The new 2010 Hydrogen Global Professionals on the Move Report has found that almost all senior professionals around the world are either working abroad or want to in the future.
Some 94 per cent agreed that working abroad is something they are either doing already or would like to do in the future, while 60 per cent said the recession had no bearing on this desire.
This counteracts arguments that people only want to work abroad to escape the recession in their own country. It seems, in fact, that they want to work in the UK, the US, Australia and Europe simply to gain experience.
The preference among these highly skilled professionals is for temporary work placements rather than permanent relocation, which reflects the greater choice they face.
The survey found that the US work visas are most in demand, followed by UK visas and Australian visas.
Although 94 per cent are keen to move abroad, more women are already doing so. Among those asked, 34 per cent of women were already working overseas, compared with 26 per cent of men. This compares with 40 per cent who said they 'definitely' wanted to work abroad, while only 30 per cent of women agreed with this statement.
