A new study from X-Academy has forecast a growth of 73,000 jobs in the UK energy sector by 2030 if governments and industry work together to accelerate the energy transition.
As a not-for-profit energy jobs accelerator that works in partnership with governments, the private and public sectors, X-Academy has produced the most comprehensive energy sector-wide meta-analysis of stakeholder projections to better understand the impacts of the transition on future energy jobs.
More than 70 workforce forecasts have informed this single, unified energy jobs forecast, ‘Seize the Opportunity’.
X-Academy has collated and interrogated reports across all power generation (plus hydrogen and carbon capture and storage) sectors of the UK energy industry.
The median of all combined forecasts suggests a growth of 22% (73,000 more jobs) by 2030 will be required, but this is still dependent on the extent to which government and industry collaborate.
Peter Tipler, managing director of X-Academy, said: “Seizing the jobs opportunity in the global energy sector to create experienced capability and capacity in low carbon and renewables will ensure energy security, tackle climate change and power a new net zero economy.
“Irrespective of future policy, more people are needed to support our energy system.
“To secure that future and have the capacity in place, we need to employ more people now. The risk of not moving fast enough is likely to stall projects and investments.”
