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The Water Industry Labour Report 2025
Discover the 2025 Water Industry Labour Report – essential reading for water utilities, contractors and engineers. Backed by responses from 4,391 professionals, it reveals critical skills shortages, rising job mobility, and urgent workforce gaps affecting AMP8 project delivery.
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The water industry's referral of OFWAT to the CMA is raising concerns about delays to AMP8, with hiring and supply chain activity slowing. Will this impact the labour market long-term? Read our analysis on the potential ripple effects and what the sector can expect next.
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Find out how water employers can attract new skills
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The water industry is facing a talent crisis, with 70% of engineers considering moving to other sectors like renewables, nuclear, and oil & gas within the next two years.
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Our extensive report takes a deep dive into recruitment in the industry and identifies the drivers behind the talent shortages, helping employers to better equip themselves to source the skills they need ahead of AMP8.
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This blog looks at some of the key findings from our inaugural report into the state of the water industry recruitment market
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This blog looks at Murray McIntosh's specialist water engineering recruitment services and how we support both businesses and candidates.
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This blog looks at how water industry recruitment is set to benefit from a major investment into the industry and how employers can attract more professionals to want to work for them
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This blog outlines how a renewed focus on innovation by some of the sector’s leading organisations will impact skills demand in the future.
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This blog outlines some of the highlights from the past year at Murray as well as our predictions for hiring trends in the recruitment market in 2024
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This blog outlines why ESG is so important for organisations in terms of brand reputation and enabling them to become more attractive employers
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This blog reviews some of the headline announcements made at the first ever British Water annual conference and outlines what the direction of travel means for demand for water industry skills