UK Construction Market Intelligence Report 2026

The UK construction market is recovering. But not everywhere. And not for everyone.

New orders are up 29.3%. A £531 billion infrastructure pipeline is committed. The biggest NHS framework in a generation is about to name its winners. £96 billion is moving through the water sector right now.

But private housing starts are at a 12-year low. Insolvencies are running 25% above pre-pandemic levels. The industry needs a quarter of a million workers it does not have. And tender prices are climbing faster than most project budgets were written to handle.

The difference between the contractors, developers, and investors who win in this market and those who do not comes down to one thing: who knows where the money is actually going.

This report tells you exactly that.

60 pages. 20 chapters. Every major sector, every live framework, every cost and workforce trend that will shape the next three years, sourced from BCIS, CITB, JLL, NHS England, NISTA, ONS, and Homes England.

No opinions. No generic commentary. Just intelligence.

2026 Edition | 60 Pages | Instant PDF Download