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Sector Summary of Rail Engineering and Construction talent demand

Over the last three months, there has been a noteworthy surge in the demand for industry talent. It's important to note that numerous companies aren't publicly posting all of their job openings, so the actual demand surpasses what we have observed.

Commercial and Planning role vacancies increase

+%

Five companies have more than 100 vacancies

0

AECOM 512 vacancies

0

Atkins 237 vacancies

0

WSP 138 vacancies

0

Alstom 167 vacancies

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Network Rail 144 vacancies

Engineering vacancy numbers

November, December, January, July 2023 by percentage difference January - July

Engineering vacancies
Nov 2022
Dec 2022
Jan 2023
Jul 2023
% Change January - July 2023
Mechanical Engineer
45
51
61
60
-2%
HSQE Engineer
30
35
72
86
19%
Civil Engineers
101
108
245
221
-10%
BIM modellers/ technicians
46
50
297
177
-40%
OLE Engineers
78
87
100
89
-11%
E&P Engineers
75
77
64
57
-11%
Signaling Engineers
45
51
229
362
58%
P-Way Engineers
372
80
34
18
-47%

The Data Shows:

  • A huge demand in Commercial and Planning roles nationwide
  • Projects/Company recruitment starting to level off from the huge increase in demand at the beginning of 2023
  • 5 companies now have over 100 vacancies advertised
  • Peak demand was at the end of January 2023 as Rail companies plan for the calendar year

So what?

This implies that the conventional approaches of promoting and drawing in candidates are no longer effective.

The businesses that thrive are the ones equipped with a well-defined attraction strategy, often in partnership with dedicated external recruiters such as Matchtech. As they possess an array of tools, expertise and sector experience effectively navigate this challenge.

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