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Carpenters and joiners market data for East Hertfordshire.
ONS recorded 15 new online adverts for carpenters and joiners in East Hertfordshire in Q2 2026. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Typical advertised pay in East Hertfordshire for the broader skilled construction and building trades is £43,800.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Carpenters and joiners hiring demand
New online job adverts for carpenters and joiners in East Hertfordshire
New online job adverts have decreased since Oct 2025.
15
Apr 2026 · East Hertfordshire
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for skilled construction and building trades in East Hertfordshire
Advertised pay is 3.5% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£43,800
Jan 2025 · East Hertfordshire
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Construction and Built Environment | 88.8% | |
| 2 | Manufacturing and Fabrication | 61.1% | |
| 3 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 57.4% | |
| 4 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 48.5% | |
| 5 | Risk and Safety | 44.0% | |
| 6 | Engineering and Manufacturing | 28.4% | |
| 7 | Legal, Regulatory Compliance and Governance | 24.2% | |
| 8 | Real Estate and Urban Planning | 15.4% | |
| 9 | Information Technology and Programming | 14.7% | |
| 10 | Building Systems and Utilities | 14.1% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 1.3 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 54.2% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 11.5% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 11.1% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 10.4% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 12.8% |
East Hertfordshire compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Hertfordshire | 15 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 6,051 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 790 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 102 | |
| 3 | City of Edinburgh | 96 | |
| 4 | Manchester | 87 | |
| 5 | Leeds | 75 | |
| 6 | Bristol, City of | 70 | |
| 7 | Buckinghamshire | 67 | |
| 8 | Sheffield | 66 | |
| 9 | Glasgow City | 61 | |
| 10 | Oxford | 61 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Skilled construction and building trades
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castle Point | £49,900 | |
| 2 | Uttlesford | £49,900 | |
| 3 | Tewkesbury | £49,900 | |
| 4 | Three Rivers | £49,900 | |
| 5 | Clackmannanshire | £49,900 | |
| 6 | Cherwell | £49,400 | |
| 7 | Adur | £49,400 | |
| 8 | Wyre | £48,900 | |
| 9 | Stratford-on-Avon | £47,900 | |
| 10 | Great Yarmouth | £47,800 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 531) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers Heating installer · Gas fitter · Meter fixer — 35.9% of group adverts | 3,360 | — | |
| 2 | Carpenters and joinersYou’re viewing this Carpenter and joiner · Bench man · Bar fitter — 30.4% of group adverts | 2,841 | -11.9% | |
| 3 | Construction and building trades n.e.c. Building manager · Rov pilot · Bar bender — 18.6% of group adverts | 1,735 | — | |
| 4 | Bricklayers Bricklayer · Block layer · Box builder — 4.8% of group adverts | 452 | -31.6% | |
| 5 | Roofers, roof tilers and slaters Roof tiler · Felt fixer · Felt layer — 4.1% of group adverts | 386 | +6.9% | |
| 6 | Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters Window fitter · Unit maker · Lead worker — 3.8% of group adverts | 358 | — | |
| 7 | Steel erectors Steel erector · Iron worker · Iron fighter — 1.4% of group adverts | 130 | — | |
| 8 | Stonemasons and related trades Stonemason · Saw man · Slab man — 0.9% of group adverts | 86 | -34.4% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.