Energy — headcount changes
Year-on-year headcount change for Energy companies that file detailed accounts. A structural signal from filed accounts — not a live jobs feed; figures lag the present by roughly 12–24 months.
Fastest-growing Energy teams · 2026
By year-on-year headcount growth — companies of 20+ staff
| # | Company | Headcount | Growth | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | DOLPHIN DRILLING OFFSHORE LIMITED | 57 141 | +147% | £126k | |
| 02 | POWER RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL LTD | 141 271 | +92% | £2k | |
| 03 | NOV DOWNHOLE EURASIA LIMITED | 1,861 3,393 | +82% | £47k | |
| 04 | CORNISH LITHIUM PLC | 68 99 | +46% | £76k | |
| 05 | MURZUQ OIL SERVICES LIMITED | 35 45 | +29% | £161k | |
| 06 | CROWN AGGREGATES LTD | 36 46 | +28% | £39k | |
| 07 | HUMMINGBIRD RESOURCES LIMITED | 498 633 | +27% | £33k | |
| 08 | ROTECH SUBSEA LIMITED | 38 48 | +26% | £104k | |
| 09 | STENA DRILLING HR LIMITED | 23 29 | +26% | £83k | |
| 10 | ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED | 1,171 1,411 | +21% | £116k | |
| 11 | ROCKROSE UKCS4 LIMITED | 20 24 | +20% | £326k | |
| 12 | FOXLEY ENERGY LIMITED | 28 33 | +18% | £40k |
Sharpest Energy headcount cuts
By year-on-year headcount decline — talent likely coming onto the market
| # | Company | Headcount | Change | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | CAPRICORN ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED | 88 25 | -72% | £260k | |
| 02 | CAPRICORN ENERGY PLC | 117 45 | -62% | £234k | |
| 03 | DRAKELANDS RESTORATION LIMITED | 45 27 | -40% | £85k | |
| 04 | SHELL CHINA EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY LIMITED | 97 59 | -39% | £130k | |
| 05 | TRANSOCEAN ONSHORE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED | 161 104 | -35% | £83k | |
| 06 | SEADRILL MANAGEMENT LTD. | 171 127 | -26% | £106k | |
| 07 | CONTERP GROUP PLC | 772 581 | -25% | £17k | |
| 08 | EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL LIMITED | 544 412 | -24% | £126k | |
| 09 | BLOCK ENERGY PLC | 147 114 | -22% | £11k | |
| 10 | IMPACT SELECTOR LIMITED | 28 22 | -21% | £105k | |
| 11 | FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 117 92 | -21% | £19k | |
| 12 | CHEVRON BRITAIN LIMITED | 80 65 | -19% | £222k |
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Headcount drawn from each company's two most recent sets of filed accounts. Companies below 20 staff in either year are excluded, and growth above +300% is treated as a scale or scope artefact and dropped. Figures carry the usual iXBRL / PDF extraction caveats. Snapshot 2026-05-01.