UK Plumbing Statistics in 2024:

Dive right into the pulse of the UK’s plumbing and HVAC sectors for 2024. Here, you’ll find everything from fresh stats to future trends—essential for anyone in the game or just getting started. It’s a transformative time for us, driven by green energy shifts and tech upgrades. Ready to see where we’re headed? Let’s go.

Growing Industry, Growing Opportunities:

• The plumbing and HVAC sector in Great Britain has seen significant growth, with an increase of over 3,000 contractors in just one year, highlighting the inseparable bond between plumbing and HVAC installations. This growth is a testament to the industry’s robustness and the rising demand for quality installation services in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

Plumbing Revenue Projections

• It is projected that the revenue of plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation in the United Kingdom will amount to approximately 23.37 billion U.S. Dollars by 2025.
• The plumbing industry in the United Kingdom brings in around £17.2 billion pounds ($23.31 billion) annually.

Plumbing Industry Earnings by Gender:

• Plumbers in UK make an average of £53,824 a year
• Difference Between Male & Female Plumbers in Money they make in UK is £7.78/hourly gap
• Male Electricians Earn 18% more than female electricians.

Trade	Male hourly rates	Female hourly rates	Hourly gender pay gap
Plumbing	£25.88	£18.10	£7.78

Market Growth & Demand:

• Industry Growth: Between 2018 and 2023, the Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Installation industry witnessed an average annual growth of 3.5%.
• SMB Dominance: A staggering 80% of businesses within this sector are small or medium-sized, underscoring the industry’s backbone.
• Future Demand: With an anticipated 7% growth in plumbing professional demand from 2018 to 2028 and a need for over 70,000 new recruits by 2032, the industry faces a critical skills gap challenge.

Regional Insights:

• London’s Leading Wages: The capital boasts the highest average salaries for plumbers in the UK, ranging between £36,504 and £40,671, highlighting regional salary variances.

Emergency & Maintenance Insights

• Burst pipes are responsible for a significant portion of plumbing emergencies, accounting for a staggering 37% of emergency plumbing calls.
• The average cost to to hire an emergency plumber is around £200
• UK homeowners spend over 65 minutes researching a plumber of heating engineer, on average.
• 28% of respondents say their last plumber or heating engineer visit was for an emergency.

Trends & Innovations:

• Market size for residential heating products is projected to see major changes and growth due to the increased adoption of
• renewable energy sources and energy-efficient heating solutions​
• High energy prices led to an increase in efficiency upgrades, such as boiler upgrades and heat pump installations​
• In 2020, the UK government set the goal of installing up to 600,000 heat pumps per year till 2028.