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Shape Your Future...
in the Humber
Part of the aspire-igen group
Shape your own future
There are lots of things you can do to give you experience
which will help you when applying for your next step in your
future career.
Here are some tips for getting the most and 27 you’ll find some ideas on
out of this publication; how to develop your skills.
If you want to find out more about o-one likes the thought of
N
Top tip!
qualifications, routes and education job interviews - but pages Whatever stage
and training pathways, go to pages 6, 28 and 29 are full of useful
7 and 8. information about making
you are at in your
successful applications. career, always do as
Explore work ‘sectors’; a sector is
name for a collection of jobs that may There’s a page for
much research as possible into the
need similar subjects for entry - such parents and carers to options available - you could
as Construction. Within each sector look at - so encourage find yourself doing a career
there are a wide range of careers yours to read page 30. you would never have
available. To find out about work
‘sectors’ visit pages 10-21. There’s We’ve provided a page imagined!
also a page on self-employment of links and further
if you’re interested in working for information - whatever
yourself. stage you’re at in your
career always do as much
Pages 24 and 25 provide some research as possible into the
examples of some new and possible options available - you could find
jobs in the future. yourself doing a career you would
We all need to make the most of our never have imagined!
skills and experiences - on pages 26
2 Shape Your Future in the Humber
Contents About the area
Changes in the Labour Market
Qualifications and Pathways 6-7
4
5
Your Choices 8
Self Employment 9
Business and Retail 10
Chemicals 11
Construction 12
Creative and Digital 13
Energy 14
Engineering 15
Food and Agriculture 16
Health and Social Care 17
Manufacturing 18
Ports and Logistics 19
Public Sector 20
Visitor Economy 21
What about going onto Higher Education? 22
Glossary 23
Jobs in the Future 24-25
It’s all about Skills! 26-27
Making Successful Applications 28-29
Calling all Parents and Carers! 30
Further Information and Contacts 31
Shape Your Future in the Humber 3
About the Area Bridlington
The Humber has significant added value strengths in:
Metals and engineering Ports and logistics – having the
largest ports complex in the
The region is covered by four Driffield Manufacturing including food
UK and the 5th largest trading
local authority areas and beverages – the Humber
estuary in Europe
has the largest concentration
on both sides of the of food industries in the UK Manufacture of chemicals
Humber Estuary. These Pocklington
Hornsea employing around 60,000 people
Energy
four councils are: Market Weighton Construction and construction Creative & Digital
Beverley products
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Over 1,000,000 passengers travel through the Humber ports
East Riding of Withernsea
Goole Barton
every year and 240,000 through Humberside Airport.
Yorkshire
North Immingham
29,000 businesses
Scunthorpe
Lincolnshire Grimsby
Brigg Cleethorpes
North East
Lincolnshire There are approximately 29,000 businesses in the Region
providing over 400,000 jobs.
The Humber Sub Region 76% of people are employed, and 13% self employed.
has a population of over 129,000, people of working age
1 in 4 are educated to degree level or higher.
account for 61% of the total population and the employment
Over half the workforce is classified as managerial, professional or
rate for the Humber is 76%. skilled.
The Humber has powered the UK economy for decades, Manufacturing contributes 27% of our Gross Value Added and 17% of
our employment, compared to 8.7% for England.
bringing everything from food to freight, coal to cars,
passengers to petroleum. As one of Europe’s busiest port, the The Humber is fast becoming an international centre of excellence for
Renewable Energy.
Humber is one of the UK’s most important assets.
80% of seafood processed in the UK each year comes from Grimsby.
Today, businesses continue to invest and thrive in the
Humber because of our strategic UK coastal location and
global connectivity. For further information visit:
www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk Look in your local newspapers.
www.lmihumber.co.uk Pop in to your local Job Centre.
www.careersyandh.co.uk Check out Social Media.
www.bridgingthegaphumber.co.uk And talk to family and friends.
4 Shape Your Future in the Humber
Changes in the Labour Market* FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT SKILLS
Change How will it affect careers of the future? Which job areas will be important?
ON PAGES
24 & 25
New technology New technology is one of the reasons for some jobs disappearing. Think about the self- Electronics ICT and big data
is being
developed
service machines in supermarkets and robots on production lines; these work a lot of
machines that used to be operated by people. We could soon be seeing driverless cars and
Design engineering Aerospace Which
constantly drones being used for deliveries.
Creative and media Cyber security skills will
New technology creates new jobs especially those using higher level skills, such as 3-D be most
designers and software engineers. important?
People are living People will need more health and social care. There will be demand for research into drugs Health care Pharmacology
longer than and ways for people to keep their independence. Social care Leisure
before Technological
More care, health and social workers will be needed look after an ageing population - Bioscience
especially workers on a mobile basis to deliver services to people.
The skills of There is more competition from the rest of the world. China and Japan both have more than Education Creative and media Communication
people around twice as many graduates as the UK. There are competitive apprenticeship programmes in Science (including gaming)
the world are countries such as Germany. Workers need to keep their skills and qualifications current to give Manufacturing
Engineering Creativity
increasing them the best chance of productive careers.
Manufacturing ICT
including
Finance Design
‘Green’ issues; More research into saving energy and developing greener technology. If we all start driving Engineering Energy and utilities
We need to take electric cars we’ll need skilled mechanics to maintain them. including motor Innovation Reasoning
more care of the vehicle
environment.
New building materials and ways to use less energy. More efficient design and use of Design and Problem
materials. Chemical processing Solving
Research (including
Less pollution of the environment. Reduction in the use of plastics and other non- Recycling into alternative food
biodegradable materials. We need to eat less meat to make world food supplies go further. Agriculture sources)
These skills are
People are Increased demand for services such as catering, fitness, health spas and gaming. Health and beauty Creative and media important for
thinking carefully Some farms are turning to tourism on top of farming (diversifying their businesses). Sport and leisure Sales and
nearly all the
how they spend marketing jobs!
their money, There are more overseas visitors coming to the UK. More Hotels are offering spa facilities. Hospitality and
especially in their People are having longer retirements so need to plan their finances effectively. tourism Financial advice
leisure time.
