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Statistics: Employer workforce, post-16 skills and training

Statistics on UK employers' reported skills needs and training activities for post-16 students.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 12 December 2025

Also available:

• local skills dashboard showing statistics on local employment and skills in England to support local skills planning and delivery (including local skills improvement plans)
• jobs and skills dashboard showing statistics on jobs and skills in the UK, including education pathways

Employer Skills Survey

Official statistics on vacancies, skills gaps and training, from the employer skills survey. Earlier reports are available on GOV.UK for 2003 to 2009 but do not have related official statistics. The 2002 report is available on the UK Government Web Archive.

• Employer skills survey: 2024
  • 24 July 2025
  • Official Statistics
• Employer skills survey: 2022
  • 28 September 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Employer skills survey: 2019
  • 30 March 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Employer skills survey 2017: UK findings
  • 8 October 2018
  • Research and analysis
• UKCES Employer Skills Survey 2015: supplementary documents
  • 2 May 2018
  • Research and analysis
• UKCES Employer Skills Survey 2013: supplementary documents
  • 11 February 2016
  • Research and analysis
• UKCES Employer Skills Survey 2011: data tables
  • 11 February 2016
  • Official Statistics

Published 12 December 2025