Demand for engineers 'will increase in 2011'

The demand for engineers in the UK is set to increase over the next 12 months, one expert has predicted.

Lee Knowles, regional director at NES, told the Recruiter that demand for engineering talent, which includes those in the sales recruitment sector, will rise substantially.

He explained that demand will begin to grow in 2011 and eventually peak in 2012, with the need for engineers going up "across a few different sectors".

Mr Knowles added: "There is a surge in renewable energy - people are talking about 20,000 new jobs. There is the growth of wind farms, bio mass and bio fuels. There has also been a resurgence in the oil and gas sector."

His comments follow the publication of a recent report by the Confederation of British Industry, which showed that 13 per cent more manufacturing employers said they expect their order books to rise over the next quarter than in the last survey.

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Posted by Wayne Bly

Filed: 09-12-2010