Summary
- Nine of the 60 trade business websites reviewed in Cardiff showed a price for their own services.
- That is 15.0%, leaving 51 websites with no qualifying price.
*Marketit research | October 2026*
Nine of the 60 trade business websites reviewed in Cardiff showed a price for their own services. That is 15.0%, leaving 51 websites with no qualifying price.
How many Cardiff tradespeople show prices online?
Marketit checked 60 trade business websites in Cardiff in October 2026, covering five trades. 9 displayed at least one concrete price for their own work (15.0%); 51 displayed none. A site counted if it showed a price for a job, hourly work, a day’s work or a call-out. General cost guides and “free quote” prompts did not count.
Which trades publish prices in Cardiff?
| Type of business | Sites checked | Sites showing a price |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbers and heating engineers | 12 | 2 |
| Electricians | 12 | 1 |
| Removal companies | 12 | 3 |
| Carpenters and joiners | 12 | 1 |
| Roofers | 12 | 2 |
| Total | 60 | 9 |
Removal companies were the largest group, with three of the 12 sites publishing a price. Plumbing and heating businesses and roofers had two each. One electrician and one carpentry business showed one.
How does Cardiff compare with other UK cities?
Across the full study, 117 of 600 websites showed a price (19.5%). Cardiff’s share was 15.0%. Although that is lower, the study does not establish a reliable difference between Cardiff and most other cities. London had the highest share at 43.3%.
Every trade in the Cardiff sample included at least one firm publishing a price, though in four of the five trades no more than two of the 12 sites did so. Cardiff was the only Welsh city studied, so the result is not a Wales-wide estimate.
What do plumbers, electricians and removal firms charge in Cardiff?
The Cardiff sample contains too few like-for-like prices to establish what these services typically cost locally. The wider UK study did, however, find the following advertised examples for relevant services. These are UK-wide reference figures, not Cardiff price estimates or actual amounts paid by customers.
| Service | Median advertised price | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| One person and a van, per hour | £52 | 12 firms |
| Two people and a van, per hour | £65 | 9 firms |
| Annual boiler service | £92.50 | 14 firms |
Some businesses advertise starting prices rather than the final cost of a job. A first-hour charge is also not necessarily the same as an ongoing hourly rate. Prices may depend on the scope of the work, and websites do not always make the VAT position clear.
What to check before requesting a quote
When a website gives no price, ask the firm to explain what the quote covers. Check whether it includes VAT, travel, call-out charges, materials and any extra cost for evening or emergency work. For hourly services, ask whether a minimum booking period applies. These points can make two published prices difficult to compare even when both firms display a figure.
About the research
These figures come from Marketit’s UK Tradesperson Price Transparency Report 2026. For Cardiff, 12 businesses in each of five trades were selected from Google Maps listings with their own websites. Up to 21 pages per site were reviewed using an AI-assisted process and a written set of rules. The 600-site study covered ten cities in October 2026. This was not a random sample, prices may have been missed, and the results describe the sampled websites rather than every local business.