Futureskills Scotland industry Profile: Transport, Distribution and Communication in the Highlands and Islands 2006

Futureskills Scotland has published labour market profiles for 12 different industries in the Highlands and Islands. These profiles provide a brief overview of key industries that are of relevance to the Highlands and Islands. The profiles cover a range of labour market information including: 

• size of industry 
• employment trends 
• occupational structure 
• data from Futureskills Scotland's Employer Skills Survey 
• industry prospects and
• signposts to other relevant research and organisations

Transport, Distribution and Communication

The transport, distribution and communication sector includes all road, water, rail and air transport activities; freight and cargo movement and storage; transport of substances via pipelines; postal and courier services and telecommunications. Some key facts from the profiles are:

• There are 9,600 jobs in the transport, distribution and communication sector in the Highlands and Islands, worth £720 million
• The sector employs an above average proportion of males and full-time staff
• Wages in the transport, distribution and communication sector are close to the average for all industries in Scotland

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