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The total volume, incidence and density of skill gaps, vacancies, hard to reach vacancies and skill-shortage vacancies, as well as average and total days of training, number and proportion of employees trained and establishments arranging or paying for training, in 2017 and 2019. Indicators can be broken down by UK nation, English region, sector, site type, establishment type and establishment size.
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Data set details
- Theme
- UK education and training statistics
- Publication
- Employer Skills Survey
- Release
- Calendar year 2019
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 31,515
- Geographic levels
- National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of establishments with at least one vacancy
- Number of vacancies
- Percentage of establishments with at least one vacancy
- Vacancy density (vacancies per 100 employees)
- Hard-to-fill vacancy density (HtF vacancies as a share of vacancies)
- Number of establishments with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy
- Number of hard-to-fill vacancies
- Percentage of establishments with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy
- Number of establishments with at least one skill-shortage vacancy
- Number of skill-shortage vacancies
- Percentage of establishments with at least one skill-shortage vacancy
- Skill-shortage vacancy density (SSVs as a share of vacancies)
- Number of establishments with at least one skill gap (i.e. 1+ employee not fully proficient)
- Number of skill gaps (employees not fully proficient)
- Percentage of establishments 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 establishments that arranged or paid for any training in the past 12 months
- Percentage of establishments that arranged or paid for any training in the past 12 months
- Proportion of employees that received any training in the past 12 months
- Total number of training days for employees
- Unweighted base of establishments
- Unweighted base of establishments with vacancies
- Number of employees
- Number of establishments in population
- Filters
- Sector
- Single site or one of multiple sites within organisation
- Establishment type
- Establishment size
- Time period
- 2017 to 2019
Data set preview
| country_name | region_name | estab_size | sector | single_or_multi_site | estab_type | weight_base | sample_size | sample_size_w_vac | has_vac | has_htfv | has_ssv | has_skillgap | has_trained | employees | vac_sum | htfv_sum | ssv_sum | skillgaps | trainees | training_days | time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | vac_inc | htfv_inc | ssv_inc | skillgap_inc | training_inc | vac_den | htfv_den | ssv_den | skillgap_den | training_den | train_days_employee | train_days_trainee | region_code | country_code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | East Midlands | 100-249 | Arts & Other Services | Multi site | A charity or voluntary sector organisation or a social enterprise | u | c | c | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | 2017 | Calendar year | Regional | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | E12000004 | E92000001 |
| England | East Midlands | 100-249 | Arts & Other Services | Multi site | A local-government financed body | u | c | c | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | 2017 | Calendar year | Regional | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | E12000004 | E92000001 |
| England | East Midlands | 100-249 | Arts & Other Services | Multi site | MAINLY seeking to make a profit | u | c | c | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | 2017 | Calendar year | Regional | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | E12000004 | E92000001 |
| England | East Midlands | 100-249 | Arts & Other Services | Single site | A charity or voluntary sector organisation or a social enterprise | u | c | c | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | 2017 | Calendar year | Regional | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | E12000004 | E92000001 |
| England | East Midlands | 100-249 | Arts & Other Services | Single site | MAINLY seeking to make a profit | u | c | c | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | 2017 | Calendar year | Regional | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | E12000004 | E92000001 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| employees | Number of employees |
| estab_size | Establishment size - Filter by establishment size |
| estab_type | Establishment type - Filter by establishment type |
| has_htfv | Number of establishments with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy |
| has_skillgap | Number of establishments with at least one skill gap (i.e. 1+ employee not fully proficient) |
| has_ssv | Number of establishments with at least one skill-shortage vacancy |
| has_trained | Number of establishments that arranged or paid for any training in the past 12 months |
| has_vac | Number of establishments with at least one vacancy |
| htfv_den | Hard-to-fill vacancy density (HtF vacancies as a share of vacancies) |
| htfv_inc | Percentage of establishments with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy |
| htfv_sum | Number of hard-to-fill vacancies |
| sample_size | Unweighted base of establishments |
| sample_size_w_vac | Unweighted base of establishments 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 |
| skillgap_den | Skill gap density (the proportion of employees judged not fully proficient) |
| skillgap_inc | Percentage of establishments 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 establishments with at least one skill-shortage vacancy |
| ssv_sum | Number of skill-shortage vacancies |
| 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 | Proportion of employees that received any training in the past 12 months |
| training_inc | Percentage of establishments that arranged or paid for any training in the past 12 months |
| vac_den | Vacancy density (vacancies per 100 employees) |
| vac_inc | Percentage of establishments with at least one vacancy |
| vac_sum | Number of vacancies |
| weight_base | Number of establishments in population |
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