A report from a UK think tank predicts that more than 100,000 new jobs and 600,000 vacancies in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) will be created in the United Kingdom between now and 2023 (go.nature.com/2kmhxgk). Jobs of the Future, produced by the Social Market Foundation in London, used government data to analyse growth trends in Britain's STEM industries. Fields that will produce the most new jobs include scientific research and development; computing services, particularly programming and coding; information services; and telecommunications, the report predicts. Although demand for conventional STEM jobs will remain high, the report predicts that candidates with technology and research-based skills will be sought for positions in consultancy, in legal, accounting and financial services and in management. The report found that women in STEM positions in 2016 totalled just over 460,000 and accounted for 19% of jobs in the combined sectors. With gender parity the total would be 1.2 million, the report says. It calls for more women to study the sciences in school and at university.