Official Statistics

Employer skills survey: 2024

Official statistics on vacancies, skills gaps and training, from the employer skills survey 2024.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 24 July 2025

Documents

Employer skills survey: 2024

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/employer-skills-survey/2024

Details

This publication publishes key indicators from the employer skills survey 2024 as official statistics. It covers England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. It includes insights on:

• recruitment difficulties and skills lacking from applicants
• skills lacking from existing employees
• the nature and scale of training, including employers’ monetary investment

We welcome feedback on this release.

Employer Skills Survey mailbox

Email employer.surveys@education.gov.uk