UKCS Offshore Workforce Demographics Report 2015

UKCS OFFSHORE WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT 2015

Figure 8 represents the geographical distribution of the workforce as a cluster graph. It is evident that the distribution has been relatively stable since the first data collection of offshore demographics in 2006.

Figure 8: Geographical Distribution of the Total Offshore Workforce on the UK Continental Shelf 2

There have been some noticeable changes between 2006 and 2014, particularly in the W of S region, with the number of male and female workers rising by 40.1 per cent and 57.1 per cent, respectively. The only percentage decrease between 2006 and 2014 was found in the female workforce travelling to the southern North Sea, whilst the most noticeable percentage increases were for the female numbers travelling to the northern North Sea and the male workers travelling to Morecambe Bay. It is interesting to note that exactly the same number of female workers travelled to multiple sectors throughout the UKCS in 2006 as they did in 2014.

Figure 9: Difference in the Geographical Distribution of the Total Offshore Workforce

Sectors

2006 % Difference 2006 to 2014 No. Males No. Females No. Males No. Females No. Males 2014

No. Females

Central North Sea

21,805

903

30,076

1,332

37.9

47.5

Morecambe Bay (including East Irish Sea) 2

814

30

1,220

41

49.9

36.7

Northern North Sea Southern North Sea West of Shetland

6,255

181

8,196

286

31

58

5,522

208

5,863

160

6.2

-23.1

1,146

63

1,605

99

40.1

57.1

12,959

385

14,850

385

14.6

0

Multiple Sectors

Source: Vantage POB

2 Data collection for the Morecambe Bay/East Irish Sea area started in 2009.

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