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May 2026 report

UK Trade Jobs Demand Index

A monthly snapshot of which trade job searches are moving, what candidates want next, and where UKTJ can turn SEO traffic into owned jobseeker demand.

55

Organic traffic

16

Organic keywords

138

Referring domains

376

Total visitors

SEO opportunity queue

Queries we are turning into signups

Partner pilot details ->
KeywordIntentRankVolumeCTAStatus
site manager construction salary

Defend the top result and turn salary intent into day-rate reports and alerts.

salary#130Day-rate reportprotect
learn a trade at 40

Career changers are the strongest owned-audience signup route.

career change#590Beta signupprotect
best trades to learn uk

Guide undecided users into trade alerts, apprenticeships, and CV prep.

career change#690Beta signupprotect
highest paying trade jobs

Salary comparison readers are ready for pay reports and job alerts.

salary#8150Day-rate reportprotect
solar panel installer salary uk

Renewables pay searches can open a specialist green-trades demand segment.

salary#550Day-rate reportprotect
trade jobs

Improve internal links and live-job proof to move generic job intent toward page one.

jobs#16700Job alertboost
electrician apprenticeship salary

Near page-one apprenticeship salary intent should route into DfE search and apprentice alerts.

apprenticeship#11100Apprenticeship searchboost
plumbing apprenticeship london

High-volume local apprenticeship search needs stronger exact-match support and DfE results.

apprenticeship#291,000Apprenticeship searchboost
gas engineer apprenticeship

Big apprentice demand with live DfE supply and strong recruiter/training-provider relevance.

apprenticeship#441,400Apprenticeship searchbuild
bricklayer salary uk

Salary page can pull users into pay comparison, CV prep, and job alerts.

salary#41700Day-rate reportbuild
drainage engineer

Specialist trade demand is commercially interesting because supply is fragmented.

specialist trade#471,000Job alertbuild

Career changers are the fastest signup wedge

Early visibility around learning a trade at 40 and best trades to learn shows jobseekers are researching before applying.

Route career-change guides into beta signup, training routes, apprentice search, and CV builder.

Salary pages create high-intent owned data

Salary searches are already producing top-10 visibility across site manager, high-paying trades, and renewables.

Push salary readers into day-rate reports, alerts, and trade-specific CV actions.

Apprenticeships give UKTJ a public-sector supply hook

DfE apprenticeship results give candidate-first pages real vacancy utility beyond scraped job content.

Build trade/location apprentice pages where search demand and DfE supply overlap.

Specialist trades can attract recruiter partners

Drainage, gas, renewables, HVAC, roofing, scaffolding, and labourer intent is valuable because many markets are hard to fill.

Track demand gaps by trade and area, then package opt-in lead signals for partner pilots.