3.6.2.1Our people indicators
ESRS S1
Headcount by employment relationship
Total (per year) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 2025 | Variation (%) | |
Headcount | |||
Global headcount (employees and contractors) | 7,892 | 8,178 | 3.6% |
Employees | |||
Number of employees1 | 6,417 | 6,851 | 6.8% |
Employees (%) | 81% | 84% | 3.0% |
Contractors | |||
Number of contractors | 1,475 | 1,327 | -10.0% |
Contractors (%) | 19% | 16% | -13.2% |
- 1 See Financial Statements section 4.3.6 – Number of Employees.
Employees by employment relationship and country
2025 | 2025 (per country)1 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Global Headcount | Angola | Brazil | China | Guyana | India | Malaysia | Monaco | Portugal | Singapore | Switzerland | the Netherlands | Worldwide | Other countries | |
Headcount | ||||||||||||||
Headcount (employees and contractors) | 8,178 | 553 | 2343 | 362 | 963 | 751 | 490 | 895 | 533 | 284 | 53 | 801 | 62 | 88 |
Employee | ||||||||||||||
Number of employees | 6,851 | 501 | 2178 | 135 | 686 | 748 | 400 | 805 | 515 | 90 | 50 | 635 | 24 | 84 |
Employees (%) | 84% | 6% | 27% | 2% | 8% | 9% | 5% | 10% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 0% | 1% |
Contractors | ||||||||||||||
Number of contractors | 1,327 | 52 | 165 | 227 | 277 | 3 | 90 | 90 | 18 | 194 | 3 | 166 | 38 | 4 |
Contractors (%) | 16% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
- 1 Locations with less than 50 people are grouped together in the category called 'Other countries'.
Employees by gender and contract type
Total (per year) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 2025 | Variation (%) | |||||||
Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Employee1 | |||||||||
Employee Headcount | |||||||||
Number of employees | 6,417 | 5,074 | 1,343 | 6,851 | 5,286 | 1,565 | 7% | 4% | 17% |
Employees (%) | 81% | 79% | 21% | 84% | 77% | 23% | 3% | -2% | 9% |
Permanent contract | |||||||||
Number of employees with permanent contract | 6,069 | 4,856 | 1,213 | 6,556 | 5,123 | 1,433 | 8% | 5% | 18% |
Employees with permanent contract (%) | 95% | 96% | 90% | 96% | 97% | 92% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Temporary contract | |||||||||
Number of employees with temporary contract | 348 | 218 | 130 | 295 | 163 | 132 | -15% | -25% | 2% |
Employees with temporary contract (%) | 5% | 4% | 10% | 4% | 3% | 8% | -21% | -28% | -13% |
Part-time contract | |||||||||
Number of employees with part-time contract | 110 | 45 | 65 | 135 | 63 | 72 | 23% | 40% | 11% |
Employees with part-time contract (%) | 2% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 34% | -5% |
- 1 SBM Offshore doesn not have the category non-guaranteed hours employees.
Employees by gender, contract type and country
2025 | 2025 (per country)1 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Global Headcount | Angola | Brazil | China | Guyana | India | Malaysia | Monaco | Portugal | Singapore | Switzerland | the Netherlands | Worldwide | Other countries | |
Employee2 | ||||||||||||||
Employee Headcount | ||||||||||||||
Number of employees | 6,851 | 501 | 2,178 | 135 | 686 | 748 | 400 | 805 | 515 | 90 | 50 | 635 | 24 | 84 |
Number of female employees | 1,565 | 45 | 433 | 34 | 145 | 119 | 115 | 232 | 237 | 13 | 19 | 160 | 1 | 12 |
Number of male employees | 5,286 | 456 | 1,745 | 101 | 541 | 629 | 285 | 573 | 278 | 77 | 31 | 475 | 23 | 72 |
Permanent contract | ||||||||||||||
Number of female employees with permanent contract | 1,433 | 41 | 374 | 34 | 139 | 112 | 104 | 225 | 225 | 12 | 17 | 137 | 1 | 12 |
Number of male employees with permanent contract | 5,123 | 445 | 1,723 | 101 | 541 | 617 | 260 | 564 | 259 | 77 | 31 | 413 | 23 | 69 |
Female employees with permanent contract (%) | 92% | 91% | 86% | 100% | 96% | 94% | 90% | 97% | 95% | 92% | 89% | 86% | 100% | 100% |
Male employees with permanent contract (%) | 97% | 98% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 91% | 98% | 93% | 100% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 96% |
Temporary contract | ||||||||||||||
Number of female employees with temporary contract | 132 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Number of male employees with temporary contract | 163 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 3 |
Female employees with temporary contract (%) | 8% | 9% | 14% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 14% | 0% | 0% |
Male employees with temporary contract (%) | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 9% | 2% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 0% | 4% |
Part-time contract | ||||||||||||||
Number of female employees with part-time contract | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
Number of male employees with part-time contract | 61 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Female employees with part-time contract (%) | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 19% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 13% | 0% | 17% |
Male employees with part-time contract (%) | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
- 1 Locations with less than 50 people are grouped together in the category called 'Other countries'.
