On The Tools warns 2026 will be a ‘pressure cooker’

Construction might look busy, but UK tradespeople say the pressure is piling up.
New data from TradeBrain, powered by construction community On The Tools, reveals a growing gap between how the industry is talked about and how it actually feels to work in it.
Jobs are coming in, day rates haven’t collapsed, yet financial uncertainty and mental strain are rising fast.
Report findings
The TradeBrain Q4 report for 2025, based on responses from 2,080 UK tradespeople, shows an industry running f