Trade Skills Index 2024

London will need at least 55,000 qualified construction apprentices over the next 10 years to unlock the potential to hit housebuilding and net zero targets

Number of completed apprenticeships required under housebuilding and net zero path between 2023 and 2033 by geography (thousands)

12 trades

Total construction

46.7

London

55.4

22.2

Scotland

26.2

10.8

Greater Manchester

15.4

6.0

Greater Birmingham

12.8

4.4

Greater Liverpool

7.2

2.6

Leeds

5.2

1.5

Sheffield

3.1

1.3

Bristol

1.8

1.2

Newcastle upon Tyne

1.4

1.0

Nottingham

1.2

0

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Source: Capital Economics

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