North America Oil & Gas Salaries Update

The fall in oil prices in 2015 had an impact on global oil & gas salaries in 2015, with the average global oil & gas salary decreasing by 1.4% (compared to a 1.3% decrease in 2014), from 2015’s average salary of $82,141 US, with a global local talent average of  US$68,400 and an expat talent average of  US$98,200.

 In North America oil & gas salaries still remained much higher than global averages and European salaries in 2015;

North America Oil & Gas Contractor Day Rates

Contractor day rates globally fell in line with permanent salaries in 2015.  There was a decline in the use of high-cost expat contractors, although oil & gas companies continued to use local contractors when specific skills or knowledge were required.  The move to using local contractors resulted in a slight decline in overall contracting day rates.The average contractor day rate globally in 2015 was US$525.  In 2015 North America contractor rates also declined on 2014 rates

Benefits Received by North America Oil & Gas Employees

Top benefits received by North America oil & gas employees were similar to 2014 with  health plans still top (49% of those surveyed), bonuses second  at 39%, followed by Retirement planning (37%), Training (29%), Paid overtime (21%) and No benefits (25%).  Bonuses remained the top benefit received in Europe at 34%

Top Concerns of North America Oil & Gas Employers  in 2015

Skills shortages still remained the top concern of oil & gas employers in North America in 2015;

• Skills shortages (43% of employers surveyed)
• Economic Stability (19%)
• Environmental concerns (13%)
• Safety regulations (7%)
• Immigration/visa (6%)

Heading to OTC Houston 2016 ? Ten Live Will Be There ! 

 – GLOBAL TALENT ACQUISITION – SCOTTISH INDEPENDENT RECRUITER ATTRACTING TOP TALENT –  will be in Houston from Saturday 30 April to Wednesday 4 May for OTC  Houston 2016

Our Global Recruitment Director Joanne Telfer will be at Offshore Technology Conference Houston  OTC 2016 – come and meet Joanne at Booth 2063 at the Scotland Pavilion, NRG Center, OTC 2016, Houston.

 Joanne will  be staying at the Hilton Post Oak,  2001 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056

Contact Joanne: Cell +44 7547 761779  E-mail joanne@tenlivegroup.com

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Our expert,  dedicated, highly-experienced oil & gas energy recruiters  go beyond the norm to ensure our clients find the right people for their firm and to retain top talent –  onshore and offshore (full rig, engineering, subsea, onshore marine, QHSE, scientific, oilfield services, full project teams, skilled/unskilled labour) commercial In-house Payroll/ Invoice /Business Services  Master Vendor & Onsite Services  Relocation & Visa Services

 Ten Live is an international resource management company with the expertise & the commitment to work together with our clients to find the right recruitment and retention solutions to ensure success

With our roots in Scotland,Ten Live  operate across the United Kingdom, MENA, Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas and Australia. We provide 360-degree customer-centric resourcing solutions in core sectors technical (energy, engineering and manufacturing),supply chain/logistics , industrial telecoms, and general staffing

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We have immediate availability to a UK and global pool of  skilled, unskilled, middle management and executive personnel – the right people are sourced for our clients, ranging from Senior Executive, Operational, Technical & Support on a Permanent and Contractor basis from Individual Placements to full 360 degree project resource solutions within the  technical (energy, engineering, manufacturing), industrial, supply chain/logistics, rail and telecoms sectors

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We are extremely proud of our quality management systems which we continually seek to improve through our ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management and  ISO 18001 : 2007 Health & Safety Management accreditations.  In January 2016 we have just achieved ISO 9001:2008 for another year ! Our ISO accreditations reinforce  our   commitment to  quality and continuous improvement which we manage via our Engage© programme to our clients, candidates & contractors

In January 2016 we were once again awarded  100% excellence by an external multi-client auditor for our Legal & Compliance, Client Service and Operational Processes  with one of the UK’s leading brands. This endorsement cements our commitment to quality excellence

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