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.
The Lightcast report looks at recruitment activity in engineering, what skills engineering roles require and how those skills are changing. It looks at engineering and the green economy as well as the regional shape of the engineering footprint.
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
Given the soaring demand for engineers across all sectors, it’s essential that the UK has a robust plan and funding in place to train the future workforce, bringing more young people from all backgrounds into engineering and technology, alongside reskilling the current workforce.With the growth in green skills, and the central role engineers and technicians play in transitioning to a green economy and addressing climate change, ensuring that the sector has the skilled workforce needed to thrive is more urgent than ever.— Dr Hilary Leevers, Chief Executive, EngineeringUK
