Data set from Supply of skills for jobs in science and technology

England qualification levels for STEM employees

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Data about highest qualifications prior to early career employment in England in STEM occupations, using pooled employment data from 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 tax years; where an employee appears more than once, we take the information from the latest tax year observed. Further details are available in the publication methodology.

The 'stem_qualification' measure shows the share of people having a STEM-related qualification, within groups defined by level of highest qualification held and gender.


Data set details

Theme
Further education
Publication
Supply of skills for jobs in science and technology
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Percent with a STEM qualification
Filters
  • Gender
  • Group of occupations
  • Highest level of qualification
Time period
2018-19

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_namegrouphighest_qualificationgenderstem_qualification
2018Financial yearNationalE92000001EnglandSTEMBelow level 2Male8.33
2018Financial yearNationalE92000001EnglandSTEMLevel 2Male34.08
2018Financial yearNationalE92000001EnglandSTEMLevel 3Male58.38
2018Financial yearNationalE92000001EnglandSTEMLevel 4/5Male56.65
2018Financial yearNationalE92000001EnglandSTEMLevel 6Male45.49

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables
Variable nameVariable description
genderGender - Filter by gender
groupGroup of occupations - Filter by occupation group
highest_qualificationHighest level of qualification - Filter by highest level of qualification
stem_qualificationPercent with a STEM qualification

Footnotes

  1. Employees are those aged 23-30 in the 2018-19 tax year included in the ASHE survey and linked to LEO.

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