*The labour market refers to to all the people who are able to work and want jobs in a country or area, in relation to the number of jobs there are available in that country or area.
Want to find out more about automation and the impact on jobs?
Visit; https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/will-a-robot-takeover-my-job
Shape Your Future in the Humber 5
Qualifications and Pathways
On the next two pages we’ve listed some of the qualifications and their ‘levels’.
It’s important for you to research qualifications for your future career – remember not all qualifications are offered everywhere!
14 to 16 Level 1 14 to 16 Level 2 16 to 18 Level 3
GCSEs (grades D-G or 3-1) GCSEs (grades A-C or 9-4) A Levels
You will study a variety of subjects and the Maths and English at Grade 4 or higher is Students study A-Levels at a further
grades you get can affect your future career essential for more advanced study and most education college or sixth form.
choices. employment.
Vocational/applied courses
Vocational/applied courses Vocational/applied courses include BTEC Level 3 Diploma Extended
include BTEC Introduction Diplomas. include BTEC Level 2 (First) Diplomas, CACHE Diplomas, T Levels*, Cambridge Technicals
and Cambridge Technicals. and CACHE.
Traineeship
A traineeship is an education and training Intermediate Apprenticeships Advanced Apprenticeships
programme which incorporates work These are the first level of apprenticeship. These are a step above Intermediate
experience, preparing young people for their Apprentices work towards work-based Apprenticeships. It’s a chance to access
future careers by helping them to become learning qualifications such as an NVQ training, develop skills and gain qualifications
‘work ready’. Level 2. whilst working for an employer.
* Available from 2020.
Top tip! Remember qualifications are changing all the time and we’ve not been able to list every one
that is available. Talk to your teachers and tutors for the latest information.
6 Shape Your Future in the Humber
18+ Level 4 18+ Level 5 18+ Level 6
Degree Studying for your Degree Completing your Degree
A course of study usually undertaken after You’ll undertake varied study depending on You’ll be able to access support throughout
Level 3 qualification(s) studied at university or your course: time in lectures, seminars and your course on a variety of issues such as
college. Normally involves three or four years self-study are all common on most courses. study and well-being and help to progress
of study and spans qualification Levels 4-6. to your next step.
Vocational/applied courses include
Vocational/applied courses include Higher National Diploma and some Top tip! Universities
Universities often
offer opportunities for studying
Higher National Certificates: A full-time Higher Foundation Degrees: work-related vocational abroadopportunities
offer or work experience.
for
National Certificate (HNC) takes one year to qualifications, ‘equivalent’ to the first two studying abroad or work
complete, or two years part-time. The HNC years of a three year honours degree. experience. This may help you
is equivalent to the first year of a university
pick your higher education course.
degree programme.
Degree Apprenticeships
Degree Apprenticeships are universities and Degree Apprenticeships
Higher Apprenticeships colleges working with business to offer degree Degree Apprenticeship are a way of gaining
An opportunity to gain Level 4 qualifications courses that combine academic study and a high-level qualification, giving you a salary
including NVQ Level 4, HND or a foundation workplace experience. and valuable experience. They can last up to
degree. A higher apprenticeship can take from five years.
one to five years to complete and involves
part-time study.
Further study: If you complete a degree course, there are a number of more advanced qualifications you can take including a Masters degree
or a PhD. These (with some degree apprenticeships) would be classed as Level 7 qualifications and beyond.
Shape Your Future in the Humber 7
Your Choices
REMEMBER; POST-16 POST-18
IT’S ALWAYS A–Levels University
Year 10 and Year 11
IMPORTANT GCSEs BTEC/T Levels Degree Apprenticeship
TO DO YOUR
Apprenticeship Employment
RESEARCH INTO
QUALIFICATIONS In Year 8 or 9 you will need to choose which subjects you would like to REMEMBER: you now have to stay in some form of learning until you are 18
AND CAREERS TO study in Years 10 and 11. years old (this is called Raising the Participation Age (RPA)). RPA doesn’t
mean you have to stay on at school after Year 11.
KEEP AS MANY You will need to check with your School/Academy which GCSE subjects
are on offer and when you need to make your choices. You can carry on learning while you are on an apprenticeship with
OPTIONS OPEN FOR You will have to study English, Maths and Science as part of your an employer.
YOURSELF. GCSE programme (these are called ‘compulsory’ subjects) but you will
REMEMBER: Visit colleges and sixth forms and look into apprenticeship
be able to choose others.
opportunities - it’s always good to apply for more than one thing!
REMEMBER: Not all GCSE subjects will be offered by your school but most will. Look out for any application closing dates.
In Years 10 & 11 it’s time to think about your next steps At the age of 18 you have some really significant choices and decisions to
(post-16 - sometimes called further education and training or FE). make - potentially entering your higher education (HE) phase.
Your Post-16 Options are; You may choose to go to university (or a higher education college) to study a
6th Form/College - You can carry on with full-time learning in a school degree. There are a huge range of courses and options, so start researching
sixth form, sixth form college, FE (further education) college or UTC as soon as you can. Visit UCAS https://www.ucas.com/ to get started.
(university technical college). This could be where you are currently Look at pages 28 and 29 for some things to consider about university.
learning, but it could mean moving somewhere new, depending on your
choices. Find out more about different qualifications on pages 6 and 7. At 18, you could also choose to undertake a (Higher) Degree
Check entry requirements to courses post-16. Apprenticeship, which you can access with A Levels/other Level 3
qualifications or you may be able to progress with an Advanced
ork based learning/employment – apprenticeships, traineeships,
W Apprenticeship.
study programmes.
