Plumber Jobs

We recruit skilled professionals for Plumber jobs across the UK. Whether you’re newly qualified or a seasoned tradesperson, plumbing offers excellent job security, competitive pay, and opportunities to specialise in a variety of sectors.

Plumbers play a vital role in ensuring that homes, businesses, and industrial sites have reliable and efficient water, heating, and sanitation systems. It’s a hands-on, technical career that combines problem-solving, practical skill, and the satisfaction of delivering essential services every day.

What Does a Plumber Do?

Plumbers work across residential, commercial, and industrial settings, handling everything from installations to emergency repairs. Their work covers sanitation, heating systems, and water supply networks both inside and outside of buildings. Typical responsibilities include:

• Installing and repairing hot and cold water systems, central heating, and sanitation equipment

• Fitting and maintaining pipes, valves, sinks, baths, toilets, radiators, and boilers

• Identifying and fixing leaks, blockages, and other faults

• Performing emergency plumbing repairs and maintenance

• Reading and following technical drawings and building plans

• Testing systems for efficiency, safety, and compliance

• Carrying out roof weathering and fitting flashings

• Ensuring all work meets UK building and safety regulations

Plumbers often work in varied environments, from new builds to refurbishments, and must be comfortable working indoors, outdoors, and sometimes in confined spaces.

Skills and Qualifications

To secure a Plumber job, you’ll need strong technical knowledge, practical ability, and an understanding of safety standards.

Key Skills

• Excellent problem-solving and diagnostic skills

• Strong attention to detail and precision

• Ability to follow technical drawings and building plans

• Physical fitness and stamina for manual work

• Good communication and customer service skills

• A solid grasp of maths, science, and mechanical principles

Education and Training

Most plumbers start their career through an apprenticeship, combining on-the-job training with study at a local college. Training typically leads to qualifications such as:

• NVQ/SVQ Level 2 or 3 in Plumbing and Heating

• City & Guilds Diploma in Plumbing Studies

• Gas Safe registration (for plumbers working with gas systems)

Advanced qualifications, such as NVQ/SVQ Level 4, can open doors to technician or supervisory positions, while degree-level study in building services engineering is an option for those looking to progress into management.

Career Opportunities for Plumbers

Once qualified, Plumbers can choose to work for: Plumbing and mechanical engineering contractors, Construction and building firms, Public sector organisations or Specialist contractors.  

With around 20,000 plumbing businesses across the UK,and approximately 80% of plumbers working as sole traders, there’s plenty of flexibility to move into self-employment or even start your own plumbing business.

Plumbers can also specialise in specific areas such as: Heating and ventilation, Refrigeration and air conditioning, Renewable energy systems (such as solar heating and heat pumps)

As plumbing services are often needed around the clock, you can expect flexible working hours and opportunities for overtime, making it a career with strong earning potential.

Plumbing offers a rewarding, hands-on career with a wide variety of work and long-term stability. Skilled plumbers are always in demand, and the role provides opportunities to work independently, travel between sites, and continually develop new technical skills.

With an increasing focus on sustainability and energy efficiency, the plumbing industry is also evolving, creating exciting new opportunities in eco-friendly heating and water management systems.

Browse our latest Plumber jobs and take the next step in your plumbing career today.