Sector Research
We are the sector’s leading authority on skills and workforce development in the UK. Our unique market intelligence, skills and policy expertise give us substantial links with industry professionals.
Sector Skills Research and Market Intelligence from Energy & Utility Skills
With access to all of the UK’s leading skills, employment and population datasets, as well as significant skills policy expertise, we can provide you with up-to-date, detailed analysis and advice on the state of skills and employment in your locality, region, nation or sector.
We are able to provide a bespoke research service in all areas relating to skills, employment and labour market conditions.
Examples include:
- Working with CITB, ECITB, EDF and RenewablUK, we provided a Power and Networks workforce assessment to the Conservative government's Green Jobs Delivery Group setting out the workforce challenges facing that industry.
- We were commissioned by Hull and East Yorkshire SDF2 Project Board to produce a Green Jobs and Skills Analysis covering eight sectors of the green economy in and around the Humber area.
- We were commissioned by Northern Ireland's Department for the Economy to produce a skills assessment covering eight sectors of the nation's green economy.
- For Skills Development Scotland, we have produced a detailed analysis of the workforce demands estimates for Scotland's power sector through to 2030
- For Northern Ireland's Department for Economy, we produced a series of occupational heat maps for seven sectors of the nation's energy infrastructure.
- We produced a detailed assessment of the skills and workforce requirements of the UK's domestic green technologies industry for a major energy supplier.
For something a little more “off-the-shelf”, we offer a unique assessment of local level labour market conditions for a geographic area that suits you (i.e. the resident population within your area of operation).
We have developed an approach which will highlight those local areas which are likely to have a surplus of talent, and those local areas where recruiting the skills you need might be more of a challenge.
This is based on ranking each local area against the national or regional average across of a range of 15 labour market indicators.
Each area is then given an overall rank based on their average performance against all labour market indicators – from best performing to worst.
Workforce Resilience Metrics
Electricity Transmission - October 2025
Electricity Distribution – November 2025
Gas Networks - December 2025
Water & Sewerage - TBC
Employer Skills Survey Summary
Published to Members:
October 2025
Published to industry/non-members:
April 2026
Academic Education Profile
Published to Members:
November 2025
Published to industry/non-members:
May 2026
UK & Regional Labour Market Profile
Published to Members:
January 2026
Published to industry/non-members:
July 2026
Sector Apprenticeship Profile
Published to Members:
February 2026
Published to industry/non-members:
August 2026
Sector Perceptions Research
Published to Members:
March 2026
Published to industry/non-members:
September 2026
Industry Workforce Assessments
Published to Members:
October 2026
Published to industry/non-members:
April 2027
Skills Strategy Annual Review
October 2026
Infrastructure Pipeline Workforce Assessment
Published to Members:
Late 2025
Published to industry/non-members:
Early - Mid 2026