Opportunities for degree apprenticeships are expanding and as with all
Part-time education or training whilst running your own business or
information, things change. Keep checking relevant websites.
volunteering.
You might decide to get a job at 18, but remember you can always go back
Find out more about apprenticeships at: into education; part-time study and the Open University are two more
www.apprenticeships.gov.uk options for carrying on learning if you’re working.
8 Shape Your Future in the Humber
Self Employment
IN 2018, The usual definition of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is any business with fewer than 250 employees.
There were 5.7 million SMEs in the UK in 2018, which was over 99% of all businesses.
Skills/qualities
Skills/qualities
THERE WERE
• Determination
• Determination
• Self-discipline
If you fancy being your own boss, then self-employment may be an option for you.
APPROXIMATELY You will need to think about: What will it cost to start your Seek advice about what you will need to
• Self-discipline
• Good organisation skills
• Good organisation skills
71,600
• Persistency
What is your business offering? business? include in the plan from either the bank you • Persistency
are applying to, or through a local college • Flexibility
SELF-EMPLOYED How much money will you need to • Flexibility
Who will be your customers? course in self- employment start-up. • Competitive
survive until your business makes a • Competitive
PEOPLE IN
Is there a market for your products or profit? How will you raise this money? • Imaginative
• Imaginative
services? • Willing to take risks
THE HUMBER
You’ll need to find out about any laws • Willing to take risks
Where and how will you run your that apply to your business and about • Communication skills
• Communication skills
business?
ABOUT 13% things like tax and National Insurance, so
What is the competition? it’s important to get advice early. See the
OF THE Useful subjects include;
How are you different from or better www.gov.uk pages for guidance.
WORKING • Business and • English
than others? If you need to borrow money to set up
POPULATION). the business, you will need a well-written
finance • Administration
How will you let people know about • Maths
(FROM NOMIS) business plan. • ICT
your products or service?
Top tip!
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colleges for short business
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courses such as Marketing,
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Website Design, Online
For information... Selling and Accountancy for
Federation of Small Businesses https://www.fsb.org.uk/ Peter Jones Enterprise Academy (Dragon’s Den) small businesses.
Confederation of British Industry https://www.cbi.org.uk/ https://www.peterjonesfoundation.org/
Youth Employment UK https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/employ- Shell http://shell-livewire.org
ment-help-young-people/choices/starting-your-own-business/ Young enterprise https://young-enterprise.org.uk/
More information...
Gov.UK Setting up as a sole trader https://www.gov.uk/set-up-self-employed National Citizen Service https://www.ncsyes.co.uk/
https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/ http://www.shell-livewire.org/ https://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/ http://www.ncsyes.co.uk/
Princes Trust https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/
Shape Your Future in the Humber 9
Business and Retail
23
Business services are about the administration and other activities for making Skills/qualities
% the exchange of products and services possible. Retail is the sale of goods in National
Types of Job • Teamworking
Average Salary
shops and online.
• Communication
of Will there be opportunities available?
The increased focus on Northern
communication, IT and team working
as well as formal qualifications.
Claims Adviser
£15,000 to
£50,000
• Problem solving
• Flexibility
employment cities, and the government drive to
create a Northern Powerhouse, will Did You Know? Project Manager
£22,000 to • Customer focus
in the create opportunity for business growth
and expansion. It is predicted there
There are 30,000 businesses in
this sector in the Humber region, yet
£70,000
Useful subjects include
Humber is will be 15% more jobs in this sector over 80% of retailers employ fewer
Private Practice
Accountant
£18,000 to
£100,000
• Business Admin
• Maths
in Business in coming years, to add to the 80,000 than 10 people.
jobs already in the Humber. Also, female workers outnumber £15,000 to • English
Loss Adjuster
& Retail 1.2 million jobs nationally will need
to be filled as a result of people leaving
males in the retail workforce. A third of
retail staff are aged under 25 years.
£80,000 • ICT
• Design
Store/Retail £20,000 to
the sector (replacement jobs) in the Automation is increasing and due to Manager £70,000
coming years. Finance and business Some local employers
advances in technology there will be
services in particular have an ageing fewer lower and unskilled jobs in the Customer Service £12,500 to Debenhams
workforce and employers are keen future. Level 3 qualifications and above Adviser £30,000 Next
to encourage young people into the will be useful when looking for work in Boots
industry. £12,500 to Arco
this sector. Solicitor
£30,000
There is an increasing With careers as diverse as Visual Barclays
demand especially for higher Merchandiser, Retail Buyer and Bank KCOM
level skills (level 4 and 5) to fill Manager, to Stockbroker, Recruitment Good to Know: Andrew Jackson Solicitors
management and professional Consultant and HR Officer, the Skills employers are looking for IT@Spectrum
roles. With a variety of jobs Business and Retail sector opens in this sector include Customer
in this sector covering over many doors! Service, IT, Team Work and Sources: Business Register Employment
Survey, Annual Survey of Hours and
600 occupations, employers Problem Solving. Earnings, Office for National Statistics.
are looking for skills such as
For information... www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk www.lmihumber.co.uk Search for jobs by... popping in to your local Job Centre
www.careersyandh.co.uk www.bridgingthegaphumber.co.uk www.apprenticeships.gov.uk • checking your local newspapers • attending events and seminars
www.allaboutcareers.com www.skillsmartretail.com www.deliveringyourfuture.co.uk • checking out YouTube and Social Media • talking to family and friends
10 Shape Your Future in the HumberChemicals
1of%jobs in
The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. Skills/qualities
Central to the modern world economy, it converts raw materials (oil, natural gas, air, National
Types of Job • Communication and literacy
Average Salary
water, metal, fibres, paints, pharmaceutical ingredients and minerals) into more than
• Application of IT
70,000 different products. £29,000 to
Chemical Engineer • Attention to detail
Did You Know? the road each day and supplies 20% of all £60,000
• Health & Safety awareness
the Humber The chemical industry employs
approximately 5,000 people in the Humber
the UK’s petroleum products.
