A total of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were adopted by all United Nation member states in 2015, each with targets to achieve by the year 2030. It is now nearing the mid-point of the SDG delivery timeframe. If the SDGs are to be achieved arguably, an awareness must already be in place to allow a focus on their delivery in the second half of this timeframe. A lack of SDG goal awareness could potentially result in targets being missed. However, organisations that currently have little SDG awareness still have time to contribute to SDG achievement with immediate action. As the construction industry is a major contributor to the UK economy, the greater engagement of construction industry organisations with the SDGs will inevitably increase the likelihood of SDG achievement. However, there is a gap in contemporary literature around current SDG engagement by UK construction industry organisations. This study aims to explore if major UK construction contractors are currently engaging with the SDGs directly and indirectly. Contractor engagement with a positive concept is usually followed by contractor communication. Therefore, a Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA) is undertaken of 10 of the top 20 UK contractor’s most recent sustainability reports to identify if the contractor makes direct or indirect reference to any SDG activity. The results indicate that for most SDGs all of the contractor reports analysed contain either direct references to an SDG or discuss activities that are closely aligned to an SDG. However, there are some SDGs that are not addressed either directly or indirectly by contractor actions. Other SDGs are addressed, but not in a substantive or specific manner. Arguably, this reveals that contractors, if just from a reporting perspective, are actively engaging with most SDGs. This study contributes to literature with an understanding of SDG prevalence amongst major UK contractors and serves as a platform for further research.