Engineering skills needs - now and into the future

24 May 2023

EngineeringUK have published an extensive new report on ‘Engineering skills needs – now and into the future’. The research explores changing engineering & technology skills needs, as the UK ramps up its focus on becoming a net zero economy. 
Find out more in the discussion paper, available to download here.

Report Highlights

• The number of engineering jobs will grow in all UK regions between now and 2030
• 25% of all job postings in the UK are for engineering roles (36% when ICT is excluded)
• There is an increase in ‘green’ engineering jobs and the trend is likely to continue. In the past 5 years postings for ‘green’ engineering jobs have increased by 55% and postings requiring ‘green skills’ by 48%.
• The highest number of engineering and technology jobs are in London and the South East, however, the proportional share of jobs in these regions has declined since 2016/17.

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