Research Chemist
£18,000 to • Able to carry out instructions
are in region which has the UK’s second
Will there be opportunities available?
By 2030 it is predicted that the UK
£50,000
Useful subjects include
Chemicals
largest group of employers in this sector, Chemical
including Total Lindsey Oil refinery at Chemical Industry will be leading the way £18,000 to • English
Engineering
Killingholme. in manufacturing export, enabling the £35,000 • Maths
Technician
chemistry-using industries to contribute • IT
With two major oil refineries providing £300 billion to the UK economy. Oil and Gas £35,000 to • Science
27% of the UK’s oil refinery production,
Manufacturing will be dependent on Operations Manager £65,000
the demand for a skilled workforce in this
region is strong. the quality of research and development Some local employers
Laboratory £15,000 to
activity, meaning that new talent within the BP Chemicals Ltd
Along with five power stations is BP’s Technician £30,000
industry will be valued. Croda Europe Ltd
chemical manufacturing facility in Hull,
Process/Production £14,000 to Phillips 66
which is the largest producer of acetic
Worker £20,000 Centrica Storage
acid and acetic anhydride in Europe.
Phillips66 production of high-grade Sources: Business Register Employment Survey,
Tonox
graphite coke keeps 500,000 new cars on Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for Total Lindsey Oil Refinery
National Statistics. *CITB June 2016
Good to Know: A lot of newer and really exciting jobs in the chemical sector that offer a good salary package need a
science, technology or maths base.
With routes into the chemicals industry ranging from traineeship and entry level certificates, to degree apprenticeships and
postgraduate level study, the sector offers a wide range of options. From production worker and lab assistant to clerical
roles, technicians, managerial positions and opportunities in scientific research, a broad range of skills are in demand.
For information... www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk www.lmihumber.co.uk Search for jobs by... popping in to your local Job Centre
www.careersyandh.co.uk www.bridgingthegaphumber.co.uk www.cogentskills.com • checking your local newspapers • attending events and seminars
• checking out YouTube and Social Media • talking to family and friends
Shape Your Future in the Humber 11Construction
Construction is the process of creating and building infrastructure such as roads, Skills/qualities
bridges and railways or a facility such as a business premises, home, hospital or school. National
Types of Job • Practical and technical
Construction starts with planning, design and financing and continues until the project is Average Salary
• Problem solving
built and ready for use. Normally, the job is managed by a project manager, and supervised £27,500 to
by a construction manager, design engineer, construction engineer or project architect. Architect • Attention to detail
£90,000 • Team working
Craft trades people such as bricklayers and joiners are essential to the construction sector.
Jobs that offer a good salary package need a technology, engineering or maths base. £16,000 to • Communication
5%
Carpenter/Joiner • Safety aware
Will there be opportunities available? Although this has increased over £40,000
recent years and is set to continue to rise, • Able to work at heights
The region is expanding and growth £18,000 to
will bring a demand for affordable new women are encouraged to look at wider Electrician • Able to read drawings
£42,000
homes. It’s estimated that 23% of new opportunities in construction. • Accurate measurement
work will be in housing. Both professional 1 in 3 employers are currently £24,000 to
of
Civil Engineer Useful subjects include
and trade employees will be recruited into struggling to fill vacancies for Electricians, £80,000
construction in the coming years. Plumbers and Heating & Ventilation • English
employment engineers. £18,000 to • Maths
Managerial, professional and technical Quantity Surveyor
£80,000
occupations will be in greatest demand With qualifications and training • IT
in the in this sector. Construction employment
is forecast to remain steady at around
available from entry level to level 8, the
Construction sector offers a very wide Plumber
£15,000 to
£40,000
• Science
Humber is in 200,000 workers per year between 2019
and 2023 nationally.
range of opportunities. Some local employers
Sewell
Construction
Did you know… Over 80% of
With a higher than average number of The jobs most in demand over the MKM Building Supplies
Construction companies in the Humber
workers aged 55 and over, the need for next five years in the UK will be: Beal Homes
employ less than 10 people. Over 35% of
new recruits will grow as people retire. To Construction Process Managers (3,420),
construction companies in the Humber Balfour Beatty
fill the gap 120,000 new apprentices will Construction Professional and Technical
are registered self-employed and more Houlton
be employed nationally in the next 2 years. Staff (3,260) and Wood Trades and
than 2 million people work in Construction Howdens
Interior fit-out (2,380).
Only 12% of the workforce is female in the UK.
Soper
and they are mainly employed in Mason Clark Associates
professional and managerial roles.
Sources: Annual Survey of Hours and
For information... https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk www.lmihumber.co.uk www.careersyandh.co.uk Earnings, ONS 2015
Business Register Employment Survey,
www.bridingthegaphumber.co.uk www.apprenticeships.gov.uk www.allaboutcareers.com www.goconstruct.org NOMIS 2016
www.citb.co.uk/careers-in-construction/ www.citb.co.uk/bconstructive/ http://greenporthull.co.uk/jobs-training UK Business Counts 2015
12 Shape Your Future in the HumberCreative and Digital
22
Creative and digital industries are about the creation and development of products and
Skills/qualities
% ideas. They include industries such as computer games design, animation, social media, National
Types of Job
film and TV, graphic design and advertising, music performing arts, and visual arts. New Average Salary • Good problem
solving skills
technology skills such as machine learning, mobile development, SEO/SEM marketing, data
of visualization, data engineering, UI/UX design, cyber-security 8, Cloud computing/AWS,
Web Content
Manager
£25,000 to £55,000 • Communication
• Creativity
employment Blockchain and IoT are required now and will be vital to the future of many businesses.
