Skills shortage remains a problem in the UK

There is still a lack of skilled workers for many positions in the UK, an expert claims.

The UK is still suffering from a skills shortage, an expert believes, which may point to a lack of gas contractors.

Chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation Kevin Green explained that the skills and talent gap will become more evident once the economy starts to grow.

"We haven't fundamentally, as an economy, tackled the issue of getting our young people to have the right type of skills and employability," Mr Green noted.

He emphasised that not enough people are studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects before coming away with the "right type of qualifications".

A report by the Migration Advisory Committee recently advised that the Shortage Occupation List should be revised to restrict migrants from outside the European Economic Area to a smaller proportion of jobs within the UK labour market.

It suggested that the list needs to be reduced to cover 190,000 employees, or well under one per cent of the UK's workforce.