Official Statistics

Employer Skills Survey 2024: Northern Ireland results

The employer skills survey 2024 focuses on recruitment and skills-shortage vacancies, skills gaps and training and workforce development.

From:
Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Published
6 November 2025

Applies to Northern Ireland

Documents

Employer Skills Survey NI 2024

https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/employer-skills-survey-2024

Details

The employer skills survey 2024 asked questions about:

  • recruitment difficulties and skills lacking from applicants
  • skills lacking from existing employees
  • under-utilisation of employees’ skills
  • anticipated needs for skill development in the next 12 months
  • the nature and scale of training, including employers’ monetary investment
  • the relationship between working practices, business strategy, skill development and skill demand

Updates to this page

Published 6 November 2025

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