Going like Hotcakes, Skills in demand…
Engineering Technology
So what?
- Systems and Software Engineering continue to top the most in demand skillsets across the Defence & Security sector.
- Bespoke demand changes across different skills are creating competition and opportunity. Hiring when demand is reduced can mean less competition and more opportunity to secure the best talent.
- Permanent skills demand has reduced but still remains high. FPGA Engineers and Human Factors specialists demand is rising, as some more general skills are seeing less demand.
- Contractor demand for Systems Engineers, Programme Managers and Planners have increased with demand from key programmes such as FCAS, Dreadnought, Trinity and support for the Ukraine conflict.
Engineering
So what?
- Demand for Production / Manufacturing / Technician skillsets have slowed in the first half of 2023.
- Multiple role demand for some skills isn’t reflected where 1 vacancy is advertising a ramp up of multiple positions. This is true for high demand projects such as T26 in Govan where demand is at peak level.
- Demand for Blue and Grey collar on a contract basis continues to rise as production and manufacturing schedules come under pressure from not having enough resource.
Technology
So what?
- Systems and Software Engineering continue to top the most in demand skillsets across the Defence & Security sector.
- Bespoke demand changes across different skills are creating competition and opportunity. Hiring when demand is reduced can mean less competition and more opportunity to secure the best talent.
- All skills relating to Digital Security are in rising demand, but advertising vacancies is bringing less and less ROI, giving an impression in the data for some skills having lower demand. Successful hiring is primarily resulting from established networks and passive candidate attraction from sources other than advertising.