Data set from Employer Skills Survey

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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.

Data set details

Theme
UK education and training statistics
Publication
Employer Skills Survey
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
Filters
  • Site size
  • Site type
  • Single site or one of multiple sites within organisation
Time period
2011 to 2024

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
country_nameregion_namesite_sizesectorsingle_or_multi_sitesite_typeweight_basehas_trained_basesample_sizesample_size_w_vactime_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelregion_codecountry_codehas_vachas_htfvhas_ssvhas_skillgapvac_sumhtfv_sumssv_sumskillgapsemployeestraineestraining_dayshas_offthejob_traininghas_onthejob_traininghas_onthejob_training_onlyhas_training_in_generalhas_e_learninghas_basic_induction_traininghas_extensive_induction_traininghas_health_safety_traininghas_job_specific_traininghas_supervisory_traininghas_management_traininghas_new_technology_trainingvac_inchtfv_incssv_incskillgap_incoffthejob_training_inconthejob_training_inconthejob_training_only_inctraining_in_general_ince_learning_incbasic_induction_training_incextensive_induction_training_inchealth_safety_training_incjob_specific_training_incsupervisory_training_incmanagement_training_incnew_technology_training_incvac_denhtfv_denssv_denskillgap_dentraining_dentrain_days_employeetrain_days_trainee
EnglandEast Midlands100 to 249Arts & Other ServicesMulti siteA local-government financed bodyuucc2011Calendar yearRegionalE12000004E92000001uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuu
EnglandEast Midlands100 to 249Arts & Other ServicesMulti siteMAINLY seeking to make a profituucc2011Calendar yearRegionalE12000004E92000001uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuu
EnglandEast Midlands100 to 249Arts & Other ServicesSingle siteA charity or voluntary sector organisation or a social enterpriseuucc2011Calendar yearRegionalE12000004E92000001uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuu
EnglandEast Midlands100 to 249Arts & Other ServicesSingle siteA local-government financed bodyuucc2011Calendar yearRegionalE12000004E92000001uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuu
EnglandEast Midlands100 to 249Arts & Other ServicesSingle siteMAINLY seeking to make a profituucc2011Calendar yearRegionalE12000004E92000001uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuu

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 54 variables
Variable nameVariable description
basic_induction_training_incPercentage of sites providing basic induction training
e_learning_incPercentage of sites arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months
employeesNumber of employees
extensive_induction_training_incPercentage of sites providing extensive induction training
has_basic_induction_trainingNumber of sites providing basic induction training

Footnotes

  1. 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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