As efforts to scale-up recruitment into the energy and utilities sector gather pace, the Energy & Utilities Careers & Jobs website has seen a dramatic increase in candidate registrations.
The site is the sector’s leading jobs and careers platform: it offers a central attraction tool by uniting employers to build a strong, diverse talent pipeline for the UK’s energy and utilities workforce.
We’ve seen strong growth across key engagement measures, indicating rising visibility and interest in the careers that will drive the UK’s essential infrastructure investment.
Across all key engagement measures, January 2026 showed a positive start to the year:
- 58.6% more candidate registrations year-on-year (compared to Jan 2025)
- 41.7% more Scottish candidates’ month-on-month (compared to Dec 2025)
- 11.7% increase in clicks to apply year-on-year (compared to Jan 2025)
As the sector faces unprecedented demand for skilled people to deliver the clean energy transition and major investment in the water industry, this momentum shows the platform’s growing role in helping employers reach talent.
By uniting organisations and highlighting the breadth of opportunities across energy, water and waste, Energy & Utilities Careers & Jobs continues to connect jobseekers with stable, meaningful careers.
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As a regular user, Zoe Jones, Resourcing Business Partner at Wales & West Utilities, has found working with Energy & Utilities Careers & Jobs has been ‘a huge benefit’. She said:
“It is a collaborative space to showcase the roles in our sector; we are able to highlight certain roles and if there are any roles that we need additional support with attracting candidates, we have access to a wide, diverse talent pool with the specific skillset we require.
“We receive a monthly report on the focuses that in the past have been International Women in Engineering Day, Apprenticeships & Graduate schemes, and are able to collaborate on these and align with our internal areas of focus.”
Stephen Barrett, Director of Membership and Strategic Engagement at Energy & Utility Skills Group said:
“An uplift in applications to Energy & Utilities Careers & Jobs is a powerful indicator of candidate confidence and interest. It shows that people are beginning to see our sector as accessible, stable, and full of meaningful career options.
“Meanwhile, we recently made the platform available to all our members at no additional cost, which will only make the site even more effective as more vacancies are made available.”
Alignment with demand seen in The Skills Strategy
These early year performance indicators demonstrate that sector attraction efforts are already aligning with the Energy and Utilities 2025-2030 Skills Strategy’s evidence-based approach to closing the skills gap.
The strategy forecasts the need for a 32% increase in workforce size, with 312,000 new roles to deliver the 2030 clean energy transition and more than £100bn in water infrastructure upgrades. Strong engagement at the start of the year is essential for sustaining long term momentum.
Moreover, the Skills Strategy stresses the importance of coordinated industry messaging and transparent evidence-led updates. Strong January metrics provide early the early evidence needed to reinforce public confidence, support government engagement, and give employers a clear signal that the sector’s narrative of opportunity, stability and national importance is resonating widely.
Do you want to attract the talent that will power the UK’s future? Join Energy & Utility Skills and get your opportunities in front of thousands through Energy & Utilities Careers & Jobs, the go‑to platform for careers with purpose.
