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I'm sure it's not a thing for trades who use them a lot
Oh it is. When I'm cutting roofs I normally have 3 saws on the go, one at either end of the rafter so I don't get the cables tangled up or wrapped around the leg of saw horses and one that is permanently set at a 45 degree bevell for when it's needed.
Bobbo
Do you want a circular saw or a mitre saw?
My drawn out research on mitre saws made me settle on the 2nd cheapest evolution one from Screwfix.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-r185sms-185mm-electric-single-bevel-sliding-multi-material-sliding-mitre-saw-220-240v/383gf
... until I spotted the dewalt one on sale.
No experience of it, but at £90 it seemed like the good budget choice.
For a circular saw I can't offer much by way of recommendations, I've got a Makita blagged from my folks. It's good. But what I would say is to get a coreless one, which basically means buy whatever brand you've got batteries for already, or pick based on what brand you're going to buy other tools from.
As a DIYer that rarely uses one I find thinking about the cord and planning out cutting flow (is that a phrase?) a faff - I'm sure it's not a thing for trades who use them a lot. Fwiw I'm someone who is fine with having corded tools if they're better value. But if I had to buy one tomorrow I'd definitely get a cordless one.