10/06/2026
🗞️ News: UK needs one million new construction workers by 2035, says Skills England
More than one million construction workers are needed to match increased demand and people leaving between 2025 and 2035, according to Skills England.
The quango’s latest assessment of need in the sector estimated that employment demand for 30 priority construction occupations would grow by 493,000 (26%) between 2025 and 2035, the largest projected increase in workers across all priority sectors.
Source: Building Magazine
