Many companies are working to address the inequality being felt as demand outstrips skills supply in the renewable energy sector.
As employers seek to arrest the defection of talent to competitors, pay is being pushed up to counteract the adverse affects of the skills leakage.
A recent study by the global management consultancy, Hay Group has indicated that two thirds of firms are expressing concerns over the professed skills shortage in the sector - while salaries remain high.
This is very significant given the current economic climate.
The resultant high salary average across the renewable market has lead to 60% of respondents finding difficulty recruiting in the current market - a further 73% have indicated their concern about retaining skills and talent within their businesses.
Actually sourcing the skills and qualifications relevant to the renewable energy sector is proving difficult for 64% of respondents poled in the study.
50% of those finger strong competition within the sector as the main culprit.
A leading recruitment firm has undertaken a review of a selection of recent studies in this area and is using the findings to target candidates from other industry sectors that have transferable skills that will be appropriate to many areas of the renewable industry.
A consultant in the Renewable Energy sector said; "Many of the required skills already exist within the recruitment field - our job is to gain a strong understanding of where they best fit in with this burgeoning industry.
The truth is that many sectors of the renewables industry are in their infancy, leading to a growth in demand for new placements, as opposed to replacement fills.
This is largely down to market growth, rather than evolutions of the recruitment cycle.
Rapid advances in developing fields including Wave and Tidal and Biomass are placing a greater demand on service industries that support and supply to them.
In many cases our clients demand candidates who have a period of experience in an infant field of technology.
Sometimes this provides a significant challenge - however the more market knowledge we gain, the more successful we are becoming at satisfying these demands.
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