Data set from Occupations in demand

Raw occupations in demand

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This file contains demand indicators used in determining occupations in demand before weighting and scaling.

Data set details

Theme
Labour market and skills
Publication
Occupations in demand
Release
Calendar year 2025
Release type
Number of rows
71,952
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Annual change in hours worked
  • Annual change in hours worked lower estimate value
  • Annual percentage change in hourly wage
  • Annual percentage change in hourly wage lower estimate value
  • Average hourly wage
  • Indicators capped at elevated demand due to imputation
  • Indicators imputed from 3-digit SOC
  • Indicators that are in demand
  • Number of imputed indicators
  • Number of missing indicators
  • Number of occupations
  • Number of workers
  • Online job advert density
  • Online job advert density lower estimate value
  • Proportion of workers
  • Proportion of workers in demand
  • Uncertainty in demand indicators
  • Visa grant density
  • Visa grant density lower estimate value
  • Wage premium
  • Wage premium lower estimate value
Filters
  • Demand level
  • ONS skill level
  • Occupation is in STEM
  • Occupation is in construction
  • Occupation is in the immigration salary list
  • SOC20
  • SOC20 Description
  • Uncertainty in indicators which are in high demand
Time period
2025

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
soc20_unitsoc20_labelvisa_densitywage_premiumonline_job_ad_densityannual_change_in_hours_workedannual_perc_change_in_hourly_wagevisa_density_lower_estimatewage_premium_lower_estimateonline_job_ad_density_lower_estimateannual_change_in_hours_worked_lower_estimateannual_perc_change_in_hourly_wage_lower_estimatedemand_levelhourly_wageworkersskill_levelimmigration_salary_listconstructionSTEMindicator_uncertaintyindicator_demandindicator_demand_uncertainty_flagimputation_capped_indicatorsnamed_imputed_indicatorscountpercentdemand_level_percentimputed_indicatorsmissing_indicatorstime_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_name
TotalTotal0.2171689534748720.01113043037777694.96677689476493-0.0852684109215254102.5008028811960.191832717658786-0.04607796121947434.40691285849214-0.2353555807424951.01719720621345Total20.300092256471233023600TotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotal412100100163662025Reporting yearNationalK02000001United Kingdom
1111Total0.58898521272660.4493296570397821.029422735849061.770842101.8315433509560.5368503304670380.3902197756006420.9383003388973191.7708421.01186739166147Total46.24180200TotalTotalTotalTotalNo uncertaintyDemand in multiple indicators: change in hours worked, change in hourly wage, wage premium, visa densityTotalNo indicators capped at elevated due to imputationNo indicators imputed10.5456703690693930.545670369069393002025Reporting yearNationalK02000001United Kingdom
1112Total0.00001-0.3326687930557478.20440527027027-0.00123291321165198100.8366539566670.00001-0.4844950818231066.13258575757576-0.01533200000000080.964592370874841Total17.0514800TotalTotalTotalTotalUncertainty in visa densityDemand in multiple indicators: change in hours worked, online job advert densityTotalNo indicators capped at elevated due to imputationNo indicators imputed10.04481643430758610.0448164343075861002025Reporting yearNationalK02000001United Kingdom
1121Total0.125704162264662-0.019098422838033.79795881755384-0.00000000000106581410364015101.4744906386860.116082545340838-0.06456915927315923.5072332645403401.01216301586025Total27.47246100TotalTotalTotalTotalNo uncertaintyDemand in multiple indicators: change in hours worked, change in hourly wage, online job advert density, visa densityTotalNo indicators capped at elevated due to imputationNo indicators imputed10.7452246272362790.745224627236279002025Reporting yearNationalK02000001United Kingdom
1122Total0.130760605326877-0.1174455475391795.16874587772397099.08079324281760.118756564046179-0.180155776473694.6942101099505200.982148887068809Total25.7165200TotalTotalTotalTotalNo uncertaintyDemand in multiple indicators: change in hours worked, online job advert density, visa densityTotalNo indicators capped at elevated due to imputationNo indicators imputed10.5002483072711640.500248307271164002025Reporting yearNationalK02000001United Kingdom

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 29 variables
Variable nameVariable description
annual_change_in_hours_workedAnnual change in hours worked
annual_change_in_hours_worked_lower_estimateAnnual change in hours worked lower estimate value
annual_perc_change_in_hourly_wageAnnual percentage change in hourly wage
annual_perc_change_in_hourly_wage_lower_estimateAnnual percentage change in hourly wage lower estimate value
constructionOccupation is in construction - Filter by construction occupations
countNumber of occupations
demand_levelDemand level - Filter by level of demand
demand_level_percentProportion of workers in demand
hourly_wageAverage hourly wage
immigration_salary_listOccupation is in the immigration salary list - Filter by immigration salary list occupations
imputation_capped_indicatorsIndicators capped at elevated demand due to imputation
imputed_indicatorsNumber of imputed indicators
indicator_demandIndicators that are in demand
indicator_demand_uncertainty_flagUncertainty in indicators which are in high demand - Filter by whether an occupation has demand indicators which also hit uncertainty flags
indicator_uncertaintyUncertainty in demand indicators
missing_indicatorsNumber of missing indicators
named_imputed_indicatorsIndicators imputed from 3-digit SOC
online_job_ad_densityOnline job advert density
online_job_ad_density_lower_estimateOnline job advert density lower estimate value
percentProportion of workers
skill_levelONS skill level - Filter by ONS skill level
soc20_labelSOC20 Description - Filter by occupation description
soc20_unitSOC20 - Filter by occupation unit
STEMOccupation is in STEM - Filter by STEM occupations
visa_densityVisa grant density
visa_density_lower_estimateVisa grant density lower estimate value
wage_premiumWage premium
wage_premium_lower_estimateWage premium lower estimate value
workersNumber of workers

Footnotes

  1. Average is the weighted mean based on published workers.
  2. The annual change in hourly wage, wage premium and annual change in hours worked indicators do not include Northern Ireland data, whereas the visa density and online job advert density indicators include data for the whole of the UK. This could disproportionately impact occupations which have a large proportion of workers in Northern Ireland.
  3. Proportions may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
  4. Worker volumes sourced from: Annual population survey Jul 2024 - Jun 2025 (opens in new tab)
  5. Median wages sourced from: 2025 provisional Earnings and hours worked, occupation by four-digit SOC: ASHE Table 14 - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)  (opens in new tab)
  6. Proportion uses the UK 16+ working population as the denominator.
  7. Proportion uses the total workers in the respective demand level as the denominator.

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