The Energy Estuary
The straight guide to working on the Humber.
Offshore wind, the ports, chemicals, the NHS, food, engineering: what the region's industries actually involve, what they pay, how people get in, and where the vacancies are advertised. Written for Hull, Grimsby, Immingham, Scunthorpe, Goole and everywhere between.
- of trade a year through the Humber ports
- £75bn
- offshore wind jobs projected for the region
- 10,500
- people employed by NHS Humber Health Partnership
- 20,000
- further jobs targeted by the Humber Freeport
- 5,000
Sector guides
Where the work is
Offshore Wind & Renewables
Branded the Energy Estuary, the Humber is home to the UK's largest offshore wind blade factory and a fast-growing operations base for one of Europe's biggest offshore wind developers — with thousands of new jobs projected over the coming years.
Ports & Logistics
The Humber is one of the UK's busiest trading gateways, and its four ports support a wide range of careers, from dockside operations to driving, warehousing and marine piloting.
Chemicals & Process
The south bank of the Humber is home to one of the UK's most concentrated clusters of chemicals and refining, offering process, engineering and craft careers that rarely require a degree to start.
Healthcare & NHS
The Humber's NHS trusts and wider care sector employ tens of thousands of people across Hull, Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole, with routes in at every level from school leaver to graduate.
Marine & Offshore Engineering
From welding and fabrication yards to ROV control rooms and naval architecture offices, the Humber's marine and offshore engineering sector runs quietly behind the estuary's bigger energy headlines — and it needs skilled people at every level.
Food Manufacturing
Grimsby anchors one of the world's largest seafood-processing clusters, and food manufacturing across the Humber offers steady, skilled work from the production line through to technical and quality careers.
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Practical guides
- 01How to Find a Job in the Humber Region
7 min read
- 02Jobs With No Experience in the Humber
7 min read
- 03How to Write a CV With No Experience
6 min read
- 04
- 05How to Answer Common Interview Questions
8 min read
Apprenticeships
Earn while you learn
- How to Become a Wind Turbine Technician in the UK
Level 3 · around 2-3 years
- Apprenticeships in Hull: A Complete Guide
Level 2–7 · 1–6 years depending on level
- Engineering Apprenticeships with HETA
Level 3 · 3-4 years
Places
Town by town
Employers
Who's hiring across the estuary
ports and logistics
Associated British Ports (ABP) Humber
ABP runs the ports of Immingham, Grimsby, Hull and Goole, the UK's biggest port complex by tonnage, with over 1,200 staff.
digital and tech
KCOM
Hull's own telecoms company, running the city's full-fibre broadband network and employing engineers, software and customer teams locally.
healthcare
NHS Humber Health Partnership
The Humber's largest healthcare employer, running five hospital sites across Hull and North Lincolnshire and employing around 20,000 staff.
offshore wind renewables
Ørsted
Danish offshore wind developer growing its Grimsby operations base and building a major new hub for its Hornsea 3 project.
chemicals and process
Phillips 66 — Humber Refinery
One of the UK's largest oil refineries, at South Killingholme near Immingham, with a well-established four-year craft apprenticeship.
engineering and manufacturing
Reckitt
Reckitt was founded in Hull in 1840 and still makes and develops Nurofen, Strepsils and Gaviscon there, with a £105m science centre on Dansom Lane.
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