Architectural, Engineering Consultants And Related Services Global Market Opportunities And Strategies To 2031

This report describes and explains the global architectural, engineering consultants and related services market and covers 2016-2021, termed the historic period, and 2021-2026 termed the forecast period, along with further forecasts for the period 2026-2031. The report evaluates the market across each region and for the major economies within each region.

The global architectural, engineering consultants and related services market reached a value of nearly $1,290.1 billion in 2021, having increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4% since 2016. The market is expected to grow from $1,290.1 billion in 2021 to $1,650.9 billion in 2026 at a rate of 5.1%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.0% from 2026 and reach $2,010.1 billion in 2031.

Growth in the historic period in the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market resulted from rise in demand for environmentally safe and certified buildings, strong economic growth in emerging markets, rise in construction activity, globalization and rise in domestic manufacturing. The market was restrained by outbreak of coronavirus disease (covid-19), shortages of skilled workers, rising material costs and geo-political tensions.

Going forward, technological advances, increasing infrastructure development expenditure by governments, green construction and rise in disposable income will drive the market in future. Factors that could hinder the growth of the market in the future include rising costs and decreasing margins and lack of skilled workers.

The architectural, engineering consultants and related services market is segmented by type into engineering services, architectural services, surveying & mapping services, geophysical services, laboratory testing services and building inspection services and drafting services. The engineering services segment was the largest segment of the engineering services market segmented by type, accounting for 76.4% of the total in 2021. Going forward, the architectural services segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market segmented by type, at a CAGR of 5.5% during 2021-2026.

The engineering services market is segmented by type into civil engineering services, electrical engineering services, mechanical engineering services and other engineering services. The civil engineering services segment was the largest segment of the engineering services market segmented by type, accounting for 50.9% of the total in 2021. Going forward, the other engineering services segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the engineering services market segmented by type, at a CAGR of 6.4% during 2021-2026.

The architectural services market is segmented by type into landscape architectural services and building and structural architectural services. The building and structural architectural services segment was the largest segment of the architectural services market segmented by type, accounting for 90.0% of the total in 2021. Going forward, the building and structural architectural services segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the architectural services market segmented by type, at a CAGR of 5.7% during 2021-2026.

The geophysical services market is segmented by type into geophysical data collection; geophysical data sales; integrated geophysical services and other geophysical services. The geophysical data collection segment was the largest segment of the geophysical services market segmented by type, accounting for 52.0% of the total in 2021. Going forward, the other geophysical services segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the geophysical services market segmented by type, at a CAGR of 3.9% during 2021-2026.

The architectural, engineering consultants and related services market is also segmented by application into road, rail, port, airport, pipeline, power, other applications. The other applications segment was the largest segment of the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market segmented by application, accounting for 54.3% of the total in 2021. Going forward, airport segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market segmented by application, at a CAGR of 7.2% during 2021-2026.

The architectural, engineering consultants and related services market is also segmented by service provider into large enterprise, and small and medium enterprise. The large enterprise segment was the largest segment of the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market segmented by service provider, accounting for 54.2% of the total in 2021. Going forward, small and medium enterprise segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market segmented by service provider, at a CAGR of 5.9% during 2021-2026.

Western Europe was the largest region in the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market, accounting for 33.1% of the total in 2021. It was followed by the North America, Asia Pacific and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market will be Asia Pacific and Western Europe where growth will be at CAGRs of 6.5% and 5.2% respectively during 2021-2026. These will be followed by North America and Africa, where the markets are expected to register CAGRs of 4.3% and 4.2% respectively during 2021-2026.

The architectural, engineering consultants and related services market is highly concentrated with a small number of large players dominating the market. The top ten competitors in the market made up to 3.57% of the total market in 2021. PowerChina was the largest competitor with 1.05% of the market, followed by AECOM with 0.63%, WSP Global Inc with 0.43%, SNC-Lavalin with 0.38%, Jacobs Engineering Group with 0.31%, John Wood Group PLC with 0.24%, Stantec Inc. with 0.19%, Fluor Corp with 0.16%, Bechtel Corporation with 0.14% and IBI Group Inc with 0.02%.

The top opportunities in the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market segmented by type will arise in engineering services segment, which will gain $274.0 billion of global annual sales by 2026. The top opportunities in the engineering services market segmented by type will arise in civil engineering services segment, which will gain $122.5 billion of global annual sales by 2026. The top opportunities in the architectural services market segmented by type will arise in building and structural architectural services segment, which will gain $45.6 billion of global annual sales by 2026. The top opportunities in the geophysical services market segmented by type will arise in geophysical data collection segment, which will gain $0.5 billion of global annual sales by 2026. The top opportunities in the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market segmented by application will arise in other applications segment, which will gain $146.2 billion of global annual sales by 2026. The top opportunities in the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market segmented by service provider will arise in small and medium enterprise segment, which will gain $195.7 billion of global annual sales by 2026. The architectural, engineering consultants and related services market size will gain the most in the USA at $88.9 billion.

Market-trend-based strategies for the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market include focus on opting for virtual offices, focus on “carbon neutral” buildings, focus on artificial intelligence, focus on sustainable architecture, focus on investing in modular design, focus on extensive use of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and focus on improved connectivity.

Player-adopted strategies in the architectural, engineering consultants and related services market include enhancing business operations through securing new contracts, focus on delivering impactful and high-quality solutions through strategic contracts, expanding business opportunities through collaborations and joint ventures and focus on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions.

To take advantage of the opportunities, the publisher recommends the architectural, engineering consultants and related services companies to shift towards virtual architectural firms, focus on carbon neutral buildings, use artificial intelligence (AI), focus on modular designs, expand in emerging markets, offer competitive pricing, continue to participate in events and conferences and focus on fast-growing applications.