Gardeners and landscape gardeners are among the most thriving jobs in the skilled trades, new analysis of workforce data has revealed.
Having taken a deep dive into 15 years’ worth of data, electrical training provider Electrician Courses 4U has revealed the number of people working in these two jobs has increased by a steady 4.92% since 2006.
The research which aims to shine a light on the evolution of the trades over the past three decades, discovered that in 2006 there were 138,200 people working as gardeners or landscape gardeners.
By 2021 this number had increased by a substantial 6,800 to 145,000. This means on average over the last 15 years the total number of people working as gardeners or landscape gardeners has increased by over 450 workers per year.
Looking at the overall picture, gardeners and landscape gardeners rank 15th when it comes to the skilled jobs which have seen the biggest increase in their workforce over the last 15 years.
The job which has seen the biggest increase in staff is aircraft maintenance workers where the number of employees has more than tripled since 2006 - rising from 24,000 to 88,300.
One of the key factors for the rise is the ever-increasing popularity of holidays abroad, which drives the growth of the aircraft maintenance market as the planes need to consistently be maintained, repaired and fixed.
Another trade which has seen a significant rise in their workforce is rail and rolling stock builders and repairers who have seen a 114.29% increase in the number of workers over the past 15 years.
With the persistent demand for freight and passenger transportation as well as new high speed railways being built such as HS2 it is no surprise as to why the job is in demand.
A full breakdown of the trades which have experienced the biggest rise and decline of workers over the past 15 years can be found here: https://electriciancourses4u.co.uk/useful-resources/evolution-of-the-trades-the-skilled-jobs-on-the-rise-and-decline/