Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Employers Skills Surveys are undertaken to identify the extent, causes and implications of skill deficiencies reported by employers in England. The series addresses a number of key questions: What are the skill needs of employers? What is the scale of, and the contribution of a lack of skills to external recruitment difficulties facing employers? How do these problems vary by occupation, establishment size, industrial sector, and region? What evidence is there about the existence of internal skill gaps within the employed workforce? What are the perceptions of employers about the causes and consequences of such (internal and external) skill deficiencies?

Each row in the establishment data corresponds to one establishment interviewed in the survey. Occupations in the establishment data are coded to 1-digit SOC(2000) level. Each row in the occupational data corresponds to an occupation in which vacancies were reported within an establishment, this enables a more refined analysis of occupations as each occupation is coded separately at the 3-digit SOC(2000) level, up to a maximum of six occupations per establishment.

Main Topics:

The topics covered include: recruitment problems; skills and proficiency; occupations and background information.

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Telephone interview