Welp Magazine- Builders are the most needed trade jobs in the UK, with approximately 3,074 current job openings.
- Second on the list are Carpenters with 2,531 job openings currently available, followed by Electricians (2,238 job openings) and Painters (1,427).
- Handy Men with less than a year experience tend to earn the most (£10.35/hour) whilst Plasterers earn approximately £7.86.
- When it comes to workers with over 20 years’ experience Carpenters tend to earn the most (£16.15), whilst skilled Painters can earn on average £12.20/hour.
- Being an Electrician requires the most qualifications, whilst most job openings for Handy Man and Painters require no qualifications.
Recent NHS data shows that approximately 77,000 people were treated for DIY related injuries in the past 5 years. If there is anything we should learn from this, it’s that sometimes it’s best to sit back and hire a professional.
With that in mind, the experts at MyJobQuote.co.uk sought to find out which are the most needed trade jobs in the UK. To do so they scraped data from Indeed.com to find out which are the jobs with the most current openings. Simultaneously, MyJobQuote.co.uk looked at the salaries you can earn for these jobs, based on your years of experience, alongside which trade jobs require the most and least qualifications in order to practice.
Which are the trade jobs with the most job openings?
If you are looking to change professions and are wondering what area to pursue, MyJobQuote.co.uk has your back! When it comes to trade jobs at least. The research has revealed that Builders are the most needed trade in the UK, with approximately 3,074 current job openings.
Second on the list are Carpenters with 2,531 job openings currently available, followed by Electricians (2,238 job openings) and Painters (1,427).
Looking for Brick Laying jobs? This has been revealed as the job with the least number of job openings (only 271 jobs advertised currently).
Which trade job pays most?
Furthermore, MyJobQuote.co.uk scraped the website Totaljobs.com to find out which are the most and least paid trade jobs by experience levels. The data was gathered by entering each job type into PayScale’s salary comparison checker. The wage is measured as the average total compensation across the UK, which includes tips, bonuses and overtime pay.
If you are a Handy Man with less than a year experience then you can consider yourself lucky, as the data reveals they earn around £10.35/hour. Plasterers with less than a year experience are not as lucky earning only £7.86/hour.
When it comes to workers with over 20 years’ experience Carpenters tend to earn the most (£16.15), whilst skilled Painters can earn on average £12.20/hour.
Which trade jobs require the most and least qualifications in order to practice?
MyJobQuote.co.uk then looked at the job openings which require the most and least qualifications. Each number represents the total mentions of the respective skill/qualification on Indeed found on the first page of job openings for each career.
The data reveals that being an Electrician requires the most qualification, with most employers asking for the City & Guilds certificate, alongside CSCS’. The second trade job which requires the most qualifications to practice is Plumbing, with most plumbers needing their CSCS’ in order to practice.
If you have Handy Man skills and you would like to work as one, then you are lucky! As this is the profession which most often does not require any qualifications! Most Painters don’t need qualifications either, the research showing only one job opening for painters requiring a CSCS.
