London is an epicentre of green activity, boasting the sixth-highest concentration of sustainability professionals in the world, according to the findings. The green job market is flourishing in the UK, according to new research from LinkedIn that claims that demand for sustainability professionals rose by a third in 2019. Research released today by the professional networking site suggests the number of sustainability professionals in the UK grew by 12 per cent last year – outstripping global average growth of 7.5 per cent, but lagging behind a pan-European year-on-year increase of 13 per cent.
Moreover, London is a breeding ground for green careers, according to the findings, with the sixth-highest concentration of sustainability professionals in the world, after Stockholm, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Zurich, and Vancouver. Josh Graff, UK country manager at LinkedIn, said it was “reassuring” to see so many professionals in the UK opt for careers in sustainability as the country works towards meeting its long term climate goals.
Other “sustainability-specific skills” that are increasingly attached to green professionals’ online profiles are expertise in ‘circular economy’, ‘corporate sustainability’, and ‘environmental monitoring’. However, despite an encouraging upward trend for the UK’s green economy – also confirmed by the Office National Statistics latest annual update on jobs in the low-carbon and renewable sector – experts have warned that current figures are a far cry from the exponential growth required to fully decarbonise the British economy by 2050.
LinkedIn said that after the environmental services and renewable energy sectors, the professional areas boasting the largest number of green professionals were architecture and planning, civil engineering, utilities, international affairs, and farming. The company parsed data collected from its members between January and December 2019 to reach its conclusions, with today’s publication timed to coincide with Earth Day. t.
Source: Business Green
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