SPECIAL FEATURE
New snapshot released of skills and diversity data in the energy and utilities sector
The Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership (EUSP) has announced the release of a new detailed snapshot of the energy and utilities sector, featuring clear and concise infographics that highlight recent changes in the gas, power,water andwaste industries, aswell as the sector’s supply chain, forwhich data is nowavailable.
Between the period 2016-2019:
■ the percentage of peoplewith a disability working in the sector increased 3.6%to 15.2%, reaching very close to the UK average of 15.7%. The energy and utilities sector are largely making good progress in recruiting people with a disability. Aside fromthe sector’s supply chain,which sawa decrease in theworkforce, the gas, power,water, andwaste industries all sawincreases andwere above the UK average –with 18.1%of thewaste industry’sworkforce having a disability.
■ the percentage of people froma Black, Asian or otherminority ethnic background
climbed up 2.2%to 6.9%, still some distance fromthe UK average of 11.4%. Aside fromthe gas industry,where the percentage declined,
40
all other industries sawan increase of people fromdiverse backgrounds. The power industry sawthemost significant risewith 4.4%.
■ the percentage ofwomen in the sector went down 0.6%to 18.3%of the total
workforce compared to 47.3%ofwomen in the UK’sworkforce as awhole. Thewater industry had the highest percentage ofwomen in the workforce at 29.1%, and alongside the power industry sawthe only increases in female recruits between the three-year period.
■ the sector aims to attract people aged between 16-24, although therewas a slight
2.1%decrease to 8.4%versus a UK average of 11.4%. The gas utilisation, power, andwater industries all reached above the sector average.
■ in comparison, the percentage of people aged 60 and over increased in the sector to
reach 8.9%, just behind the UK average of 10.4%- a good sign of retaining talent.
Phil Beach CBE, Energy & Utility Skills Chief Executive said, “The energy and utilities sector is committed to action on diversity and inclusion,working together to share best
| June 2021 |
www.draintraderltd.com
practice and build on the greatwork already in progress. Energy and utilities companies are at the forefront of delivering the 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution to achieve net zero carbon targets in 2050. There is clearly more to do, andwe are committed to attracting, recruiting, and developing a diverse workforce to fill the green jobs being created with truly inclusive teams.”
The UK energy and utilities sector employed 586,800 people in 2019, up from520,100 in 2016. The top three occupational groups are skilled trades, professionals, and associate professional and technical employees.
When the EUSP’sWorkforce Renewal and Skills Strategy 2020-2025was published last year, it identified an estimated 277,000 vacancies that would need to be filled in the energy and utilities sector by 2029. This analysis breaks that number down by occupation. The skilled trades occupationswill have themost vacancies to fill – an estimated 80,000.
Industry-specific analysis is also available for gas networks, gas utilisation, power,water, waste, and the sector’s supply chain.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84
