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Covers vacancies, hard-to-fill vacancies, skill-shortage vacancies, skills gaps and training measures. Data can be broken down by country, region, sector, single or multi-site, site type and site size.
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Data set details
- Theme
- UK education and training statistics
- Publication
- Employer Skills Survey
- Release
- Calendar year 2024
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 124,129
- Geographic levels
- National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of sites with at least one vacancy
- Number of vacancies
- Percentage of sites with at least one vacancy
- Vacancy density (vacancies as a proportion of employment)
- Hard-to-fill vacancy density (HtF vacancies as a share of vacancies)
- Number of sites with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy
- Number of hard-to-fill vacancies
- Percentage of sites with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy
- Number of sites with at least one skill-shortage vacancy
- Number of skill-shortage vacancies
- Percentage of sites with at least one skill-shortage vacancy
- Skill-shortage vacancy density (SSVs as a share of vacancies)
- Number of sites with at least one skill gap (i.e. 1+ employee not fully proficient)
- Number of skill gaps (employees not fully proficient)
- Percentage of sites with at least one skill gap (i.e. 1+ employee not fully proficient)
- Skill gap density (the proportion of employees judged not fully proficient)
- Average number of days training per employee
- Average number of days training per trainee
- Number of employees trained in the past 12 months
- Number of sites arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months
- Number of sites providing basic induction training
- Number of sites providing extensive induction training
- Number of sites providing health and safety or first aid training
- Number of sites providing job specific training
- Number of sites providing management training
- Number of sites providing new technology training
- Number of sites providing supervisory training
- Number of sites that have funded or arranged any off-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Number of sites that have funded or arranged any on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Number of sites that have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months
- Number of sites that have funded or arranged only on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Percentage of sites arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months
- Percentage of sites providing basic induction training
- Percentage of sites providing extensive induction training
- Percentage of sites providing health and safety or first aid training
- Percentage of sites providing job specific training
- Percentage of sites providing management training
- Percentage of sites providing new technology training
- Percentage of sites providing supervisory training
- Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged any off-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged any on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months
- Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged only on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Percentage of employees that received any training in the past 12 months
- Total number of training days for employees
- Unweighted base of sites
- Unweighted base of sites with vacancies
- Number of employees
- Number of sites in population
- Number of sites in population who have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months
- Filters
- Site size
- Site type
- Single site or one of multiple sites within organisation
- Sector
- Time period
- 2011 to 2024
Data set preview
| country_name | region_name | site_size | sector | single_or_multi_site | site_type | weight_base | has_trained_base | sample_size | sample_size_w_vac | time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | region_code | country_code | has_vac | has_htfv | has_ssv | has_skillgap | vac_sum | htfv_sum | ssv_sum | skillgaps | employees | trainees | training_days | has_offthejob_training | has_onthejob_training | has_onthejob_training_only | has_training_in_general | has_e_learning | has_basic_induction_training | has_extensive_induction_training | has_health_safety_training | has_job_specific_training | has_supervisory_training | has_management_training | has_new_technology_training | vac_inc | htfv_inc | ssv_inc | skillgap_inc | offthejob_training_inc | onthejob_training_inc | onthejob_training_only_inc | training_in_general_inc | e_learning_inc | basic_induction_training_inc | extensive_induction_training_inc | health_safety_training_inc | job_specific_training_inc | supervisory_training_inc | management_training_inc | new_technology_training_inc | vac_den | htfv_den | ssv_den | skillgap_den | training_den | train_days_employee | train_days_trainee |
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| England | East Midlands | 100 to 249 | Arts & Other Services | Multi site | A local-government financed body | u | u | c | c | 2011 | Calendar year | Regional | E12000004 | E92000001 | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u |
| England | East Midlands | 100 to 249 | Arts & Other Services | Multi site | MAINLY seeking to make a profit | u | u | c | c | 2011 | Calendar year | Regional | E12000004 | E92000001 | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u |
