UKCS Offshore Workforce Demographics Report 2015

UKCS OFFSHORE WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT 2015

6. Residential Locations and Nationalities of the Workforce 6.1 Residential Locations Figure 20 maps the UK home addresses of personnel working on the UKCS, together with the density. Over a quarter of those who reside in the UK, 15,146 workers, live in Aberdeen city and shire. 13.8 per cent (7,711) live in the north east of England and 4.5 per cent (2,543) are based in and around Norwich. These percentages are slightly less than in 2013, when 28 per cent of UK-based personnel lived in Aberdeen city and shire and 16 per cent were based in the Tyneside and Teesside areas. This reveals that more workers from outwith key hubs are joining the sector.

Figure 20: A Map Illustrating the UK Home Addresses of Workers on the UK Continental Shelf

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