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UK Open Data · 2026
UK Trade Industry Data Studies
24 hand-researched studies on UK trade-industry pricing, regulation, workforce demographics and platform economics. Each citable. Each independently sourced. Last reviewed April 2026 by the TradeMatch editorial team.
25 studies200,000+ sample sizePress-citableUpdated May 2026
Why This Matters
UK home-services data is largely closed: lead-platform fees are unpublished, regional pricing is opaque, dispute rates hidden. TradeMatch publishes these 24 studies as open data — methodology declared, sample size disclosed, each finding press-citable. Journalists, policy researchers and industry analysts use this dataset for housing-cost reporting, skills-shortage analysis and consumer-protection research.
For press citation, attribution to TradeMatch UK with a link to the specific study URL is the request.
Catalogue
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UK Trade Job Cost Heatmap 2026 — Where Pros Cost the MostUK Emergency Plumber Cost Map 2026 — The £400 Postcode LotteryUK Boiler Replacement Cost Index 2026 — £1,400 Postcode SpreadUK Lead Platform Pricing Compared 2026 — What Bark, Checkatrade, MyBuilder Actually Cost TradespeopleUK Extension Cost Per m² 2026 — From £1,820 in Liverpool to £3,640 in Inner LondonUK Tradesperson Age & Retirement Risk Index 2026UK EICR Electrical Inspection Cost By Postcode 2026UK Heat Pump Grant Uptake By Region 2026 — Where the £7,500 Grant Is WorkingUK Tradesperson Day Rate 2026 — What Each Trade Actually BillsUK Bathroom Refit Cost 2026 — From £4,200 in Sheffield to £14,800 in Inner LondonUK Solar Panel Payback Period 2026 — From 8.4 Years in Cornwall to 14.2 Years in InvernessUK Trade Wait-Time Index 2026 — How Long You'll Actually WaitUK Tradesperson No-Show Rate 2026 — Which Trades Actually Turn UpUK Tile Cost Per m² 2026 — Labour-Only City ComparisonUK Building Control Fees 2026 — The £200-£900 Council Tax on DIYUK Most-Disputed Trades 2026 — Where Homeowners Lose MoneyUK Women in Trades 2026 — From 1.4% to 6.8% by TradeUK Painting & Decorating Cost By Room 2026UK Roof Repair Cost 2026 — Per-Tile, Per-Day, Per-Re-RoofUK EV Charger Install Cost 2026 — From £580 to £1,840UK Landscape Gardener Cost 2026 — Garden Makeover By SpecUK Emergency Electrician Cost 2026 — Out-of-Hours Uplift MapUK Trade Platform Review Trust Index 2026 — How Many Reviews Are Real?UK Trade Cost Inflation 2020-2026 — What Each Trade Now Costs vs the Pre-COVID BaselineUK Loft Conversion Cost 2026 — Type-By-Type, City-By-City
For Press
How to cite TradeMatch data
- Attribute clearly — "TradeMatch UK" with a link to the specific study URL. The exact study slug is the canonical citation reference.
- Use the headline figures — every study has 3-5 press-liftable findings designed for direct citation. Pull rates are higher than the rest.
- Request granular data — postcode-level breakdowns and segment-specific cuts are available to UK media outlets on request to [email protected].
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- Disputed = frozenIf something is wrong, the payment freezes pending review by our resolution team.
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Methodology
Why TradeMatch can publish this data
The TradeMatch dataset combines escrow-released, completion-verified job records with UK public data sources (ONS Labour Force Survey, BEIS BUS dashboard, Land Registry, BS regulations, council fee schedules). Every figure declared "TradeMatch internal" is from the verified-completion dataset; every external figure is sourced explicitly. No dataset is sampled below n=1,000 without disclosure of the smaller sample. Studies are reviewed by the TradeMatch editorial team and released quarterly in batches.
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