Data set from Employer Skills Survey

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The total volume, incidence and density of skill gaps, vacancies, hard to fill vacancies and skill-shortage vacancies, as well as average and total days of training, number and proportion of employees trained, types of training arranged and paid for and establishments arranging or paying for training, between 2011 and 2022. Indicators can be broken down by UK nation, English region, sector, site type, establishment type and establishment size.


Data set details

Theme
UK education and training statistics
Publication
Employer Skills Survey
Release type
Geographic levels
National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of vacancies
  • Number of establishments with at least one vacancy
  • Percentage of establishments with at least one vacancy
Filters
  • Establishment size
  • Establishment type
  • Single site or one of multiple sites within organisation
Time period
2011 to 2022

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
country_nameregion_nameestab_sizesectorsingle_or_multi_siteestab_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 Midlands100-249Arts & Other ServicesMulti siteA local-government financed bodyuucc2011Calendar yearRegionalE12000004E92000001uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuu
EnglandEast Midlands100-249Arts & Other ServicesMulti siteMAINLY seeking to make a profituucc2011Calendar yearRegionalE12000004E92000001uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuu
EnglandEast Midlands100-249Arts & Other ServicesSingle siteA charity or voluntary sector organisation or a social enterpriseuucc2011Calendar yearRegionalE12000004E92000001uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuu
EnglandEast Midlands100-249Arts & Other ServicesSingle siteA local-government financed bodyuucc2011Calendar yearRegionalE12000004E92000001uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuxuuuuuuuuuuuu
EnglandEast Midlands100-249Arts & 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 establishments providing basic induction training
e_learning_incPercentage of establishments arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months
employeesNumber of employees
estab_sizeEstablishment size - Filter by establishment size
estab_typeEstablishment type - Filter by establishment type

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 2022 results to previous waves.

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