Research and analysis

Employer skills survey 2024: UK findings

Main report and data tables on the UK employers’ reported skill needs and training activities.

• From: Department for Education and Skills England
• Published: 27 November 2025
• Last updated: 18 June 2026 — See all updates

Documents

Employer skills survey 2024: full UK research report

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-728-6, RR1590

PDF, 4.17 MB, 218 pages

Employer skills survey 2024: UK data tables

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 3.82 MB

Employer skills survey 2024: investment in training data tables

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 123 KB

Employer skills survey 2024: questionnaire

PDF, 387 KB, 78 pages

Employer skills survey 2024: investment in training questionnaire

PDF, 149 KB, 7 pages

Details

Information from over 72,000 employer establishments across the UK on skills:

• needs
• use
• development

Published 27 November 2025

Last updated 18 June 2026 — Show all updates

1. 18 June 2026

   Updated the 'Employer skills survey 2024: full UK research report' and 'Employer skills survey 2024: UK data tables' to correct errors identified post-publication. These corrections do not affect the key findings.

2. 27 November 2025

   First published.