Engineering Talent & Skills Snapshot 2023 – South West

Based on ADLIB internal data and knowledge we have created an Engineering sector, talent and skills overview, specifically for the South West.

Sector overview

Bristol and Bath has strong Engineering links within design and manufacturing, with significant aerospace presence from global organisations including Airbus, Rolls Royce, GKN Aerospace and Boeing. In addition, an array of exciting and disruptive technology start-ups are based in Bristol and Bath including Robotics, Electronics and Quantum computing. This has been further enhanced with the second Science Creates incubator in the heart of Bristol opening, supporting engineering start-ups and spinouts.

Talent overview

With a cluster of four Universities with strong engineering courses, the area is abundant with graduates with skills including electronics engineering, mechanical engineering and design, aerospace engineering and physics. In addition, there are over 90,000 experienced Engineers in the area. Bristol and Bath are a superb area to grow your business with plenty of talent available.

Skills in demand

Sustainability, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Instrumentation, Electronics and Hardware Design, Research and Development and Quality Engineering have all been in demand over the past 12 months.