Calendar year 2019

Employer Skills Survey

Official statistics on vacancies, skills gaps and training, from the Employer Skills Survey.

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  • Core Indicators

    National, Regional

    The total volume, incidence and density of skill gaps, vacancies, hard to reach vacancies and skill-shortage vacancies, as well as average and total days of training, number and proportion of employees trained and establishments arranging or paying for training, in 2017 and 2019. Indicators can be broken down by UK nation, English region, sector, site type, establishment type and establishment size.

    Number of rows
    31,515
    Indicators
    • Number of establishments with at least one vacancy
    • Number of vacancies
    • Percentage of establishments with at least one vacancy
    Filters
    • Sector
    • Single site or one of multiple sites within organisation
    • Establishment type
    Time period
    2017 to 2019
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  • Investment in training

    National, Regional

    The total investment through all training, off-the-job training and on-the-job training, as well as investment in training per employee and trainee in 2019. Indicators can be broken down by UK nation, sector and establishment size.

    Number of rows
    1,034
    Indicators
    • Total investment through all training
    • Total investment through off-the-job training
    • Total investment through on-the-job training
    Filters
    • Sector
    • Establishment size
    Time period
    2019
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  • Vacancy measures by occupational group

    National

    The total number of vacancies and establishments with at least one vacancy at 4 digit SOC level, number of hard to fill and skill-shortage vacancies, as well as hard to fill and skill-shortage vacancy density in 2019. Indicators can be broken down by UK nation, occupational group and sector.

    Number of rows
    63,520
    Indicators
    • Number of establishments with at least one vacancy at the 4 digit SOC level
    • Number of vacancies
    • Number of hard to fill vacancies
    Filters
    • 1 digit SOC code and name
    • 2 digit SOC code and name
    • 3 digit SOC code and name
    Time period
    2019
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Data guidance

Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

This document describes the key data from the Employer Skills Survey 2019. Findings from this survey were originally published in research reports (opens in new tab) in October 2020. This document brings together some of the key indicators and filters from the survey as official statistics for the first time. Future releases are likely to expand the number of indicators and filters available.

The technical documentation (opens in new tab) should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on sampling, data sources and the methodology used in producing the data.

Coverage

This release includes key data from the Employer Skills Survey 2019, with comparison data for some indicators from 2017. The Employer Skills Survey 2019 covered England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as Scotland did not take part in the Employer Skills Survey that year. Therefore, comparisons to the 2017 survey are comparisons to England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Fieldwork for the 2019 survey took place from May to December 2019.

This release covers:

  • Vacancy incidence, density and volume in 2017 and 2019
  • Hard to fill vacancy incidence, density and volume in 2017 and 2019
  • Skill-shortage vacancy incidence, density and volume in 2017 and 2019
  • Skill gap incidence, density and volume in 2017 and 2019
  • Average days of training per employee and trainee, total number of training days and number and proportion of employees trained and establishments arranging and paying for training in the past 12 months in 2017 and 2019
  • Vacancy measures by occupational group in 2019
  • Employer investment in training in 2019

Data can be broken down by:

  • UK nation and English region
  • Sector (13 sector groups)
  • Single or multi-site
  • Establishment type
  • Establishment size
  • Occupational group

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If you have a specific enquiry about Employer Skills Survey statistics and data:

Surveys and Research Team

Email: Employer.SURVEYS@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Amy Clay

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Telephone: 020 7783 8300

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