UK specific: very tight regulation, including audited software, together with economy of scale leading to standardised and 'modular' construction. I don't think

UK specific: very tight regulation, including audited software, together with economy of scale leading to standardised and 'modular' construction. I don't think people here would like being a civil engineer, it's a very conservative profession. Construction is notoriously cyclic: demand for civils will ramp up when the next boom comes along.