Will there be opportunities available? enabled jobs — those requiring only some Games Developer £19,000 to £70,000 • Strong ICT knowledge
in the The Humber is one of the fastest engagement with digital tech – bring in
£35,227. Copy Editor £15,600 to £81,640
(and experience)
• Attention to detail
Humber is
growing digital sectors outside of London.
Employment in this sector is predicted Skills shortages are in multiplatform
Useful subjects include
in the to grow both locally and nationally with
Software and Applications Developers
skills, meaning the ability to produce
content across all potential platforms such
Web Designer £18,000 to £40,000
• Design
Creative and Analysts in high demand. There is
also accelerating demand from entirely
as the web, mobile, i-pad or TV, and to
be able to transfer skills from one sector App Developer £21,000 to £55,000
• English
• Maths
& Digital new specialist roles relating to emerging
technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence
to another.
Social Media
£23,000 to £75,000
• ICT
Sector (AI) and Blockchain specialists.
The UK is the fourth largest producer of
computer games in the world, this makes
Manager • Art
• Media
The rate of growth is unprecedented and the jobs market highly competitive to new Product Designer £19,000 to £50,000
anyone looking to enter the tech industry entrants. A strong portfolio of work is
should start looking at opportunities to important to give yourself the edge over Some local employers
Software
learn these new skills. Self-teaching is others. Both voluntary work and networking £20,000 to £70,000 BBC
Developer
quite common now. There are plenty of free through STEM related events in the area will Garthwest
online resources for anyone looking to get help you gain work experience, as a lot of media such as LinkedIn or Facebook. Hull Truck Theatre
into tech. newer and really exciting jobs in this sector Recruitment Agencies work exclusively
that offer a good salary package require 20-21 Visual Arts Centre
Did you know…Jobs requiring digital with many employers across the region to
technology and maths skills. KCOM
tech skills command higher salaries, on support them in their search for talent.
average, £42,578 compared to £32,477 per Jobs in this sector are not always University of Hull
year for other professions, while digitally advertised. Employers may use social Strawberry
Sources: Business Register Employment
For information... www.nationalcareersservice.co.uk www.careersyandh.co.uk www.bridgingthegaphumber.co.uk Survey, Annual Survey of Hours and
Earnings, Office for National Statistics.
www.apprenticeships.gov.uk www.allaboutcareers.com www.creativeskillset.org www.deliveringyourfuture.co.uk
www.futuremorph.org www.gamesindustry.biz/ https://www.thetechpartnership.com/tech-future-careers/ www.lmihumber.co.uk
Shape Your Future in the Humber 13Energy
5of %
The Energy Sector relates to the production and supply of energy. Renewable energy is Skills/qualities
generally defined as energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished National
Types of Job • Problem-solving
on a human timescale such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and waves. Renewable energy Average Salary
replaces conventional fuels in four distinct areas, electricity generation, air and water • Attention to detail
Renewable Energy £23,000 to • Computer skills
heating/cooling, motor fuels, and rural (off-grid) energy services. Technician £42,000
• Communication
employment The Energy Sector is very closely linked with engineering, manufacturing and ports
and logistic sectors. Engineering
£18,000 to
• Team working
in the Will there be opportunities available? The Grimsby, Sheffield & Hull triangle
Maintenance
Technician
£40,000
Useful subjects include
Humber is
With an ageing workforce and the is the largest energy sector in the UK. As
creation of new jobs, the Energy and home to the company Orsted, the world’s Renewable £20,000 to • Science
in the Infrastructure sectors are growing. By
2024, 8.7 million jobs will be created in
leading offshore wind developer, £6bn has
been invested in offshore wind alone in the
Energy Engineer £80,000 • Maths
• Engineering
Energy the UK. Around 760,000 people will be
employed in these industries in the Humber
Humber region.
The £200m ENERGY WORKS plant in
Project Manager
£22,000 to
£70,000
• Technology
• Business
Sector region, which includes 160,000 new jobs.
The Humber region will need 36,000
Hull is one of the largest privately-funded
power stations of its kind. This major LGV Driver
£18,500 to
Some local employers
£35,000
people by 2032 to work in the offshore development will power 43,000 homes. Siemens
wind sector alone. Demand for skilled Engineering £14,000 to C Spencer Ltd
people is set to grow, as the Humber Operative £25,000 Able UK
becomes the heart of the UK’s renewable
Ecotricity
energy production. Good to Know: Emerging roles within this sector offer a range of exciting new jobs. Smart Wind
Did You Know? Many require a science, technology, engineering or maths base.
Orsted
3 of the world’s largest wind farms are From opportunities such as Warehouse Operatives and Drivers, to Solar and Wind GEV Wind
on our doorstep. As part of some of the Turbine Technicians, the industry offers many possibilities at entry level. Professional Boston Energy
largest engineering projects in the world, and managerial opportunities requiring academic, work-based and apprenticeship
they attract between £75-£100 billion to training, in turn bring the benefits of a good salary and the opportunity to progress in Sources: Annual Survey of Hours and
Earnings, ONS 2015
the economy. an interesting, forward thinking career. Forewind Annual Report 2015 Amey UK
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14 Shape Your Future in the HumberEngineering
2employment
Engineering is the application of scientific, social, and practical knowledge in order to invent, Skills/qualities
% of design, build, maintain, research, and improve structures, machines, devices, systems, National
Types of Job • Problem solving
materials, and processes. Average Salary
• Attention to detail
The discipline of engineering is extremely broad, and encompasses a range of more Robotics • Communication
£27,500 to £55,500
specialised fields of engineering, each with a more specific emphasis on particular areas of Engineer • Accuracy
in the applied science, technology and types of application.
Will there be opportunities available? Women are encouraged to enter this
Maintenance
£16,000 to £35,000
• Creative thinking
Humber The Engineering sector is growing. With rapidly changing and varied sector.
