2025TheGlobalEnergyTalentIndexReport5yeartrendsreportWelcometoGETI2025WestartedtheGlobalEnergyTalentIndex(GETI)in2017tochartemergingtrendsacrosstheglobalenergyworkforce.Thereporthasdeliveredthemostcomprehensiveinsightsintoskills,salaries,andglobalmobilityintheindustry.Additionally,wehaveexploredkeyissuesshapingthefutureofenergytohelpfirmsnavigatethetalentchallengesahead.Nearlyadecadelater,GETIhasgatheredinsightsfromover130,000professionals,acquiringatreasuretroveofvaluabledataonthechangingworkforceexperienceandtalentpipeline.Thisyear,wearedivingintothepastfiveyearsofdatatopresentafive-yeartrendsreport,exploringthechallenges,opportunitiesandmovementsthathaveshapedthejourneyofenergybusinesses,professionalsandhiringmanagers.Weaimtounderstandhowthingshavechangedovertime,uncoverthereasonsbehindthosechanges,andhighlightlessonsthatcanguidethedecadeahead.Also,thisyear’sreportlooksalittledifferentaswehavecondenseditintothreechapterstobetterreflecthowtheindustryisevolving.PetrochemicalsandoilandgashavebeencombinedtobecometheTraditionalenergychapter,whilenuclearandpowerisnowtheTransitionalenergychapter.Previousyears’RenewableschapterhasbecometheFutureofenergy.GETIReport20252IntroductionGETIReport20253IntroductionTheentrypointforourfive-yeartrendsreport–GETI2021–wascollectedagainstthebackdropofCOVID-19.Fortraditionalenergyworkersparticularly,itwasaturbulenttime.Nevertheless,acrosssectors,theenergyindustryhasrebounded,buoyedbyrisingsalaries,healthylevelsofoptimism,andopportunitiesforcareerdevelopment.However,shiftinginterestsandpriorities,alongwithemergingchallenges,continuetorequireemployerstoadapt.•Theworkforceisageing.Whilethepercentageofwomenintheworkforcehasincreasedmarginally,theworkforceappearstobeageing.In2025,allsectorsreportadecreaseinthepercentageofunder35-year-olds.Anageingworkforceisnotanewdiscovery.However,ourexpertssuggestthat,morerecently,hiringmanagershavebeentappingintotheretirementcommunitytomeetdemandoncomplexprojects.Thecost-of-livingcrisiscouldalsobeencouragingretireesbackintotheworkplaceinsomeregions.•Salariesarebackontrack.Whiletraditionalenergyprofessionals’salarieswereimpactedharderthanmostduringCOVID-19,inthesubsequentyears,wagesacrossallsectorshavegrown.Now,veryfewprofessionalsreportreceivingadecreaseinpay.Instep,since2023,optimismforsalaryprogressionhasremainedhigh,againindicatingpositiverecoveryfromCOVID-19.Reassuringly,hiringmanagersandprofessionalshavelargelyagreedonthestateofpay,withhiringmanagersoftenslightlymoreoptimistic.•Globalmobilityisevolving.Whiletheexpatriateworkforcehasremainedrelativelystableoverthepastfiveyears,interestfromprofessionalsinrelocatingiswaning.Severalfactors–includingtheincreasinguptakeofrenewablesglobally,moreflexibleworkingarrangements,andgreateruseofdigitalcommunication–areuncouplingtheneedforprofessionalstoworkinspecificlocations.Fewerprofessionalsfeelcompelledtolookabroadforcareerdevelopmentopportunitieswhenthereismoreonofferathome.•Careerdevelopmentopportunitiesareaprimefocus.Careerprogressionhasremainedatthetopofeveryprofessional’slistasareasontorelocateorswitchsectorsforthepastfiveyears.Conveniently,theenergyindustry’strillion-dollarprojectpipelinepresentsabundantopportunitiesforskillsdevelopment,innovation,andtechnologicaladvancement—openingdoorsforprofessionalstoadvancetheircareers.However,interestinth...