Construction in the United Kingdom

May 2026 | 45 pages | ID: C3D553AE55BEN
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Abstracts

Summary

Construction in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• The construction market includes both residential and non-residential construction. Market value refers to the total output value of construction activity in a specific year. Construction output value is defined as the total value of construction activity in any given period, including costs related to all materials, equipment, and services used.
• The UK construction industry recorded a revenue of $555,145.7 million in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7% between 2020 and 2025.
• The non-residential segment accounted for the industry's largest proportion in 2025, with total revenue of $306,871 million, equivalent to 55.3% of the industry's overall value.
• The growth of the UK construction industry during 2020-25 is driven by an increase in urban population, which directly stimulates demand across both residential and non-residential construction segments, driving overall industry growth.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the construction market in the United Kingdom
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the construction market in the United Kingdom
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key construction market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom construction market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the United Kingdom construction market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the United Kingdom construction market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom construction market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• What are the main segments that make up the United Kingdom's construction market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
2.3. Market trends
2.4. Regulatory landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players in the industry?
7.2. What are the strategies followed by the leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the industry?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Balfour Beatty Plc
8.2. Morgan Sindall Group Plc
8.3. Barratt Redrow Plc
8.4. Kier Group Plc

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: United Kingdom construction industry value: $ million, 2020-25
Table 2: United Kingdom construction industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 3: United Kingdom construction industry category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Table 4: United Kingdom construction industry geography segmentation: $ million, 2025
Table 5: United Kingdom construction industry value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Table 6: Balfour Beatty Plc: Key Facts
Table 7: Balfour Beatty Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 8: Balfour Beatty Plc: Key Employees
Table 9: Morgan Sindall Group Plc: Key Facts
Table 10: Morgan Sindall Group Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: Morgan Sindall Group Plc: Key Employees
Table 12: Barratt Redrow Plc: Key Facts
Table 13: Barratt Redrow Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 14: Barratt Redrow Plc: Key Employees
Table 15: Kier Group Plc: Key Facts
Table 16: Kier Group Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 17: Kier Group Plc: Key Employees
Table 18: United Kingdom Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 19: United Kingdom Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 20: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 21: United Kingdom Inflation, 2021-25
Table 22: United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 23: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: United Kingdom construction industry value: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 2: United Kingdom construction industry category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 3: United Kingdom construction industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 4: United Kingdom construction industry value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the construction industry in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the construction industry in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the construction industry in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the construction industry in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the construction industry in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the construction industry in the United Kingdom, 2025