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Salaries of North Sea oil workers twice UK average caption

THE average worker in the North Sea oil and gas industry earned a salary of around £56,000 last year, about twice the going rate that applied to people in other businesses in the UK.

The results of a survey of oil and gas professionals by Hays and Oil and Gas Job Search underline the appeal of a career in the industry at a time when many people in the UK are struggling to maintain their living standards.