Salaries in the nuclear sector are struggling to rebound to pre-pandemic levels, with nuclear workers the least likely of any energy sector to get a pay rise next year, Airswift’s seventh annual Global Energy Talent Index concludes.

Airswift, a recruitment company for the energy industry, said this “could be considered a contributing factor to why nuclear workers are the most dissatisfied workers in the energy industry”.

In response to growing momentum behind new nuclear, particularly in Asia, 69% of employers promote cross-regional job transfers – the highest of any sector.