North West
Liverpool City Region
Local Skills Improvement Plan 2026-2029 · set by Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
- 7
- Priority sectors
- 8
- Occupations in demand
- 51
- Skills named
- 5
- Funding streams
Employer-led LSIP for the Liverpool City Region, led by Liverpool Chamber of Commerce (the ERB) and co-owned by the LCR Combined Authority, built on outreach to 50,000+ businesses and 1,618 active engagements including 635 deep-dive interviews. It names six priority sectors - Professional & Business Services and Financial Services; Advanced Manufacturing and Clean Energy; Construction and the Built Environment; Health, Life Sciences and Care; Visitor Economy; and Creative Industries - with AI and Digital Transformation as a cross-cutting theme across all sectors.
What employers here asked for
- Visitor Economy
National growth sectors
Designated by government, not chosen locally.
- AI and Digital Transformation
- Professional and Business Services and Financial Services
- Advanced Manufacturing and Clean Energy
- Construction and the Built Environment
- Health, Life Sciences and Care
- Creative Industries
Occupations in demand
Every occupation the plan names.
- 01Technician / maintenance engineering roles
- 02Welders
- 03Bricklaying, electrical installation and building services trades
- 04Electricians and apprentice electrical engineers
- 05Care worker, senior care worker and registered manager
- 06Laboratory technicians and technical specialists
- 07Lab technicians and trial staff
- 08Ground handling, customer service agents, security and operations staff (aviation)
Jobs advertised right now
Skills named in the plan
A sample: 12 of the 51 skills the plan names, grouped by kind.
Digital
- Digital and AI capability (applied across the workforce)
- Data literacy and baseline AI literacy
- Ethical and responsible AI use
- Digital tool confidence and data handling (business context)
Technical
- Advanced technical skills in data and AI
- Advanced data and cyber skills
- Regulatory and compliance capability (payroll, employment regulation, governance, financial compliance)
- Technician and maintenance engineering skills
- Progression pathways from operative to technician and supervisory roles
- Automation, robotics and digital production systems (integrating mechanical, electrical and digital skills)
- Programming, operating and troubleshooting robotic systems
- Hydrogen, low-carbon and environmental/quality/safe-working skills