Calendar year 2025

Occupations in demand

Pre-release access list

Published

Besides Skills England professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

Skills England

  • Lead Official for Statistics
  • Joint CEOs (2 recipients)
  • Deputy CEO
  • Senior Digital Communications Team Leader
  • Head of Communications
  • Digital Communications Manager

Department for Work and Pensions

  • Minister for Skills
  • Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
  • Permanent Secretary 
  • Principal Private Secretary to SoS 
  • Special Advisors (2 recipients)
  • Private Secretary and Head Office for Special Advisors
  • Head of News and Strategic Communications 
  • Private Office Analyst
  • Chief Statistician 
  • Director General Labour Market & Skills

Department for Education

  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Special Advisors (5 recipients) 
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Director General, Skills
  • Director of Skills Strategy & Engagement
  • Skills Strategy and Delivery Deputy Director 
  • Skills Strategy Lead, Skills Strategy Hub
  • Head of Skills Strategy Unit
  • Senior Skills Strategy Officer, Skills Strategy Hub
  • Skills Policy Analysts (2 recipients)