About the Busy Busy Index

Ask a UK tradesperson if they're busy and the answer is usually "Juggling jobs, you know, busy busy!" This site checks whether that's still true, trade by trade and region by region, using published data and, soon, tradespeople's own answers.

It's for homeowners planning work, people thinking about retraining, and journalists and suppliers who want the numbers in one place.

Course providers and sponsors

Sponsorship and featured course listings will be clearly labelled and kept separate from the data. Sponsors can never change a figure.

Who we are

The Busy Busy Index is written and maintained by The Busy Busy Index team. We collect published figures and link every one to its source; we don't sell leads or take money to change data.