Job Security
There is now very little job security for offshore pilots and engineers. The nature of how oil company contracts are allocated has changed from one of reward and renewal for a contract well executed to one of bottom line savings, perceived or real.
Therefore, as with other short contract industries, salaries must rise significantly to compensate for the inevitable periods when no employment is available and pilots are working milk rounds just to keep a roof over their heads.
Like some airlines, will there come a time when the big players outsource employment contracts i.e. no direct employment?