There are an estimated 528,700 employees in the UK energy and utilities workforce.  Sector information

81% of the energy and utilities sector workforce are employed in England, 10% in Scotland, 6% in Wales and 3% in Northern Ireland. Regional and national dimension

Across all four utility industries there are above average concentrations of employees within the 35-44 and 45-55 age bands.  Equal opportunities

Women make up a substantially smaller share of the workforce in each of the energy and utilities industries than the UK all-sector average. Equal opportunities

The energy and utilities sector workforce has a similar qualifications profile to that of the all sector average, but with slightly fewer employees with higher level qualifications and slightly more with either low or no qualifications.  Education and training

The need to replace workers who retire or leave the sector means there will be an estimated 150,000 job opportunities over the period 2004-2014, the greatest number of which will be among skilled trades occupations. Occupations

This information has been produced by Energy & Utility Skills, the Sector Skills Council for the electricity, gas, waste management and water industries, and edited by the NGRF LMI Future Trends team.

Sector information

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Data and charts

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Regional / national dimension

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Occupations

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Equal opportunities

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Education and training

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Research

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Sector summary: energy and utilities

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