The British oil and gas industry experienced 0.04% drop in new job postings in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Exxon Mobil with 898 job postings according to GlobalData’s analysis of oil and gas company job postings. GlobalData’s Oil & Gas: Hiring Trends & Signals Q2 2024 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the oil & gas industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.

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Notably, Management Occupations jobs accounted for a 13% share of the British oil and gas industry new job postings in Q2 2024, up by 5% over the prior quarter.

Management Occupations drive oil and gas industry hiring activity

Of the industry's total hiring activity, the highest number of new job postings were for Management Occupations, which accounted for 13% of the total new job postings in Q2 2024 and were down by 27% year-on-year. Second highest were Architecture and Engineering Occupations, which accounted for 11% and drop by 55% year-on-year, and third highest were Office and Administrative Support Occupations, which were 12% of the new job postings and 3% higher year-on-year.

Top five companies in oil and gas industry accounted for 46% of hiring activity

The highest number of jobs were posted by Exxon Mobil with 898, followed by John Wood Group with 547, while the highest increase was at Anglian Water Services at 1%.

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This content was updated on 28 July 2024

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