Skills shortages persist despite recession

London - The UK is still having problems filling engineering positions despite the impact of the recession, according to a major international survey. The poll of some 39,000 employers across 33 countries, revealed that 11% of employers in the UK are having difficulty filling positions due to lack of suitable talent.

Engineering positions were the roles which employers were having most difficulty finding suitable candidates for.
Lee Narraway, managing director of Warrington-based recruitment firm Antal International. He believes that problems finding talent in the engineering sector could become far worse in the coming years. 

While the onset of the recession has led to a greater pool of labour, in the UK and globally firms are still having difficulty finding people with the right expertise for many engineering roles, according to Narraway.

 “Engineering clients report to us that there is a shortage of new talent coming through. Added to this the result of redundancies being made in the industry is leading to experienced and potential talent being lost, with redundant workers taking jobs abroad or retraining in different areas,” he said.