Workforce Report 2018

WORKFORCE REPORT 2018

2. Key Findings

As activity levels pick up in 2018, job numbers could rise for the first time in four years

However, total employment in the UK offshore oil and gas industry fell 14% in 2017, to around 280,000

Offshore workforce employment is returning to levels in line with the long-term trend prior to the downturn

Almost 50,000 people travelled offshore in 2017, 6% down on the previous year

The oil and gas industry’s gender pay gap is 6% higher than the national average

However, at 24.4%, the sector’s average pay gap is in line with other STEM-related industries

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