The Most In Demand Tradespeople 2020, Revealed
Posted by: electime 6th January 2021
The Covid-19 lockdown meant the nation spent more time at home in 2020 than ever before.
In collaboration with Rated People, Vanarama have revealed which tradespeople were most in demand in 2020.
https://www.vanarama.com/latest-news/which-tradespeople-were-the-busiest-in-2020.html
In Vanarama’s survey of 1,000 Brits, they found that an impressive 64 per cent of respondents said that they’d hired a tradesperson during 2020, with 52 per cent admitting that more time around the house made them more aware of issues that needed fixing.
Key findings:
- Plumbers (23 per cent) and electricians (11 per cent) were the most in demand tradespeople in 2020
- 1/5 of respondents spent more than £1000 on tradespeople during 2020
- Gardens (13 per cent), Kitchens (12 per cent) and Bathrooms (12 per cent) needed the most work in 2020
- 20 per cent of respondents admitted causing a DIY issue that required calling a tradesperson to fix
- Over 2/3 of respondents (68 per cent) said that they were comfortable with tradespeople in their home during lockdown
Rated People CEO Adrienne Minster said: “Thousands of people have turned to professional tradespeople this year to help them turn their visions into reality. At Rated People, we’ve seen a natural increase of 7 per cent more jobs being posted for tradespeople compared to last year, so there has definitely been a rise in demand for their services, despite what you might expect with a pandemic.”
“Overall, we’ve seen most demand for plumbers. We put that down to them being available for home emergencies and necessary fixes that won’t wait.”
“Different trades have been busiest at different points of the year. Driveway pavers and bathroom fitters are seeing the biggest jump in demand compared to this time last year. In the first week of December, driveway pavers had 33 per cent more jobs to choose from on Rated People compared to last year and bathroom fitters had 22 per cent more.”
You can view Vanarama’s blog post here, including full commentary from Rated People.