Fitter • Interest in how things work
is in new industries and technologies emerging and
203,000 people with Level 3+ engineering
Engineering is no longer a traditional heavy
industry. Creativity and problem-solving
Mechanical
Engineer
£22,000 to £55,000 Useful subjects include
• Design and Technology
Engineering skills are needed every year to meet demand,
the region offers many interesting opportunities
abilities, along with a knowledge of tech to
design new products are now key skills. Design Engineer £20,000 to £55,000 • Maths
• IT
at all levels. Engineers work in many different industries
CAD Technician £15,000 to £35,000 • Science
Up to 59,000 engineering graduates and including chemicals, food manufacturing, • Engineering
technicians are required every year nationally technology and the motor and aerospace Electronics
to fill core engineering roles, a demand which industries. More qualified and skilled people Engineering £18,000 to £35,000 Some local employers
is not currently being met. are needed to forge a bright future for
Technician BAE Systems
Over the next five years it is Engineering, which will in turn bring work to
other sectors and boost the economy of the Point
expected that 186,000 more people CNC Machinist £18,000 to £35,000 British Steel
with engineering skills will be needed country as a whole.
Kingston Engineering
by companies nationally.
Good to Know: A lot of newer and really exciting engineering jobs that offer a good salary GWF Engineering
Did You Know? package need a science, technology, engineering and maths base. Britcon
The average graduate starting salary for With skills in demand from entry level to postgraduate, Engineering offers a wide range APT
engineering is £27,079 – over a fifth more of opportunities. Routes into the sector include apprenticeships, BTEC certification and Alliedprotek
than for all graduates. academic qualifications up to doctorate level. From CAD Technicians, Electricians, Gas
Sources: Annual Survey of Hours and
Nationally 12% of the Engineering workforce Service Technicians and Welders to Civil Engineers and Project Directors, careers in Earnings, ONS 2015
is female and this is increasing year on year. Engineering welcome both academic and hands-on practical talent. Business Register Employment Survey,
NOMIS 2016 (2014 figures).
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Shape Your Future in the Humber 15Food and Agriculture
5employment
The food & agriculture sector involves the cultivation of animals, plants, and other life Skills/qualities
National
% of forms to enable us to manufacture food and drink. Think livestock - dairy cows, cattle for
beef, sheep for wool and lamb, pigs and poultry. Think crops – wheat, oats, peas, oilseed
rape and grass for your livestock.
Types of Job
Farm Manager
Average Salary
£20,000 to
• Problem solving
• Attention to detail
• Team working
Will there be opportunities available? £1million of business is conducted weekly £50,000
• High standards of hygiene
in the Opportunities in Food and Agriculture are
growing. In the next ten years Lantra (one of
at Grimsby Fish market. Selling 15,000
tonnes of seafood every year, Grimsby
Agricultural
Engineer
£25,000 to
£40,000
and safety
Humber is the leading awarding bodies for land-based
industries) estimate that the agriculture
Fish Market has opportunities for workers
at all levels. £20,000 to
• Able to follow instructions
in Food & sector will need a minimum of 194,000 British farmers and growers produce
Rural Surveyor
£45,000 Useful subjects include
• Technology
Agriculture more people nationally to meet demand.
With advances in technology, higher
63% of all the food we eat, and in the future
this amount will need to increase to feed a Tractor Driver
£16,000 to
£30,000 • Maths
level jobs are now opening up in Food & growing population. • IT
Food Manufacturing £15,500 to • Science
Agriculture, and the sector accounts for 5% The East Riding of Yorkshire is home Inspector £30,000
of the region’s workforce, employing over to over 2,000 agricultural and food • English
18,000 people. manufacturing businesses. Over 95% of £20,000 to
Food Technologist
land-based businesses in the Humber £45,000 Some local employers
Did You Know? employ fewer than 10 people.
£13,750 to William Jackson Food Group
The Humber region is vital to the UK’s Baker
£40,000 JZ Flowers int Ltd
fishing industry, processing 70% of the UK’s
chilled and frozen seafood. The local and Coletta & Tyson
Good to Know: Young’s Ltd
very popular brand Young’s are the UK’s
A lot of newer and really exciting jobs that offer a good salary package need a
leading fish & seafood business, selling Cranswick plc
science, technology, engineering or maths base.
225 million products every year, and around JSR Farms
Pathways into work There are a broad range of pathways into work, from
Premier Plant Producers
opportunities for school leavers to do in-house training, to graduate level roles.
From jobs in horticulture, farm labouring, forestry and agricultural engineering, TSC Foods
to farm management, conservation, baking and veterinary practice, the Food and
Agriculture industries offer interesting and varied opportunities at all levels. Sources: Annual Survey
of Hours and Earnings,
ONS 2015
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NOMIS
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16 Shape Your Future in the HumberHealth and Social Care
14
Health care is about the treatment and support of medical conditions in hospital, health centres Skills/qualities
% of and in the community. It includes Dentists and Opticians. Social care is about the care and National
Types of Job • Communication
support of people within the community. Average Salary
• Sense of responsibility
employment Will there be opportunities available?
The number of Health & Social Care jobs
16% of Adult Health & Social Care workers
in the Humber are male and 84% are female,
Social Worker £24,000 to £40,500 • Good timekeeping and
organisational skills
in the is predicated to grow to around 2.6million
by 2025 nationally. The NHS remains the
showing that men are under-represented in
this sector.
