The number of British tradespeople looking for work in Australia is soaring, according to a new study by employment agency Rated People
The number of British artisans looking for work in Australia has risen dramatically as foreign workers look for a better life.
The number of UK residents wanting to work in Australia has surged in 10 of the 15 occupations examined in a new study by an employment agency Rated people.
The quest for a better quality of life, the UK cost of living crisis and better career opportunities abroad are driving British artisans to work abroad.
Australia is the top country where people are looking for opportunities in 10 of the 15 areas surveyed in a new study by the employment agency Rated People. A female tradition is depicted
The general search for ‘builder jobs Australia’ was up 87 per cent in the year to July 2023, but more specific trade searches were even higher.
Searches for ‘painter jobs Australia’ increased by a whopping 158 percent, ‘plasterer jobs Australia’ increased by 157 percent and the number of people looking for roofing jobs Down Under increased by 130 percent.
Other occupations that showed a huge increase in job searches included carpenter, tiler (both at 129 percent), gas engineer (124 percent), gardener (115 percent) and bricklayer (at 113 percent).
Surprisingly, the biggest increase of all job searches in Australia was for cleaners – a whopping 183 percent increase.
There were only five search terms for overseas jobs that were more popular than searches for the same jobs in Australia, three of them in Saudi Arabia (construction, plumber, and electrician), and one in Brazil (heating engineer) and Spain (handyman). ).
The drive to get British trade goods to Australia was made clear earlier this year when WA Government Minister Paul Papalia said: ‘We are here to steal your workers’.
The quest for a better quality of life, the crisis in the UK’s cost of living and better career opportunities are driving British artisans to work abroad, with a large number of them wanting to work in Australia. Tradies are pictured working on the Cross River Rail project in Brisbane
Australia is often seen as a country with a better quality of life than the UK. Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor are pictured on a clear, sunny day
Rain halts play during day four of the 5th Astest Between at The Kia Oval on July 30, 2023 in London, England. Traditions moving from the UK Down Under can expect better weather at cricket matches in Australia
Mr Papalia led an industry delegation to Britain and Ireland, seeking skilled tradesmen and civil engineers to help fill 31,000 vacancies across the state, promising salaries and reduced bills.
He made much of the quality of life factors, saying: ‘Most of the population of Perth live a short drive from the beach, where parking is free.
There are no tolls on our roads. We don’t have anything close to what would be considered a traffic jam by UK standards.’
The minister also joked about how many Britons moved to the other side of the world in the first place.
“Many of our ancestors were sent to Australia from the UK as convicts. Now it would be a crime not to take the step,” he said.
The benefits of moving to Down Under from the UK became apparent in April when an Englishwoman arriving in Australia revealed she had saved nearly $100,000 in five years.
Dom, 23, from a small town near Manchester, flew to Australia in 2018 to travel for a few months, but fell in love with the way of life and has committed to staying as long as possible.
Dom, 23, from a small town outside of Manchester in England, flew to Australia in 2018 to travel for a few months
She works 60 hours a week at solar farms and saves $1,500 each week, meaning she’s on track to have $100,000 in savings by the end of 2023.
“I remember dreaming of traveling to the other side of the world, I always wanted to experience life to the fullest and get away from my little hometown,” she told Daily Mail Australia.
There are several visa classes trades in the UK can apply to move to Australia, which are based on a points system.
The factors taken into account include age (with the 25-32 year olds getting the most points), English language skills, work experience (the more the better) and education, including in occupations.