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Regional labour-market data is most useful when it shows movement, not just level. A region can have a relatively high employment rate and still be weakening, while another can have a lower rate but be improving. ONS data for 2026 illustrates that clearly. Some regions recorded strong year-on-year e
5 min read · 23 Sept 2026There is no single UK labour market. There are several regional labour markets, each shaped by its own industrial base, population profile, commuting patterns and employer demand. ONS data for May to July 2026 makes those differences visible. The South East and South West recorded the highest employ
6 min read · 23 Sept 2026Search for “UK smartphone market share” and you can quickly find three different answers. Apple might be just over half the market in one source, 54% in another, while a monthly sales table can show individual iPhone models swallowing enormous chunks of demand. This is not necessarily a statistical
4 min read · 22 Sept 2026Smartphone arguments are usually framed as a contest between brands. Ofcom’s 2025 data suggests the more revealing contest may be between different parts of society. Among UK smartphone users in socio-economic group AB, 64% reported using an iPhone as their main smartphone and 35% Android. In group
3 min read · 22 Sept 2026A smartphone market can look wonderfully diverse until the sales chart arrives. Counterpoint Research’s UK model ranking for January 2025 shows just how much demand can cluster around a small number of devices. The top five models accounted for 55% of UK smartphone sales in that monthly table.Two iP
3 min read · 22 Sept 2026Ask ten people which phone is “most popular” and you may get twelve answers. The more useful question is: popular with whom? Ofcom’s 2025 Technology Tracker shows that UK smartphone choice changes sharply by age. Among 16–24-year-olds, 69% reported using an iPhone as their main smartphone and 31% An
3 min read · 22 Sept 2026Britain’s smartphone market looks crowded until you count it properly. Walk into a shop and you will see shelves full of logos, camera bumps and product names that sound as though they were approved by a committee at 2am. But measured usage tells a simpler story: two brands dominate.Statcounter’s UK
4 min read · 22 Sept 2026One year of renovation data is a snapshot. Two years begin to look like a conversation. Comparing the 2024 and 2025 UK Houzz & Home studies gives us a useful, if cautious, view of how professional hiring changed between renovation activity reported for 2023 and 2024.Some trades rose sharply in surve
3 min read · 22 Sept 2026Home-improvement statistics are wonderfully persuasive. Put a percentage in a large font and it immediately acquires the confidence of a man who has just bought a laser measure. The difficulty is that perfectly accurate numbers can still produce very inaccurate conclusions if we forget what they act
4 min read · 22 Sept 2026Home renovation is often described room by room: kitchen, bathroom, loft, hallway. The data suggests a less photogenic truth. Homes are systems, and renovation frequently disturbs several of those systems at once. According to the 2025 UK Houzz & Home Study, 43% of renovating homeowners upgraded hea
3 min read · 22 Sept 2026Ask a homeowner what a renovation involves and the answer may begin with paint colours. Ask the data and it begins rather more practically: electricians and plumbers. The 2025 UK Houzz & Home Study, based on 1,060 UK homeowners and renovation activity in 2024, shows just how often specialist trades
4 min read · 22 Sept 2026Britain has a habit of turning home improvement into a national pastime with the administrative charm of a minor infrastructure project. Behind the paint charts, leaking taps and mysteriously urgent trips to the builders’ merchant sits a more useful question: how much does the average household actu
4 min read · 22 Sept 2026