Energy & Utility Skills Group Statement
Energy & Utility Skills Group welcomes the publication of the Clean Energy Jobs Plan, part of the government’s wider Clean Energy Action Plan. The Plan marks an important step towards achieving the United Kingdom’s clean energy ambitions and ensuring that people and skills remain central to national growth.
Its publication follows the launch of our Skills Strategy 2025 to 2030, announced just one week earlier. Together, they demonstrate a shared national commitment to creating new and good jobs, growing regional opportunity and ensuring that every nation of the United Kingdom can benefit from the clean energy transition.
Government forecasts, informed by Energy & Utility Skills data and analysis, show that more than 430,000 additional skilled roles will be required by 2030 to deliver the Clean Energy Mission. These jobs represent new opportunities for people, communities and regions, and will be essential to driving inclusion, productivity and prosperity across the United Kingdom.
Enabling Growth Through Skills and Insight
Energy & Utility Skills Group has worked closely with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Office for Clean Energy Jobs, trade unions, members, employers, partners, and training providers throughout the development of the Plan. Our validated data, workforce analysis, and convening role have helped to shape priorities and ensure that actions are grounded in evidence.
Our analysis shows that clean energy growth is not only a national investment programme but a people investment programme. It will create good and secure jobs that strengthen communities and provide long term prospects for individuals and families across the United Kingdom. This level of investment offers routes into meaningful work for those beginning their careers, for people seeking to return to employment, and for those wishing to reskill in a fast changing economy.
It must also inspire the next generation, particularly young people currently not in education, employment, or training, to see their place in the United Kingdom’s clean energy future. The opportunities are wide ranging, spanning technical and operational roles through to project management, data, digital systems, and cyber security. Every citizen should be able to connect their own potential to this national mission.
Opportunity Across the Four Nations
Across the four nations, the pattern of opportunity will vary but the potential is universal.
- In England, investment in offshore wind, grid modernisation, and hydrogen will expand demand for technical, engineering, and maintenance roles.
- Scotland will continue to build on its established offshore and renewables expertise, supported by new network investment and supply chain development.
- Wales will benefit from growing activity in onshore and marine energy, creating demand for skilled construction, environmental, and operational professionals.
- In Northern Ireland, expansion of grid infrastructure, energy efficiency, and low carbon innovation will open new career and training pathways.
Together, these developments represent a once in a generation opportunity to grow the United Kingdom workforce and ensure that every nation contributes fully to clean energy security and long term economic growth.
From Ambition to Action
Paul Cox, Group Chief Executive, said:
“People will power the United Kingdom’s clean energy future. The Clean Energy Jobs Plan recognises that growth and opportunity depend on skills, inclusion and regional collaboration.
The timing of this Plan, following the launch of our Skills Strategy 2025 to 2030, highlights how industry and government can continue to work together to achieve shared goals. Collectively, we need to pick up the pace as the opportunities to change lives and deliver growth will not wait.
Our proven data, insight and networks are key enablers of delivery, helping to shape decisions and connect people to opportunity. By combining government ambition with industry expertise, we can ensure that the United Kingdom’s clean energy transition creates real and lasting benefits for people, communities and the economy.”
Next Steps
The focus now turns to action. Our priority is to ensure that people and skills sit at the centre of every clean energy investment and that workforce planning keeps pace with national infrastructure growth. Energy & Utility Skills Group will work with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Office for Clean Energy Jobs, trade unions, members, employers, partners, and training providers to translate ambition into delivery.
We will expand our data and analysis to provide real time workforce insight, strengthen collaboration across all four nations, and showcase proven practice that attracts and retains talent. Our work will continue to be safety focused, and champion opportunity and inclusion so that every citizen can connect to the clean energy transition through safe, meaningful, secure and rewarding work.
The opportunity is clear and the task is urgent. Through shared ambition and decisive action, the United Kingdom can build the workforce that delivers its clean energy future.
Notes to Editors
The Energy & Utility Skills Group (EUSG) is the authoritative voice on workforce and skills for the United Kingdom’s energy, water, and waste sectors. EUSG represents 70 member organisations that collectively employ over 200,000 people directly, with many more within their supply chains, and have a combined member turnover exceeding £120 billion each year. Our validated data, national standards, and partnerships underpin workforce planning and skills investment across the four nations.
We convene members, employers, governments, trade unions, partners and training providers to ensure that skills policy and delivery reflect industry needs. EUSG sets national standards for safety and competence, manages the Energy & Utility Skills Register (EUSR), and provides assurance for more than 300,000 individuals holding over 800,000 safety-critical registrations. We also deliver careers and jobs services that support people and employers across the United Kingdom.
The recently published Energy & Utility Skills Group’s Skills Strategy 2025 to 2030 provides a structured approach that complements the Clean Energy Jobs Plan. Anchored in four strategic pillars, Research, Attract, Develop, and Retain, it provides evidence, coordination, and insight to support workforce growth across the clean energy economy.
Read the full Skills Strategy 2025 to 2030 on the Energy & Utility Skills website: https://euskills.co.uk/about/our-strategy/skills-strategy/
For more information or interview requests, contact The Energy & Utility Skills Group via email: enquiries@euskills.co.uk
Website: www.euskills.co.uk
