Workforce Report 2018

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• The industry continues to support jobs across the UK. 57 per cent of sector jobs are based in England, 39 per cent in Scotland and the remainder across Northern Ireland and Wales • Indirect employment has seen the largest reduction since 2014, as project sanctions and capital investments were deferred or cancelled • Employment taxes and national insurance contributions from jobs supported by the industry generate at least £2.5 billion per year, reinforcing the industry’s importance to the UK economy • The largest reduction in offshore personnel is among drillers, as drilling activity falls to a record low • As part of an industry-wide efficiency drive, companies have reduced the number of non-essential offshore visits, reflected in the 25 per cent contraction in non-core workforce since 2014 • The west of Shetland area has seen the greatest offshore development activity and therefore its workforce has more than doubled since 2014 • Only 3 per cent of the offshore workforce are women, compared with 23 per cent of the industry as a whole

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• Pay gap reporting reflects a higher proportion of men in upper pay quartiles • The results highlight that there are fewer women in senior technical and/or managerial roles • Women make up the majority of part-time workers, who tend to be lower paid

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