- 2 SBM Offshore does not have the category non-guaranteed hours employees.
New Hire Employees and turnover
Total (per year) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 2025 | Variation (%) | |
Headcount | |||
Number of employees | 6,417 | 6,851 | 6.8% |
New Hire Employees | |||
New Hire employees | 1,274 | 1,110 | -12.9% |
New Hire Ratio (%) | 18% | 15% | -16.6% |
Employees Turnover | |||
Employees Turnover | 753 | 519 | -31.1% |
Turnover Ratio (%) | 12% | 8% | -35.8% |
New Hire Employees and turnover rate by country
2025 | 2025 (per country)1 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Global Headcount | Angola | Brazil | China | Guyana | India | Malaysia | Monaco | Portugal | Singapore | Switzerland | the Netherlands | Worldwide | Other countries | |
Headcount | ||||||||||||||
Number of employees | 6,851 | 501 | 2,178 | 135 | 686 | 748 | 400 | 805 | 515 | 90 | 50 | 635 | 24 | 84 |
New Hire Employees | ||||||||||||||
Number of new employees | 1,110 | 31 | 306 | 16 | 143 | 134 | 76 | 82 | 150 | 11 | 8 | 133 | 2 | 18 |
New hire ratio (%) | 15% | 6% | 13% | 10% | 22% | 16% | 16% | 9% | 27% | 10% | 14% | 20% | 3% | 9% |
Proportion of new hires (%) | 3% | 28% | 1% | 13% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 14% | 1% | 1% | 12% | 0% | 2% | |
Employees Turnover Rate | ||||||||||||||
Employee Turnover | 519 | 18 | 154 | 4 | 33 | 97 | 44 | 55 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 6 | 8 |
Employee Turnover ratio (%) | 8% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 3% | 16% | 9% | 13% | 6% |
Proportion of turnover (%) | 3% | 30% | 1% | 6% | 19% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 10% | 1% | 2% | |
- 1 Locations with less than 50 people are grouped together in the category called 'Other countries'.
Employees training hours by operating segment and gender
Total (per year) | 2025 (per gender) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 2025 | Variation (%) | Female | Male | |
Headcount | |||||
Number of employees | 6,417 | 6,851 | 6.8% | 1,565 | 5,286 |
Offshore | 2,194 | 2,215 | 1.0% | 125 | 2,090 |
Onshore | 4,223 | 4,636 | 9.8% | 1,440 | 3,196 |
Employees Training Hours1 | |||||
Total training hours | 213,692 | 253,705 | 18.7% | 47,707 | 205,998 |
Offshore | 126,979 | 144,298 | 13.6% | 7,703 | 136,595 |
Onshore | 86,713 | 109,407 | 26.2% | 40,004 | 69,404 |
Average of training hours per employee | 33 | 37 | 11.2% | 30 | 39 |
Offshore | 58 | 65 | 12.6% | 62 | 65 |
Onshore | 21 | 24 | 14.9% | 28 | 22 |
- 1 Including Compliance training.
Employees performance appraisals completed by operating segment and gender
Total (per year) | 2024 (per gender) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2024 | Variation (%) | Female | Male | |
Employee Performance Appraisals Completed (%)1 | |||||
Offshore | 100% | 99% | -0.3% | 100% | 99% |
Onshore | 99% | 99% | 0.2% | 99% | 99% |
- 1 An appraisal is considered completed when it has been given a rating.