| England | East Midlands | 100 to 249 | Arts & Other Services | Single site | A charity or voluntary sector organisation or a social enterprise | u | u | c | c | 2011 | Calendar year | Regional | E12000004 | E92000001 | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u |
| England | East Midlands | 100 to 249 | Arts & Other Services | Single site | A local-government financed body | u | u | c | c | 2011 | Calendar year | Regional | E12000004 | E92000001 | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u |
| England | East Midlands | 100 to 249 | Arts & Other Services | Single site | MAINLY seeking to make a profit | u | u | c | c | 2011 | Calendar year | Regional | E12000004 | E92000001 | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| basic_induction_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing basic induction training |
| e_learning_inc | Percentage of sites arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months |
| employees | Number of employees |
| extensive_induction_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing extensive induction training |
| has_basic_induction_training | Number of sites providing basic induction training |
| has_e_learning | Number of sites arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months |
| has_extensive_induction_training | Number of sites providing extensive induction training |
| has_health_safety_training | Number of sites providing health and safety or first aid training |
| has_htfv | Number of sites with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy |
| has_job_specific_training | Number of sites providing job specific training |
| has_management_training | Number of sites providing management training |
| has_new_technology_training | Number of sites providing new technology training |
| has_offthejob_training | Number of sites that have funded or arranged any off-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_onthejob_training | Number of sites that have funded or arranged any on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_onthejob_training_only | Number of sites that have funded or arranged only on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_skillgap | Number of sites with at least one skill gap (i.e. 1+ employee not fully proficient) |
| has_ssv | Number of sites with at least one skill-shortage vacancy |
| has_supervisory_training | Number of sites providing supervisory training |
| has_trained_base | Number of sites in population who have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_training_in_general | Number of sites that have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_vac | Number of sites with at least one vacancy |
| health_safety_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing health and safety or first aid training |
| htfv_den | Hard-to-fill vacancy density (HtF vacancies as a share of vacancies) |
| htfv_inc | Percentage of sites with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy |
| htfv_sum | Number of hard-to-fill vacancies |
| job_specific_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing job specific training |
| management_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing management training |
| new_technology_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing new technology training |
| offthejob_training_inc | Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged any off-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| onthejob_training_inc | Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged any on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| onthejob_training_only_inc | Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged only on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| sample_size | Unweighted base of sites |
| sample_size_w_vac | Unweighted base of sites with vacancies |
| sector | Sector - Filter by sector |
| single_or_multi_site | Single site or one of multiple sites within organisation - Filter by single or multi-sites |
| site_size | Site size - Filter by site size |
| site_type | Site type - Filter by site type |
| skillgap_den | Skill gap density (the proportion of employees judged not fully proficient) |
| skillgap_inc | Percentage of sites with at least one skill gap (i.e. 1+ employee not fully proficient) |
| skillgaps | Number of skill gaps (employees not fully proficient) |
| ssv_den | Skill-shortage vacancy density (SSVs as a share of vacancies) |
| ssv_inc | Percentage of sites with at least one skill-shortage vacancy |
| ssv_sum | Number of skill-shortage vacancies |
| supervisory_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing supervisory training |
| train_days_employee | Average number of days training per employee |
| train_days_trainee | Average number of days training per trainee |
| trainees | Number of employees trained in the past 12 months |
| training_days | Total number of training days for employees |
| training_den | Percentage of employees that received any training in the past 12 months |
| training_in_general_inc | Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months |
| vac_den | Vacancy density (vacancies as a proportion of employment) |
| vac_inc | Percentage of sites with at least one vacancy |
| vac_sum | Number of vacancies |
| weight_base | Number of sites in population |
Footnotes
- Prior to 2022, the definition for ‘off-the-job training’ was ‘training away from the individual’s immediate work position, whether on the employer’s premises or elsewhere’. This should be noted when comparing the latest results to pre-2022 waves.
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