Overview
This regularly updated infographic includes data on the engineering and tech workforce, including demographics as well as current and future demand. It also looks at the future workforce focusing on young people, outreach, pathways into engineering and tech, and careers provision.
Engineering in higher education report
Who this is for
- Careers leads
- Employers
- Policymakers
- Professional Engineering Institutions
- Researchers
- STEM outreach organisations
- Teachers
Key findings
- Engineering and technology are of vital importance to the UK
- We have significant skills shortages and workforce challenges
- The current engineering and technology workforce is not representative
- Women and girls are the most underrepresented group
- We need to attract more young people from all backgrounds to create the diverse workforce needed for engineering and technology to thrive
- STEM subjects are popular in schools, but engineering barely features on the curriculum and take up of design & technology has declined
- Interest in schools science has declined since 2019 and a gender gap has opened up
- School students are doing less practical science
- Outreach helps to drive change by informing and inspiring more young people to consider progressing into engineering and technology
- STEM engagement activities improve young people’s understanding of engineering careers and interest in them