Care Home
Assistant
£12,500 to £25,000 • Team work
Humber biggest employer in the UK and the 5th largest Nearly all Health and Social Care Residential
Home Manager
£20,000 to £54,000
• Empathy and compassion
is in Health
employer in the world, employing over 1.7 organisations offer apprenticeships. Useful subjects include
million people. Due to an ageing population Health & Social Pharmacist £30,500 to £45,000 • English
& Social An additional 174,000 social care workers
will be needed across Yorkshire & Humber
Care is one of the fastest growing sectors in
the UK with 7,200 vacancies at any given time Midwife £24,214 to £43,772
• Maths
Care by 2035 to meet predicated demands, and
Hull York Medical School will train an extra
across the Yorkshire & Humber region. Over
50,000 people are employed in the sector in Dental Nurse £18,813 to £30,112
• IT
• Science
90 doctors per year from 2019 to meet the the Humber.
demands of the NHS. Doctor (GP) £37,191 to £87,003 Some local employers
NHS
Did You Know? Medical Secretary £16,500 to £27,000
HICA Group
Around 20% of the workforce in the Humber Occupational Relate
is aged 55 or over but only 12% of workers £24,214 to £43,772
Therapist Busy Bees Childcare
are under 25 years old. New employees will Dove House Hospice
be required by the sector to meet demand in Physiotherapist £24,214 to £43,772
Spire Healthcare
the future.
Podiatrist £24,214 to £37,267 Sue Ryder Care
City Health Care Partnership
Oasis
Sources: Business Register Employment
Survey, Annual Survey of Hours and
Earnings, Office for National Statistics.
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Shape Your Future in the Humber 17Manufacturing
22
Manufacturing is the production of goods from raw materials to after sales services. Skills/qualities
National
% of
Manufacturing today is usually high-tech production on a large scale. Most Types of Job
Average Salary • Mechanical aptitude
manufacturing processes are automated to ensure that products meet quality standards
and can be produced in large volumes to meet demand. Advanced manufacturing • Problem solving practical
Manufacturing £14,000 to
employment involves the use of technology to improve products and processes.
Will there be opportunities available? Manufacturing is creating high-skilled
Operative £20,000
and theoretical
• Decision making
in the Currently 40% of manufacturers say jobs. The sector will need 750,000 Textiles
Manager
Production £22,000
£65,000
to • Communication
• Teamwork
Humber is in 40% of their workforce is above the age
of 50, and while they are keen to keep
science, technology and engineering
professionals to replace those leaving the Purchasing £20,000 to
• Health and safety aware
Manufacturing hold of these workers, who often possess
specialist skills, there is a growing need
industry by 2020.
Did You Know?
Manager £60,000 • Budget management
employing over to attract the next generation.
25% of people employed in the
Quality Assurance
Manager
£23,000 to
£55,000
Useful subjects include
• Maths
80,000 people 76% of manufacturers currently have
at least one EU national working in their
sector nationally are women and this is
increasing year on year. Around 10% of
Materials Engineer
£20,000 to • Engineering
business, and on average EU nationals the workforce is aged 16-24. £45,000 • Science
make up 11% of a manufacturer’s • Design and Technology
Manufacturing workers are frequently
workforce. £16,000 to • Computing
shift workers, and the industry operates Maintenance Fitter
The manufacturing sector has adopted £35,000
24 hrs a day, 365 days a year.
new technologies and provided new jobs £16,000 to Some local employers
Manufacturing pays higher wages than
for workers. Bench Joiner Swift Caravans
the national average, with the average £40,000
Technologies such as artificial weekly pay in the manufacturing sector Cranswick plc
intelligence (AI), robotics, and Internet being approximately 17% higher than the Manufacturing £22,000 to
William Jackson Food Group
of Things (IoT) are rapidly changing the whole economy average. Systems Engineer £40,000
Reckitt Benckiser
workplace.
Humdinger
Manufacturing supports Good to Know: A lot of newer and really exciting jobs that offer a good salary
BAE Systems
young people, with 66% of package need a science, technology, engineering and maths base.
Siemens Gamesa
manufacturers planning to recruit With a range of entry level positions such as Food Processing Worker, Labourer
an engineering apprentice in the and Machine Operative, progression is possible to higher level roles such as Quality Sources: Business Register Employment
next 12 months. Assurance Technician, Shift Manager and Production Manager. Survey, Annual Survey of Hours and
Earnings, Office for National Statistics.
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18 Shape Your Future in the HumberPorts and Logistics
7employment
Ports have, throughout history, been a place where goods and people arrive or leave the Skills/qualities
% of country by sea. Logistics is the management, movement & storage of products. It is about National
Types of Job • Team working
getting the right product to the right place, at the right time. It is also about the movement of Average Salary
people by road, rail, sea and air. It includes postal and courier services. Large companies such • Problem solving
Airport Baggage £15,000 to
as supermarkets run their own logistics while other companies outsource all their logistics to • Good organisation
Handler £20,000
• Attention to detail
in the specialist companies.
Will there be opportunities available? The Humber Ports make up the biggest
Storage and
Warehouse Manager
£16,000 to
£35,000
• Confidence
Humber is Following investment in the Humber
region in the Energy and Renewables sector,
port complex in the UK. Around 1 million
P&O Ferries passengers pass through the Mechanical Engineer
£22,000 to
• Communication
• Ability to work under pressure
in Ports & employment opportunities in Logistics are port of Hull each year. £55,000
Logistics, set to grow by 16% nationally. Activities at the Humber Ports supply 10% Large Goods £18,500 to Useful subjects include
The supply of both deck and engine of the UK’s energy needs. Vehicle Driver £35,000 • Maths
employing officers is predicted to fall by 30% nationally
creating an urgent need for fresh talent.
Logistics is not just about driving, there
are a wide range of occupations within
Crane Operator
£20,000 to
£30,000
• IT
• Science
around The skills profile of the maritime sector the industry. Did you know for example, £18,000 to
• English
27,000 will change significantly over the next 30 that Humberside International Airport has Import-export Clerk • Business Studies
£30,000
years. As new data driven technology creates England’s fourth largest heliport? The • Languages
people wider opportunities, science, technology and
maths subjects will lead the way into exciting
helicopters make 70,000 passenger journeys
to the North Sea each year, to serve the
Merchant Navy
Deck Officer
£20,500 to
£80,000 Some local employers
new careers including robotics. offshore energy sector. Associated British Ports
Freight by rail produces 70% less CO2 UK port sector overall is the second largest P&O Ferry Masters
Did You Know?
than the equivalent journey by road. At in Europe, handling around 5% of the world’s DFDS
One in twelve people working in the UK Immingham, we handle around a quarter total maritime freight traffic at some point in
are working in logistics related industries. PD Ports
of all UK rail freight, which reduces carbon its journey.
