STEM Recruitment Insights

Winter 2023-2024

The future of work

Employer Generative AI adoption is being held back by (perceived) talent scarcity…

ED&I

70% of women STEM candidates will not apply for a job without wage information…

Apprenticeships

Women represent just 9% of both Engineering/Manufacturing apprenticeship starts…

Ageing workforce

The UK has a 33% dependency on workers aged 50+…

Candidate screening

Shortage of SC cleared candidates caused by a ‘perfect storm’ of events…

Takeaway

…The workforce is ready, willing and able to embrace the use of technology

Takeaway

…A lack of pay disclosure dramatically reduces the women candidate pool

Takeaway

…Employers must focus more attention on communicating the benefits of apprenticeships to women

Takeaway

…The nurturing and upskilling of this pool must be a priority

Takeaway

…Employers will increasingly need to leverage the talent pools of those who nurture SC cleared resource

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Total Market STEM Recruitment Insights Report

Winter 2023

The future of work

Employer Generative AI adoption is being held back by (perceived) talent scarcity…

Takeaway

…The workforce is ready, willing and able to embrace the use of technology

Read more

ED&I

70% of women STEM candidates will not apply for a job without wage information…

Takeaway

…A lack of pay disclosure dramatically reduces the women candidate pool

Read more

Apprenticeships

Women represent just 9% of both Engineering/Manufacturing apprenticeship starts…

Takeaway

…Employers must focus more attention on communicating the benefits of apprenticeships to women

Read more

Ageing workforce

The UK has a 33% dependency on workers aged 50+…

Takeaway

…The nurturing and upskilling of this pool must be a priority

Read more

Candidate screening

Shortage of SC cleared candidates caused by a ‘perfect storm’ of events…

Takeaway

…Employers will increasingly need to leverage the talent pools of those who nurture SC cleared resource

Read more

Total Market STEM Recruitment Insights Report

Winter 2023

The future of work

Employer Generative AI adoption is being held back by (perceived) talent scarcity…

Takeaway

…The workforce is ready, willing and able to embrace the use of technology

Read more

ED&I

70% of women STEM candidates will not apply for a job without wage information…

Takeaway

…A lack of pay disclosure dramatically reduces the women candidate pool

Read more

Apprenticeships

Women represent just 9% of both Engineering/Manufacturing apprenticeship starts…

Takeaway

…Employers must focus more attention on communicating the benefits of apprenticeships to women

Read more

Ageing workforce

The UK has a 33% dependency on workers aged 50+…

Takeaway

…The nurturing and upskilling of this pool must be a priority

Read more

Candidate screening

Shortage of SC cleared candidates caused by a ‘perfect storm’ of events…

Takeaway

…Employers will increasingly need to leverage the talent pools of those who nurture SC cleared resource

Read more

Total Market STEM Recruitment Insights Report

Autumn 2023

Wages

High UK inflation means people need to earn more money…

Self-employed

Self-employed worker numbers are 13% lower than pre-pandemic levels…

ED&I

Just 27% of the UK STEM workforce are women…

Grads

First degree STEM graduate numbers plateaued in 2021/22…

Flexibiity

53% of in STEM Professional / Associate Professions are resident in just four UK regions…

Takeaway

…this valuable pool of legacy contractors is more open to permanent / FTC opportunities

Takeaway

…this valuable pool of legacy contractors is more open to permanent / FTC opportunities

Takeaway

…key learnings come from the study of roles where a good gender balance has been achieved

Takeaway

…up to 6% remained unemployed after 15 months, a pool of untapped talent

Takeaway

…hybrid/remote working has the potential to remove geographical barriers to accessing talent

Wages

High UK inflation means people need to earn more money…

Takeaway

…candidates want transparency on pay during the recruitment process

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Self-employed

Self-employed worker numbers are 13% lower than pre-pandemic levels…

Takeaway

…this valuable pool of legacy contractors is more open to permanent / FTC opportunities

Read more

ED&I

Just 27% of the UK STEM workforce are women…

Takeaway

…key learnings come from the study of roles where a good gender balance has been achieved

Read more

Grads

First degree STEM graduate numbers plateaued in 2021/22…

Takeaway

…up to 6% remained unemployed after 15 months, a pool of untapped talent

Read more

Flexibility

53% of in STEM Professional / Associate Professions are resident in just four UK regions…

Takeaway

…hybrid/remote working has the potential to remove geographical barriers to accessing talent

Read more