The European oil and gas industry experienced a 23% drop in new job postings in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Air Liquide with 1,032 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 an 8% share of the European oil and gas industry’s total new job postings in Q2 2024, drop 7% over the prior quarter.
Management Occupations drive oil and gas industry hiring activity
Management Occupations, with a share of 8% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the European oil and gas industry in Q2 2024 , ahead of Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 6% share of new job postings.
The other prominent roles included Architecture and Engineering Occupations with a 6% share in Q2 2024, Business and Financial Operations Occupations with a 6% share and Computer and Mathematical Occupations with a 5% share of new job postings.
Top five companies accounted for 23% of hiring activity
The top five companies, in terms of number of new job postings tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined 23% of the overall hiring activity in the European oil and gas industry in Q2 2024.
Air Liquide posted 1,032 jobs in Q2 2024 and registered a growth of 7% over the previous quarter, followed by BASF with 1,023 jobs and a 14% growth. Exxon Mobil, with 916 jobs, and Naturgy Energy Group, with 806 jobs, recorded a 19% rise and a 36% drop, respectively, while NES Global Talent Norge recorded a 37% decline with a 719 new job postings during Q2 2024.
Regional analysis of hiring in the European oil and gas industry, Q2 2024
The UK held the leading share of the European oil and gas hiring activity with a 23.11% share, a 1% decrease over Q1 2024. Germany was next with 20.23%, four-percentage-point up over the previous quarter.
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