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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.
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Data set details
- Theme
- UK education and training statistics
- Publication
- Employer Skills Survey
- Release
- Calendar year 2022
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 96,902
- Geographic levels
- National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of vacancies
- Number of establishments with at least one vacancy
- Percentage of establishments with at least one vacancy
- Vacancy density (vacancies as a proportion of employment)
- Number of hard-to-fill vacancies
- Number of establishments with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy
- Percentage of establishments with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy
- Hard-to-fill vacancy density (HtF vacancies as a share of vacancies)
- Number of skill-shortage vacancies
- Number of establishments with at least one skill-shortage vacancy
- Percentage of establishments with at least one skill-shortage vacancy
- Skill-shortage vacancy density (SSVs as a share of vacancies)
- Number of skill gaps (employees not fully proficient)
- Number of establishments with at least one skill gap (i.e. 1+ employee 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)
- Total number of training days for employees
- Number of employees trained in the past 12 months
- Number of establishments arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months
- Number of establishments providing basic induction training
- Number of establishments providing extensive induction training
- Number of establishments providing health and safety or first aid training
- Number of establishments providing job specific training
- Number of establishments providing management training
- Number of establishments providing new technology training
- Number of establishments providing supervisory training
- Number of establishments that have funded or arranged any off-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Number of establishments that have funded or arranged any on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Number of establishments that have funded or arranged only on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Number of establishments that have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months
- Average number of days training per trainee
- Average number of days training per employee
- Percentage of establishments arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months
- Percentage of establishments providing basic induction training
- Percentage of establishments providing extensive induction training
- Percentage of establishments providing health and safety or first aid training
- Percentage of establishments providing job specific training
- Percentage of establishments providing management training
- Percentage of establishments providing new technology training
- Percentage of establishments providing supervisory training
- Percentage of establishments that have funded or arranged any off-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Percentage of establishments that have funded or arranged any on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Percentage of establishments that have funded or arranged only on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months
- Percentage of establishments that have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months
- Proportion of employees that received any training in the past 12 months
- Unweighted base of establishments
- Unweighted base of establishments with vacancies
- Number of employees
- Number of establishments in population
- Number of establishments in population who have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months
- Filters
- Establishment size
- Establishment type
- Single site or one of multiple sites within organisation
- Sector
- Time period
- 2011 to 2022
Data set preview
| country_name | region_name | estab_size | sector | single_or_multi_site | estab_type | weight_base | has_trained_base | sample_size | sample_size_w_vac | time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | region_code | country_code | has_vac | has_htfv | has_ssv | has_skillgap | vac_sum | htfv_sum | ssv_sum | skillgaps | employees | trainees | training_days | has_offthejob_training | has_onthejob_training | has_onthejob_training_only | has_training_in_general | has_e_learning | has_basic_induction_training | has_extensive_induction_training | has_health_safety_training | has_job_specific_training | has_supervisory_training | has_management_training | has_new_technology_training | vac_inc | htfv_inc | ssv_inc | skillgap_inc | offthejob_training_inc | onthejob_training_inc | onthejob_training_only_inc | training_in_general_inc | e_learning_inc | basic_induction_training_inc | extensive_induction_training_inc | health_safety_training_inc | job_specific_training_inc | supervisory_training_inc | management_training_inc | new_technology_training_inc | vac_den | htfv_den | ssv_den | skillgap_den | training_den | train_days_employee | train_days_trainee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | East Midlands | 100-249 | Arts & Other Services | Multi site | A local-government financed body | u | u | c | c | 2011 | Calendar year | Regional | E12000004 | E92000001 | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u |
| England | East Midlands | 100-249 | Arts & Other Services | Multi site | MAINLY seeking to make a profit | u | u | c | c | 2011 | Calendar year | Regional | E12000004 | E92000001 | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u |
| England | East Midlands | 100-249 | Arts & Other Services | Single site | A charity or voluntary sector organisation or a social enterprise | u | u | c | c | 2011 | Calendar year | Regional | E12000004 | E92000001 | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u |
| England | East Midlands | 100-249 | Arts & Other Services | Single site | A local-government financed body | u | u | c | c | 2011 | Calendar year | Regional | E12000004 | E92000001 | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u |
| England | East Midlands | 100-249 | Arts & Other Services | Single site | MAINLY seeking to make a profit | u | u | c | c | 2011 | Calendar year | Regional | E12000004 | E92000001 | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | x | u | x | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u | u |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| basic_induction_training_inc | Percentage of establishments providing basic induction training |
| e_learning_inc | Percentage of establishments arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months |
| employees | Number of employees |
| estab_size | Establishment size - Filter by establishment size |
| estab_type | Establishment type - Filter by establishment type |
| extensive_induction_training_inc | Percentage of establishments providing extensive induction training |
| has_basic_induction_training | Number of establishments providing basic induction training |
| has_e_learning | Number of establishments arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months |
| has_extensive_induction_training | Number of establishments providing extensive induction training |
| has_health_safety_training | Number of establishments providing health and safety or first aid training |
| has_htfv | Number of establishments with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy |
| has_job_specific_training | Number of establishments providing job specific training |
| has_management_training | Number of establishments providing management training |
| has_new_technology_training | Number of establishments providing new technology training |
| has_offthejob_training | Number of establishments that have funded or arranged any off-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_onthejob_training | Number of establishments that have funded or arranged any on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_onthejob_training_only | Number of establishments that have funded or arranged only on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| 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_supervisory_training | Number of establishments providing supervisory training |
| has_trained_base | Number of establishments in population who have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_training_in_general | Number of establishments that have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_vac | Number of establishments with at least one vacancy |
| health_safety_training_inc | Percentage of establishments providing health and safety or first aid training |
| 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 |
| job_specific_training_inc | Percentage of establishments providing job specific training |
| management_training_inc | Percentage of establishments providing management training |
| new_technology_training_inc | Percentage of establishments providing new technology training |
| offthejob_training_inc | Percentage of establishments that have funded or arranged any off-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| onthejob_training_inc | Percentage of establishments that have funded or arranged any on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| onthejob_training_only_inc | Percentage of establishments that have funded or arranged only on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| 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 |
| supervisory_training_inc | Percentage of establishments providing supervisory training |
| 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_in_general_inc | Percentage of establishments that have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months |
| vac_den | Vacancy density (vacancies as a proportion of employment) |
| vac_inc | Percentage of establishments with at least one vacancy |
| vac_sum | Number of vacancies |
| weight_base | Number of establishments in population |
Footnotes
- 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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