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NEWS: Demand for civil engineers in the UK is growing

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EngineeringUK research has found that one in four jobs advertised in the UK is for an engineer and that demand for engineers is set to grow by 2030.


The report commissioned by EngineeringUK found that 25% of all recruitment listings in the year to September 2022 were related to the profession.

The study further found that 10% of those engineering job adverts were specifically seeking civil engineering skills, showing the huge demand in the sector.

Across the engineering vacancies, the report found that civil engineers commanded the highest average salary (£44,992) in the broader profession behind information and communications technology (ICT) specialists.

The report, put together by market analytics firm Lightcast, found there were 6.1M engineering jobs in 2021, a figure expected to grow to 6.26M by the end of this decade.

About a third of these new roles are expected to emerge in the ICT and software fields but about 10%, or approximately 16,000 jobs, are predicted to arise in the civils sector.

More than 200,000 engineering recruitment listings included a sustainability skill in their description, according to the report, with more than 10% of those having a so-defined "green" job title.

Civil engineering accounted for the largest share of these environment-focused roles at 18%. Geotechnical engineers, quantity surveyors and principal engineers were the most common roles requiring green skills.

EngineeringUK chief executive Hilary Leevers said: “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.”

The source for this hardhatNEWS article is New Civil Engineer

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