Top ten qualifications by region and industry sector ordered by median earnings
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Data showing the top 10 qualifications with the highest median earnings held by employees in each region, sector and subsector group. The qualifications represent the highest held by employees.
This table only includes qualifications at level 2 or higher that were achieved in post-16 education. Qualifications achieved at school, such as GCSEs, are excluded. It is designed to work with the table creator tool.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Further education
- Publication
- Career pathways: post-16 qualifications held by employees
- Release
- Tax year 2018-19
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National, Regional
- Indicators
- Median annual earnings
- Number of employees
- Proportion of employees by qualification
- Filters
- Industry sector
- Industry sub-sector
- Level
- Time period
- 2018-19
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_name | region_code | sector | subsector | subject | level_group | qual_title | employees | median_earnings | pct_qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201819 | Tax year | National | E92000001 | England | Accommodation & food | Accommodation | Total | Level 3 | NVQ in Professional Cookery | 210 | 25400 | 0.9 | ||
| 201819 | Tax year | National | E92000001 | England | Accommodation & food | Accommodation | Retail and Commercial Enterprise | Level 3 | NVQ in Professional Cookery | 210 | 25400 | 0.9 | ||
| 201819 | Tax year | National | E92000001 | England | Accommodation & food | Accommodation | Retail and Commercial Enterprise | Level 3 | Hospitality and Catering Apprenticeship | 270 | 24600 | 1.2 | ||
| 201819 | Tax year | National | E92000001 | England | Accommodation & food | Accommodation | Total | Level 3 | Hospitality and Catering Apprenticeship | 270 | 24600 | 1.2 | ||
| 201819 | Tax year | National | E92000001 | England | Accommodation & food | Accommodation | Total | Total | NVQ in Professional Cookery | 310 | 24000 | 1.4 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| employees | Number of employees |
| level_group | Level - Filter by level of highest qualification |
| median_earnings | Median annual earnings |
| pct_qual | Proportion of employees by qualification |
| qual_title | Title of highest qualification - Filter by level and qualification title |
Footnotes
- Data are restricted to employees born between September 1988 and August 1993. These employees turned age 25-30 in the 2018-19 tax year.
- Includes qualifications held by 100 or more employees.
- Excludes qualifications at below level 2 and qualifications achieved prior to post-16 education (e.g. GCSEs).
- Restricted to the top ten qualifications ordered by median earnings.
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