Incredibly that’s 2.3 million people spanning Rix Shipping Company Ltd
emissions and helps the environment. Our amazing Humber Bridge carries
some 196,000 companies, and only 36% of Royal Mail
Here in the Humber region our logistics 10 million vehicles, 200,000 pedestrians and
the workforce are under 34. Nigel Rice
companies ship to over fifty countries. The 50,000 cyclists every year!
First Hull Trains
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Shape Your Future in the Humber 19Public Sector
5employment
Public sector organisations provide a service for everyone: for example, education Skills/qualities
% of (schools) and security and safety (police and armed forces). These services are paid National
Types of Job • Communication and literacy
for via taxation. Average Salary
• Team working
Will there be opportunities available? Environmental Officers, Licencing Officers, Economic £22,000 to
• Attention to detail
The government’s push to reform the Lifeguards, Swim & Gym Teachers and Development Officer £50,000
• Customer awareness
in the public sector means jobs and industry
within the sector are in an uncertain
Instructors.
A new prison is expected to be built in Civil Engineer
£24,000 to • Good with numbers
Humber is in position. However, opportunities will be
available with the natural turnover of staff
East Yorkshire which could create over
250 new public sector jobs, in addition to Police Community
£80,000
£17,500 to
Useful subjects include
the Public and an ageing workforce. the construction and manufacturing jobs Support Officer PCSO £23,250 • Maths
• IT
Sector, The East Riding of Yorkshire Council
is the largest employer in the East Riding,
required to build the facility.
Did You Know? Facilities Manager
£17,500 to
£23,250
• Science
employing employing Over 6,000 staff within the
local authority and over 5,000 in schools. Employment in the public sector, which
£15,000 to
• English
• Business Administration
around The organisation has a workforce with
57% of staff aged 45 and over, and 27% of
encompasses public administration,
defence and health, is higher in the
Payroll Administrator
£28,000
Some local employers
18,000 the workforce over 55. Young talent is now Humber than the Yorkshire & Humber
wider region, and England as a whole. Highways Maintenance
£16,000 to
£40,000
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
people needed to fill the gaps as people leave, to
ensure essential services are delivered. There are a variety of different career
Trading Standards £19,000 to
Hull City Council
North Lincolnshire Council
Local authorities report they are opportunities within Local Authorities
ranging from solicitors, accountants, Officer £90,000 North East Lincolnshire Council
struggling to recruit to a variety of roles
marketing/media, Engineering, IT and £16,000 to Fire Service
including; Social Workers, Care Workers, IT Support
Engineers, Construction Professionals at conservation. £35,000 HMP Prison Service
all levels, Drivers & Refuse Collectors, There are over 50 different careers to Humberside Police
choose from in the RAF, 220 in the army The fire service has changed radically HM Courts
and well over 5,000 in naval services. in the last 10 years. Today, the job’s as Sources: Business Register
much about promoting community safety Employment Survey, Annual Survey
as it is about putting out fires. of Hours and Earnings, Office for
National Statistics.
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20 Shape Your Future in the HumberVisitor Economy
8employment
This sector covers events food and service management, gambling, hospitality services, Skills/qualities
% of hotels, pubs, bars, nightclubs, restaurants, self-catering accommodation, holiday parks and National
Types of Job The Visitor Economy sector offers a
hostels, tourist services and visitor attractions. Good people skills are essential for most jobs Average Salary
wide range of opportunities at entry
as most roles involve dealing with customers on a daily basis. £20,000 to
Hotel Manager level. From Barista to Theme Park
Will there be opportunities available? it’s the right time to learn more about this £60,000 Worker and Cinema Projectionist,
in the Britain will have a tourism industry worth
over £257 billion by 2025 and the sector is
varied and interesting sector.
Did You Know?
Tourist Information
Centre Assistant
£14,000 to
£35,000
interesting entry level jobs are
available offering the opportunity
Humber is in predicted to grow at an annual rate of 3.8%
over the next 6 years. With jobs at all levels,
Hull UK City of Culture boosted the region’s
Travel Consultant
£14,000 to
to use great people skills. With A
Levels or an apprenticeship, roles
The Visitor opportunities are available both in entry
economy by over £300 million, creating 800
new jobs and bringing the total number
£40,000 in Air Traffic Control and Events
open up, and higher education
Economy level work such as Kitchen Assistant and
Waiting Staff, where you can earn as you
of local jobs to over 29,000. That’s 8%
of the total workforce in the region!
Chef
£13,000 to
£50,000 gains entry to work as an Art
Gallery Curator or Hotel Manager.
learn and graduate entry roles which build a Restaurant £18,000 to
career in Management, HR, IT, Marketing and The majority of the travel sector
workforce is employed full time and Manager £45,000 Useful subjects include;
Entertainment.
women make up approximately 60% £17,000 to • Maths
With an estimated need for a further of the travel sector workforce. Events Manager
£80,000 • English
135,000 staff to support the visitor economy,
Most tourism workers are £12,000 to • Languages
aged 20-29 years old and Waiting Staff
£27,000 • Customer Service
skills shortage roles include
£19,000 to • ICT
Chefs, Kitchen Assistants, Catering Manager
Cleaners and Waiting £40,000 • Business Administration
Staff. £11,500 to
Kitchen Assistant Some local employers
£16,500
Sources: Labour
Hull Truck Theatre
Force Survey, NOMIS. Humberside Airport
Annual Survey of
Hours and Earnings,
KC Stadium
ONS. P&O ferries
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