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.
UK home-services data is largely closed: lead-platform fees are unpublished, regional pricing is opaque, dispute rates hidden.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.
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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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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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