The demand for engineers is at a record high in the UK, but business is struggling with a lack of specialists to fill the jobs.
The engineering sector has but half the qualified candidates it needs, according to an engineering recruitment agency.
The need is particularly deep in the defence, aerospace and automotive sectors
Demand for UK freelance workers in the German software engineering sector alone is up 47%.
Employment opportunities for engineers in the UK have continued to grow, but the education sector is not producing sufficient qualified graduates. It seems the country will have to go without, which will impact negatively on economic prosperity, or revise its arguments against immigration.
The figures support the findings of the Government-commissioned Perkins Report, published last month.
