{"id":56944,"date":"2019-05-14T11:55:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T10:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=56944"},"modified":"2019-05-14T12:04:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T11:04:02","slug":"construction-earnings-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-earnings-april\/56944\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction earnings down by 1.6% in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Weekly earnings for freelance tradespeople in the construction sector edged downward by 1.6% in April, according to latest figures released by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hudsoncontract.co.uk\/\">Hudson Contract<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Analysis of April payroll data for more than 2,200 construction companies in England and Wales revealed a 1.6% fall to an average of \u00a3885.<\/p>\n<p>In the regions, Wales saw the biggest decrease in construction earnings between March and April, slipping 4.1% to \u00a3789, followed by the East of England, down 3.8% to \u00a3928, and Yorkshire and the Humber, down 2.7% to \u00a3819.<\/p>\n<p>The marginal decline in weekly construction earnings is in line with the subdued construction activity reported by purchasing managers in recent months, which has been attributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/housebuilding-uk-construction\/56397\/\">Brexit-related delays<\/a> in decision making by businesses. The figures are also likely to reflect the impact of freelance tradespeople taking time off for Easter holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Freelance civil engineers saw weekly earnings fall by 2.8% during April, mirroring the decline in civil engineering activity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/housebuilding-uk-construction\/56397\/\">reported in the monthly PMI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The North West was the only region to see growth in weekly earnings, rising 4.5% to \u00a3837 month on month. All regions experienced solid year-on-year growth, led by the North West (18.1%), London (10%) and the South East (9.9%), reflecting the strong demand for skilled trades.<\/p>\n<p>Specialist tradespeople experienced the best month for weekly earnings, enjoying an 11.7% rise in April to an average of \u00a31,056. Shopfitters, meanwhile, saw their weekly earnings fall 9.4% to an average of \u00a31,111 during the month.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Anfield, managing director at Hudson Contract, said: \u201cOur analysis shows that weekly earnings for freelance tradespeople fell by 1.6% to \u00a3885 in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the figures will reflect some seasonal influence, there is little doubt that Brexit uncertainty is causing some businesses to hold back on new investment. The weak pound, a sign of this uncertainty, is increasing the cost of importing steel, concrete, plaster and plastic building products, which is leading to input inflation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are also seeing smaller firms pricing up work for the larger contractors to reflect the risk of dealing with the financially troubled outsourcing sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever happens with Brexit and the wider economy, the construction industry will continue to rely on self-employed tradespeople and their ability to supply specialist labour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir overall rise in earnings over the last year highlights the general shortage of skills in the sector and good financial incentives for young people to learn the trades.\u201d<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Region<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">April 2019<\/p>\n<p>Average<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">Month on Month<\/p>\n<p>% Change<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">Year on Year<\/p>\n<p>% Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">North East<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">\u00a3764<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">-2.1%<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">7.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">North West<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">\u00a3837<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">4.5%<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">18.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Yorkshire and the Humber<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">\u00a3819<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">-2.7%<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">5.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">East Midlands<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">\u00a3902<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">-1.1%<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">9.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">West Midlands<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">\u00a3934<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">-2.1%<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">7.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Wales<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">\u00a3789<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">-4.1%<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">7.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">East of England<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">\u00a3928<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">-3.8%<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">7.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">London<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">\u00a3899<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">-0.4%<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">South East<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">\u00a3886<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">-1.9%<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">9.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">South West<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">\u00a3787<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">-3%<\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">5.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekly earnings for freelance tradespeople in the construction sector edged downward by 1.6% in April, according to latest figures released by Hudson Contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[591,676,283,974],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-56944","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-brexit","8":"tag-construction","9":"tag-finance","10":"tag-pmi"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Construction earnings down by 1.6% in April<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Weekly construction earnings for freelance tradespeople edged downward by 1.6% in April, according to figures released by Hudson Contract\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-earnings-april\/56944\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Construction earnings down 1.6% in April\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Weekly earnings for freelance tradespeople in the construction sector edged downward by 1.6% in April, according to latest figures released by Hudson Contract\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-earnings-april\/56944\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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