Name: UK Construction Staffing Demand 2026
Creator: Gangal Recruitment Ltd
Published: 2026-06-21
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Gangal Recruitment tracked 2,453 construction vacancies advertised across the UK. Below: where construction demand is strongest and which roles employers need most.

Top cities for construction jobs

London	205
Leeds	69
Manchester	59
Birmingham	52
Nottingham	38
Liverpool	36
Sheffield	31
Oxford	30
Northampton	27
Preston	25

Most in-demand construction roles

Ground Worker	92
Labourer	84
General Labourer	60
Groundworker	38
Lawn Operative	37
Cleaning Operative	34
Skilled Labourer	29
Production Operative	27

Cite this report: Gangal Recruitment Ltd (2026). UK Construction Staffing Demand 2026. https://gangalrecruitment.com/insights/construction-staffing-uk-2026. Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0).

Methodology: aggregated from 2,453 UK construction job advertisements tracked by Gangal Recruitment. Counts reflect advertised vacancies, not placements. Data current to 21 June 2026.