# Offshore job forecast, UK

**URL:** https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-job-forecast-uk/67128
**Category:** Offshore
**Created:** [September 13, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-job-forecast-uk/67128 "2023-09-13T11:40:53Z")
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#### Post date: [September 13, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-job-forecast-uk/67128/1 "2023-09-13T11:40:53Z")

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UK Offshore job prospects has been hot news lately  
Here is the optimistic view:

> **[UK Could See 225,000 Offshore Energy Jobs Created by 2030, But Challenges Loom](https://www.oedigital.com/news/507967-uk-could-see-225-000-offshore-energy-jobs-created-by-2030-but-challenges-loom)**
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> The UK offshore energy workforce can increase by up to 50% from over 150,000 in 2023 to 225,000 by the end of the decade with new…

The pessimistic view:

> **[UK’s Offshore Energy Industry Risks Missing Out on 95,000 Jobs](https://gcaptain.com/uks-offshore-energy-industry-risks-missing-out-on-95000-jobs/)**
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> (Bloomberg) — If the UK doesn’t significantly ramp up renewables investment at a time when oil and gas is in decline, as many as 95,000 potential offshore energy jobs will...

And the realistic view, (maybe??):

> **[UK looking at 50% increase in offshore energy workforce by 2030 - Splash247](https://splash247.com/uk-looking-at-50-increase-in-offshore-energy-workforce-by-2030/)**
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> Research done by Robert Gordon University (RGU) has shown that the UK offshore energy workforce could increase by up to 50% by the end of the decade. This report presents a range of workforce outcomes that could materialise over the coming years. All...