Extended Reach Drilling Skills
Ability to perform extended reach drilling for oil and gas extraction.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is oil and gas engineering?
This requirement appears in 0.0% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts0.0%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Drilling Fluid Technology Knowledge
Understanding of drilling fluid properties and applications in drilling operations.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO13.06. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where oil and gas engineering appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Typists and related keyboard occupations Example titles: Typist · Copy typist · Wp operator · Court reporter | 0.3% | |
| 2 | Laboratory technicians Example titles: Laboratory technician · Seed analyst · Water tester · Lab assistant | 0.0% | |
| 3 | Production, factory and assembly supervisors Example titles: Factory supervisor · Head dyer · Blow major · Card master | 0.0% | |
| 4 | Other skilled trades n.e.c. Example titles: Writer to the trade · Pan hand · Bow maker · Fly maker | 0.0% | |
| 5 | Mining and quarry workers and related operatives Example titles: Quarry operative · Pan man · Pit man · Brow hand | 0.0% | |
| 6 | Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) Example titles: Electronic assembler · Cap fixer · Fan maker · Bulb maker | 0.0% | |
| 7 | Data entry administrators Example titles: Data entry administrator · Vdu clerk · Input clerk · Ibm operator | 0.0% | |
| 8 | Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. Example titles: Electronic wireman · Radar fitter · Power lineman · Field engineer | 0.0% | |
| 9 | Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. Example titles: Assembler · Hook tier · Ring tier · Bag framer | 0.0% | |
| 10 | Transport and distribution clerks and assistants Example titles: Transport clerk · Bus router · Cargo agent · Cargo clerk | 0.0% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Energy and Environmental Sciences
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Environmental Science, Engineering and Sustainability Sustainable Engineering and Lifecycle Analysis · Renewable Energy Production Technique Skills · Water Quality and Treatment Technologies | 5.9% | +0.8 pp | |
| 2 | Energy Systems and Engineering Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainable Power · Nuclear Engineering Knowledge · Offshore Drilling and Marine Operations | 2.1% | +0.2 pp | |
| 3 | Earth Sciences and Engineering Geology and Geophysics Knowledge · Geological Deposition Processes | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 4 | Environmental and Industrial Safety Pollution Control Technique Skills · Filtration Systems · Industrial Dust Collection Systems | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 5 | Marine Safety and Environmental Compliance Marine Pollution Compliance Standard Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Oil and Gas Engineering Selected skill · Extended Reach Drilling Skills · Drilling Fluid Technology Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.