Those working within the oil and gas industries are better paid than other industries according to the latest research from Hays.
Hays Oil and Gas in partnership with Oil and Gas Job Search has revealed the average oil and gas professional in the UK earns £92,000, compared to a UK salary average of around £25,000.
This is before two-thirds of the industry’s chiefs saying they are planning on increasing salaries.
The Hays Oil & Gas Global Salary Guide is based on over 7,000 responses and presents the average salaries of oil and gas professionals working across more than 30 countries and 20 discipline areas.
Eliot Davies, director at Hays oil and gas, said: “With an average permanent salary in the UK nearly four times as much as the average UK employee, oil and gas professionals are earning a premium. Although the UK isn’t in the top five highest paying countries; Australia, USA, Azerbaijan, Canada and the Netherlands pay their oil & gas professionals the highest sums, it is an attractive option for candidates. Oil and gas is truly a global industry, with professionals migrating around the world in search of the next project, and our survey clearly confirms this. Professionals in the industry are well paid, highly skilled and highly mobile.”
“When Hays requested Oil and Gas Job Search’s assistance with the survey, it was with a great deal of excitement that we accepted the challenge,” said Duncan Freer, Managing Director of Oil and Gas Job Search. Our reach, along with Hays’ expertise in compiling such studies, gives us confidence that the guide is an accurate reflection of the industry we work in.”
