Regional recruitment in Europe, including the UK, will rise by 62%, according to a report from oil & gas industry international job board OilCareers.com and energy staffing specialist Air Energi.

The report also anticipates that globally, salaries will rise throughout 2011, with the number of hires across Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Australasia, Caspian, Europe and the Middle East also remaining strong.

Ian Langley, group chairman of Air Energi, says: “The Air Energi-OilCareers.com Survey provides an indication of the optimism that 2011 holds and the focus that is consistently being placed on good talent being recruited into the right position.”