The European power industry experienced an 8% drop in new job postings in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Engie with 2,749 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of power company job postings. GlobalData’s Power: Hiring Trends & Signals Q2 2024 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the power industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.
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Notably, Management Occupations jobs accounted for a 9% share of the European power industry’s total new job postings in Q2 2024, drop 7% over the prior quarter.
Management Occupations drive power industry hiring activity
Management Occupations, with a share of 9% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the European power industry in Q2 2024 , ahead of Computer and Mathematical Occupations with a 5% share of new job postings.
The other prominent roles included Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations with a 4% share in Q2 2024, Architecture and Engineering Occupations with a 4% share and Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 4% share of new job postings.
Top five companies accounted for 37% of hiring activity
The top five companies, in terms of number of new job postings tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined 37% of the overall hiring activity in the European power industry in Q2 2024.
Engie posted 2,749 jobs in Q2 2024 and registered a decline of 10% over the previous quarter, followed by Electricite de France with 2,514 jobs and a 51% drop. E.ON, with 2,059 jobs, and Federal Grid Company - Rosseti, with 1,679 jobs, recorded an 8% rise and a 193% rise, respectively, while Hitachi Energy recorded a 26% decline with a 1,326 new job postings during Q2 2024.
Regional analysis of hiring in the European power industry, Q2 2024
Germany held the leading share of the European power hiring activity with a 24.19% share, a 5% increase over Q1 2024. France was next with 17.27%, four-percentage-point down over the previous quarter.
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