Data set from Employer Skills Survey

Vacancy measures by occupational group

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Total number of vacancies, hard to fill vacancies and skill-shortage vacancies, as well as skill-shortage vacancy density and hard to fill vacancy density, by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). Indicators can be broken down by UK nation and sector.


Data set details

Theme
UK education and training statistics
Publication
Employer Skills Survey
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of vacancies
  • Number of hard to fill vacancies
  • Number of skill-shortage vacancies
Filters
  • 1 digit SOC code and name
  • 2 digit SOC code and name
  • 3 digit SOC code and name
Time period
2011 to 2022

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
country_namecountry_codegeographic_leveltime_periodtime_identifiersectorsoc_4_labelledsoc_3_labelledsoc_2_labelledsoc_1_labelledsample_occupations_estab_has_vacancyvac_sumhtfv_sumssv_sumhtfv_denssv_den
EnglandE92000001National2011Calendar yearArts & Other Services1116 - Elected officers and representatives111 - Chief executives and senior officials11 - Corporate managers and directors1 - Managers, directors and senior officialscuuuuu
EnglandE92000001National2011Calendar yearArts & Other Services1121 - Production managers and directors in manufacturing112 - Production managers and directors11 - Corporate managers and directors1 - Managers, directors and senior officialscuuuuu
EnglandE92000001National2011Calendar yearArts & Other Services1122 - Production managers and directors in construction112 - Production managers and directors11 - Corporate managers and directors1 - Managers, directors and senior officialscuuuuu
EnglandE92000001National2011Calendar yearArts & Other Services1131 - Financial managers and directors113 - Functional managers and directors11 - Corporate managers and directors1 - Managers, directors and senior officialscuuuuu
EnglandE92000001National2011Calendar yearArts & Other Services1132 - Marketing and sales directors113 - Functional managers and directors11 - Corporate managers and directors1 - Managers, directors and senior officialscuuuuu

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 11 variables
Variable nameVariable description
htfv_denHard to fill vacancy density (as a percentage of vacancies for the SOC code)
htfv_sumNumber of hard to fill vacancies
sample_occupations_estab_has_vacancyNumber of occupations for which establishments had at least one vacancy in the specific SOC code
sectorSector - Filter by sector
soc_1_labelled1 digit SOC code and name - Filter by 1 digit SOC code (SOC2010)

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