Overview
Given recent rapid labour market developments and changing workforce needs, we commissioned labour market analysts Lightcast to explore engineering and technology skills needs. They also looked at how these have changed across the engineering sector in recent years.
The resulting report, Engineering skills needs – now and into the future, provides detailed insights into the engineering and technology sector.
In our accompanying discussion paper we review some of Lightcast's key findings in more detail and discuss some of the actions required if we’re to meet the engineering and technology skills needs of the future.
Engineering skills needs – now and into the future
Who this is for
- Professional Engineering Institutions
- Employers
- Careers leads
- Researchers
- Policymakers
Key findings
- 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
- 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
- The occupational composition of engineering varies across UK regions
