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There sure as hell aint a shortage in the UK, the place is awash with them which is why the hourly rate today is little more than it was in the mid nineties, i work for a recruiting company and we have never had so many engineers looking for work on our books.
Yes but how many of those engineers are actually out of work at the moment? There are 7 licenced guys at my place of employment, and 5 of those are currently actively looking elsewhere, but it's not like they are unemployed right now. It's just shifting experience - not fresh legs.