Employees pay gap and equal remuneration by gender and country
Number of employees | Average Compa-Ratio | Pay Gap (per year) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | 20241 | 2025 | Variation | |
Pay Gap2 | |||||||
Overall Pay Gap | 5,195 | 1,481 | 98.08 | 93.49 | 0.97 | 0.95 | -1.5% |
Employee Equal Remuneration | |||||||
Equal Remuneration by country | |||||||
Angola | 448 | 43 | 100.89 | 96.32 | 1.04 | 0.95 | -8.2% |
Brazil | 1,729 | 378 | 100.81 | 94.90 | 0.96 | 0.94 | -1.9% |
China | 101 | 34 | 95.85 | 92.99 | 0.98 | 0.97 | -1.0% |
Guyana | 540 | 140 | 92.29 | 84.95 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 1.1% |
India | 629 | 119 | 91.73 | 87.39 | 0.98 | 0.95 | -2.8% |
Malaysia | 281 | 114 | 102.77 | 98.50 | 0.96 | 0.96 | -0.2% |
Monaco | 566 | 226 | 99.15 | 95.71 | 0.98 | 0.97 | -1.5% |
Portugal | 267 | 229 | 96.72 | 91.28 | 0.95 | 0.94 | -0.7% |
Singapore | 77 | 13 | 95.25 | 87.90 | 0.93 | 0.92 | -0.8% |
Switzerland | 31 | 19 | 86.85 | 89.60 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 3.2% |
the Netherlands | 463 | 160 | 99.22 | 98.72 | 1.00 | 0.99 | -0.5% |
- 1 In 2024, SBM Offshore improved reporting granularity by adding new countries to the pay gap calculation, meaning three-year comparability will only be available in 2026.
- 2 The Pay Gap calculation is obtained by calculating the average of compa-ratio between Male and Female. Average Female Comparatio/Average Male Comparatio.
Employees pay gap and equal remuneration by gender, age range, organizational level and function
Number of employees | Average Compa-Ratio | Pay Gap (per year) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | 20241 | 2025 | Variation | |
Employee Equal Remuneration | |||||||
Equal Remuneration by age range | |||||||
Under 30 | 443 | 283 | 90 | 88 | 1.00 | 0.97 | -2.8% |
30 - 50 | 3,612 | 1,052 | 97 | 94 | 0.98 | 0.96 | -1.6% |
Over 50 | 1,140 | 146 | 103 | 102 | 1.00 | 0.98 | -1.6% |
Equal Remuneration by organizational level | |||||||
Non-management | 3,318 | 1,068 | 98 | 92 | 0.96 | 0.94 | -1.6% |
Junior Management | 1,308 | 315 | 98 | 95 | 0.98 | 0.98 | -0.4% |
Middle Management | 545 | 93 | 101 | 100 | 1.04 | 0.99 | -4.7% |
Top Management2 | 24 | 5 | 111 | 108 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 3.2% |
Equal Remuneration by organizational function3 | |||||||
Business Support | 48 | 99 | 91 | 90 | 0.99 | ||
Construction | 152 | 6 | 93 | 94 | 1.01 | ||
Operations | 2,732 | 328 | 100 | 94 | 0.94 | ||
Engineering | 928 | 161 | 96 | 93 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.0% |
Executive Management & Legal | 57 | 70 | 103 | 99 | 1.01 | 0.95 | -5.5% |
Finance, Tax and IT | 485 | 286 | 96 | 96 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.2% |
Human Resources | 65 | 198 | 92 | 89 | 0.96 | ||
Project Management | 160 | 55 | 98 | 97 | 1.04 | 0.99 | -4.5% |
Quality, Health, Risk & Safety | 160 | 89 | 97 | 94 | 1.01 | 0.97 | -4.0% |
Strategy & Development | 107 | 38 | 99 | 96 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 2.1% |
Supply Chain | 301 | 151 | 93 | 91 | 0.98 | 0.98 | -0.3% |
- 1 SBM Offshore improved reporting granularity by adding new countries and organizational functions to the pay gap calculation, meaning three-year comparability will only be available in the coming years.
- 2 Top Management are employees with grades 15 up to and including 17. Executive management excluded.
- 3 In 2024, Human Resources was consolidated under Business Support, and Construction and Operations were reported jointly. In 2025, SBM Offshore enhanced the reporting granularity, and these three functions began being reported separately.