When it comes to job opportunities, Scotland has something for everyone. If you’ve got the expertise, our growing industries could have the career for you. Find out how you can use your skills in Scotland.
Discover opportunities in Scotland’s future industries
Scotland has some of the most innovative and fastest growing clusters in Europe. Space, fintech, and industrial biotechnology are just some of the future industries we predict will drive Scotland's economy, support well-paid jobs, and promote a wellbeing economy.
If you’ve got the talent and skills, our wide range of future industries are full of opportunities just waiting for you.
Critical technologies are strategically important for security, defence, and economic independence. They're driving Scotland's growth ambitions in net zero, smart transport, medical devices, space, energy, and our broader advanced industries. Find your next role in critical technologies and help shape the future of this vital sector.
Fintech is booming in Scotland, with a collaborative community that’s grown considerably since 2018. With more than 200 fintech companies, and a density of fintech firms around 60% greater than the UK average outside London, Scotland could be your opportunity to grow too.
A fast-growing sector with enormous potential, industrial biotech aims to find alternatives to fossil fuels. Scotland already leads the way in several industrial biotech markets, including biomaterials, chemicals, and healthcare. With more and more companies scaling up to create sustainable supply chains, you could find your next role in biotech.
From developing innovative treatments to manufacturing medicines and diagnostic tools, Scotland's life sciences sector delivers life-saving solutions. Our world-class research attracts 19% of the bioscience funding awarded to UK universities. With opportunities on offer in future-focused areas like bioinformatics and precision medicine, you could be part of the next medical breakthrough in Scotland.
Scotland is a key player in the international space industry thanks to our space companies' expertise in small satellite manufacturing, data analysis, and earth observation. Discover why more than 6000 people are taking their space career to new heights here.
Using your skills, creativity, and knowledge, you can work in six areas crucial to Scottish economic growth — carbon capture, utilisation and storage, clean heat, hydrogen, marine energy, offshore wind and sustainable aviation and alternative fuels. Join us in changing the world one energy target at a time.
Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) is a big part of Scotland’s journey to net zero. Developing the technology we need to capture, store, and use the carbon dioxide (CO2) we produce is essential to create a greener Scotland for all. If you have the skills and expertise, you could play a part in reaching our target of zero carbon emissions by 2045.
Scotland has been at the forefront of clean heat innovation for decades, so it’s the perfect place to build your skills and grow your knowledge. Learn about career opportunities in this sector.
Scotland has big plans to build a hydrogen economy, with developments in renewable hydrogen production plants, onshore and offshore pipelines, refuelling infrastructure, and carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS). Do you have the skills to help us make Scotland a hydrogen nation?
Scotland’s coastline makes it the ideal place to develop cutting-edge marine energy technology. Harnessing forecastable and predictable energy from the sea is an important part of our transition to net zero. There are lots of opportunities to build your career in a sector that’s poised to expand in the coming decades.
With unrivalled wind resources, Scotland is home to the largest floating offshore wind market in the world. It’s also home to your opportunity to work on groundbreaking renewable energy projects.
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