Insights
Original research, or nothing
This section publishes data we've collected and analysis we can defend, never rewrites of other people's press releases. It starts honestly: here's what's in the pipeline and how to take part.
In the pipeline
UK trades software cost survey
CollectingWhat trade businesses actually pay for software, per head and per job, building on the verified vendor pricing already published in our cost guide.
Day rates by trade and region
CollectingThe rates board data, published only when sample sizes are honest, with methodology attached.
The real cost of missed calls
DesigningGroundwork for our AI receptionist category: measuring what an unanswered phone actually costs a trade business, before we judge the tools that claim to fix it.
The publishing standard
Every dataset we publish carries its sample size, collection window, method and caveats, the same rules as the rates board. Sponsored research is possible under the editorial policy: a sponsor can fund a question, never an answer.
What a published report will look like
Every report ships as a numbered record in the same identity as the site: sample size, method and collection window on the cover, methodology linked inside. This is a design demonstration only: no report exists yet, and the first one publishes when its data does.
Take part
Run a UK trade business? Two minutes of your reality makes this data worth publishing. Email hello@thebuildersverdict.co.uk and we'll send whichever survey is open. Participants get every report free, first.