survey results

[REDSAW]

plumbing survey results.

3% of are female plumbers
35 years old average age.
8 years experience on average
7% due to retire.

4% of plumbers are out of work
63% are s/employed
24% are employed

85% of all plumbers do domestic plumbing work
28% ind/commercial work
67% work on heating systems
24% do renewable energy
56% of plumbers do gas work.
7% cover lpg gas related work
21% oil oftec qualified
1 in 5 plumbers will cover drains work.

1 in 5 are non english plumbers
39% are in the south of england
21% in the midlands
21% up north
1 opted out????

35% have gained a tec cert
37% progress to nvq
52% follow through to take acs
31% are time served plumbers

average earnings.

self employed plumber £18,000 pa.
employed plumber £23,000 pa.
(funny thought it was £70,ooo?.).
7 opted out.

57% are seeking new qualifications in plumbing.

this concludes round one for the u.k plumbing voting.
helsinki... are you there?..............

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

Hi Martin

How many were included in the Survey?

 

[dontknowitall]

Many thanks for your time in organising/processing this.

Some interesting results:

56% cover gas work but only 7% do LPG. Also surprised how many are OFTEC qualified (21%) when I think it's only around 10% of houses that have oil.

And while average wage is £18k the national average salary is somewhere around £24,500. Wonder how many will train to be a call centre or council employee now?

Thanks again for your time spent.

 

[migoplumber]

intersting martin, thanks. i shall make it my duty to obtain a female apprentice to even the odds..

 

[unguided1]

Nice one martin makes for interesting reading, I still think you should have had a section for self unemployed!!!!!

 

[oldplumber]

If 56% of plubers do gas work and only 52% of plumbers follow on to do acs quals, does this equate to 4% working illegally?

 

[Puddle]

Thanks for all the hard work martin,good insight and interesting read

self employed earnings look a bit depressing,maybe people thought it was monthly


1 in 5 are non english plumbers
39% are in the south of england
21% in the midlands
21% up north
1 opted out????

sorry I opted out of admitting I was English but am not sure who me dad was


imho

 

[Hugh]

great reading shocking results!! you must get this printed on the front page of the sun news paper.

many thanks.

 

[REDSAW]

175 + completed survey.

oldplumber, as it was totally anonomous participation, you are proberbly right. the question of; do you do gas work 4% overall are proberbly non g.s.r or training.

the real eye opener to me was the s/emp earning £18k p.a by a majority of 38%, this means, you are better of being employed!!!!!!!!

look out for the new one, i have a more powerfull survey machine and can go public also.

this was just the taster.

oh yeh, 8% earn over £38k pa, but i think their private trainers,lol.

 

[prs1]

Thanks REDSAW intersting reading.
Look forward to the next one pal.

 

[justlead1]

Please pass a copy of your result to the tax man. It may well explain the term "Blood from a stone"