
99
Jun-
00
Jun-
01
Jun-
02
Jun-
03
Jun-
04
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05
Jun-
06
Jun-
07
Jun-
08
Jun-
09
Jun-
10
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0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
40.00%
June
200
5
Dec
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06
Jun-
06
Dec
-06
Jun-
07
Dec
-07
Jun-
08
Dec
-08
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09
Dec
-09
Jun-
10
Dec
-10
Training (Salaries and Direct Training Costs) % of Payroll
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500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
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06
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-06
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09
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-09
Jun-
10
Dec
-10
Training (Salaries and Direct Training Costs) Rand millions, Constant 2000 prices
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Large % of respondents did not complete information on salaries in December 2008 and 2009 survey
Dat
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0.00%
0.50%
1.00%
1.50%
2.00%
2.50%
3.00%
3.50%D
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Dec
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Dec
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-02
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-04
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-05
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-06
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-07
Dec
-08
Dec
-09
Dec
-10
%Training (Direct costs)% of Payroll
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140De
c-97
Dec-
98
Dec-
99
Dec-
00
Dec-
01
Dec-
02
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03
Dec-
04
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06
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07
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09
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10
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100000
150000
200000
25000020
01
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Student enrolments in public higher education institutionsScience, Engineering & Technology
237 000
Source: Department of Education Statistics 2001… - 2009
12% increase since 2006
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0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
Jun-
98
Jan-
99
Jun-
99
Dec
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00
Dec
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Jun-
01
Dec
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Jun-
02
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-02
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03
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Jun-
04
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-04
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05
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06
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-06
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07
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09
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60
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Net % Change Utilisation
Industry Capacity UtilisationOf existing technical staff
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Fee income outstanding for longer than 90 daysDecember 2010
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
Total fee income outstanding, by clientExceeding 90 days as % of total earnings
0
10
20
30
40
50
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Total fee income outstanding for longer than 90 days% of total fee income earned
Dec-
99
Jun-
00
Dec-
00
Jun-
01
Dec-
01
Jun-
02
Dec-
02
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03
Dec-
03
Jun-
04
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05
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06
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Including foreign clients
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90 Days > 90 days
90 Days > 90 days
90 Days > 90 days
90 Days > 90 days
90 Days > 90 days
90 Days > 90 days
Central Provincial Local Parastatals_90d Private Foreign
-100.00%
-80.00%
-60.00%
-40.00%
-20.00%
0.00%
20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
100.00%
Change in late payments, by client (Current prices)June 2010 vs December 2010
Escalation trendsYear-on-Year % Change
0
2
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6
8
10
12
14
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Based on headline consumer inflation (CPI)
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Consulting Engineering ProfessionLabour unit cost indicator: Year-on-Year % Change (Smoothed)
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
LUC 15.2% 11.4% 22.5% 21.8% 9.2% -1.9% 3.7% 15.0% 8.0% 2.88% 4.30%14.30% 22% 11.30%5.30% 7.20% 9.50%10.60% 9.10% 10.20%17.80% 25.50 20.60 10.70%4.30% 7.80%
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Dec-08
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Consulting Engineering ProfessionLabour unit cost indicator: Annual Average Y-Y Chg
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
LUC 22.2% 3.7% 9.4% 5.4% 9.3% 16.3% 6.30% 10% 9.65% 21.67% 15.64% 4.30% 7.80%
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jun-10 Dec-10
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Typical Employment BreakdownJuly – December 2010
Professional Engineer Pr.Eng
Professional Architects
Professional Quantity Surveyors
Professional Other
Technologists Pr TEchENg
Technicians PrTechni
Unregistered technical staff: Engineer
Unregistered technical staff: Technologist
Unregistered technical staff: Technician
Unregistered technical staff: Other
Technical Assistants
Draughtspersons
Laboratory / Survey Assistants
Administration / Support staff
Total
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Black Coloured Asian White
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
Typical Employment profile: DECEMBER 2010
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
Total employment 19 357
'Dec-03Dec-04Jun-05
Dec-05Jun-06
Dec-06Dec-07Jun-08
Dec-08Jun-09
Dec-09Jun-10
Dec-10
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Black Coloured Asian White
Overall Employment Breakdown, by raceDecember 2003 – December 2010
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10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
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01
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02
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-02
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03
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-03
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04
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-04
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05
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06
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07
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-07
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08
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09
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-09
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10
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-10
%Employment profile: Black only (excluding Asian / Coloureds) representation of total employment % Share of total employment
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Professional Indemnity InsuranceRisk profile
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
%
Dec-07 65.2% 30.3% 4.6%Jun-08 58.7% 39.7% 1.6%Dec-08 65.8% 34.2% 0.0%Jun-09 71.4% 28.6% 0.0%Dec-09 75.0% 17.5% 7.5%Dec-10 66.70% 33.30% 0.00%
Low Medium High
In terms of firm’s perceptions of risk, close over 70% of respondents said that their firm had a low risk exposure, compared to almost 30% saying it was regarded as medium.
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%
Pty Ltd CC Partnership
Equity Distribution by firm type
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
JUN
06
DEC
06
JUN
07
DEC
07
JUN
08
DEC
08
JUN
09
DEC
09
DEC
10
Ownership / Equity: % Share of total employmentPTY, CC & Partnerships
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
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06
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06
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07
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07
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08
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09
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Black Ownership / Equity: % Share of total ownership / equityPTY, CC & Partnerships
Black, including Asian & ColouredCESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
DEC07 DEC08 DEC09 DEC100.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
7.00%
8.00%
WomenBlack women
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010 Black including Coloured & Asian
Women contribution to ownership and equity% of total ownership / equity (PTY, CC and Partnerships)
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%
Pty_exec
Pty_nonexec
Member of CC
Partner
%
Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10
Dec-10 15.20% 35.90% 45.50% 12.50%Dec-09 19.6% 88.9% 51.8% 0.0%Dec-08 13.5% 81.5% 36.8% 0.0%Dec-07 16.9% 55.0% 24.1% 0.0%
Pty_exec Pty_nonexec Member of CC Partner
Black ownership / equity as % of total ownership / equity by type of companyDecember 2007 – December 2010
Black includes Asian and Coloureds
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
120.0%
%
Jun-08 100.0% 72.7% 94.4% 75.0% 84.0%Dec-08 100.0% 93.0% 100.0% 75.0% 84.0%Jun-09 100.0% 93.3% 100.0% 75.0% 93.0%Dec-09 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%Dec-10 100.0% 93.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.4%
Large Medium Small Micro Total
Quality Management System
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
%
Jun-08 81.8% 36.0% 11.0% 0.0% 30.1%Dec-08 87.5% 46.7% 20.0% 0.0% 42.0%Jun-09 90.0% 20.0% 20.0% 12.5% 34.8%Dec-09 90.9% 42.1% 14.3% 16.7% 45.2%Dec-10 92.3% 25.0% 0.0% 20.0% 45.0%
Large Medium Small Micro Total
ISO 9001:2000 Certificate
CESA Biannual Economic and Capacity Survey December 2010