- 05 Feb 2024
Engineers and Skills Shortage
- Vacancies for ‘green’ engineering roles in the UK have increased by more than half (55%) over the last five years.
- Demand for engineers is predicted to grow faster than other occupations.
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In the past 18 months, recruitment activity for engineering roles accounted for a quarter of all job postings in the UK, suggesting that the skills shortage in engineering is greater than in other areas, or that employers are hiring for future growth.
Green roles appear across a wide range of sectors, showing that the application of these skills is far-reaching and important to the economy. - The growing demand for engineers is also reflected in salaries on offer and the average advertised salary in engineering (£38,600) was almost 30% higher than the average salary for all other occupations (£30,000)
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With an annual demand for approximately 124,000 engineers in the UK plus a further 79,000 roles requiring broad engineering skill sets, it's no wonder that there is a skills shortage!