Day February 21, 2026

Most conversations about satellite communications start with the sky. The launches, the constellations, the billionaires with rockets. That makes sense for a headline, but if you want to understand where the actual engineering work is happening, and where the skills shortage is biting hardest, you need to look closer to home. The UK space sector is worth approximately £17.5 billion, with satellite applications accounting for 71% of total income according to the UK Space Agency Size and Health Report.

Ask most people what an electrician does and you'll get some version of "fixes wires" or "sorts out the lights." That's a bit like saying a surgeon "uses sharp things." Technically in the right postcode. Completely missing the point. Here is what electricians actually do: they take personal legal responsibility for preventing electrical fires and electrocutions. They sign legal certificates under BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 standards declaring their work is safe, which makes them personally liable if something goes wrong.