Calendar year 2022

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 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.

    Number of rows
    96,902
    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
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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 between 2011 and 2022. Original figures and figures adjusted for 2022 inflation are included. Indicators can be broken down by UK nation, region, sector and establishment size.

    Number of rows
    6,753
    Indicators
    • Number of employees
    • Number of trainees
    • Sample size in the Investment in Training follow-up survey
    Filters
    • Establishment size
    • Sector
    Time period
    2011 to 2022
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  • Mayoral Combined Authority - core indicators

    English devolved area

    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, for Mayoral Combined Authorities in 2022. Indicators can be broken down by sector, site type, establishment type and establishment size.

    Number of rows
    7,566
    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
    2022
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  • Two digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) - core indicators

    National, Regional

    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, for two digit Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) in 2022. Indicators can be broken down by UK nation, region, site type, establishment type and establishment size.

    Number of rows
    42,863
    Indicators
    • Number of vacancies
    • Number of establishments with at least one vacancy
    • Percentage of establishments with at least one vacancy
    Filters
    • Two digit standard industrial classification (SIC)
    • Establishment size
    • Establishment type
    Time period
    2022
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  • Vacancy measures by occupational group

    National

    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.

    Number of rows
    538,772
    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
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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 2022. It also publishes previously published research from the Employer Skills Survey 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 as official statistics. This document brings together some of the key indicators and filters from the survey. 

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 covers:

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

Data can be broken down by:

  • UK nation and English region
  • Sector (13 sector groups)
  • Single or multi-site
  • Establishment type
  • Establishment size
  • Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
  • Mayoral Combined Authority - core indicators for 2022 only
  • Two digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) - core indicators for 2022 only

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All data files associated with this release are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

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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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Phone: 0370 000 2288

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