These findings are in line with other positive reports on the science and technology sector, as featured on targetjobs.co.uk over the last few months, for example that the IT services sector has returned to growth, that manufacturing was the strongest-performing UK sector in the first quarter of 2011, that technology vacancies and salaries have risen overall and that the renewable energy sector is a good growth area.
Friday, 8 July 2011
Strong demand for science, engineering and technology graduates
The CBI/EDI’s Education and Skills survey 2011, released last week, has found strong demand for employees to fill graduate jobs in science, engineering and technology (STEM) – so students in these areas can feel confident about their prospects. It found that 43% of employers surveyed were having difficulty recruiting graduates into these areas, while 53% expected to have difficulty doing so next year. Of those surveyed, 40 per cent of science and IT employers and 33% of construction employers reported that STEM graduates were likely to earn more than other graduates over the course of their careers.
These findings are in line with other positive reports on the science and technology sector, as featured on targetjobs.co.uk over the last few months, for example that the IT services sector has returned to growth, that manufacturing was the strongest-performing UK sector in the first quarter of 2011, that technology vacancies and salaries have risen overall and that the renewable energy sector is a good growth area.
These findings are in line with other positive reports on the science and technology sector, as featured on targetjobs.co.uk over the last few months, for example that the IT services sector has returned to growth, that manufacturing was the strongest-performing UK sector in the first quarter of 2011, that technology vacancies and salaries have risen overall and that the renewable energy sector is a good growth area.