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This interactive data tool allows you to explore the data from the UKCES Employer Skills Survey 2015. This survey collects information from over 91,000 UK employers on the skills challenges they face, covering issues such as recruitment difficulties, amount of training provided by employers and under-utilisation of existing employee skills.
All cities are measured by their Primary Urban Area. This means that not all cities will be measured on a single local authority, but based on the whole built-up area, reflecting the functioning economy of that city. A full breakdown of each PUA can be found here.
Unfortunately, not all cities are captured in this particular data tool as the survey results were not always sufficiently representative. This is because the survey was originally intended to be displayed on a UK-wide and Local Enterprise Partnership Level. We have worked with UKCES to capture as much of the survey as possible at a Primary Urban Area level, for the benefit of developing this tool. The data could not be captured for Aldershot, Cardiff, Newport and Swansea in all cases. In cases where the unit is measured, for example where all vacancies are measured, rather than the vacancies employers state they have, a few more cities are excluded due to the data not being sufficiently representative. In addition to the above cities, Basildon, Crawley, Dundee, Exeter, Gloucester, Norwich and Oxford are excluded at the unit level.
This set of indicators is not from the Employer Skills Survey but is intended to give a sense of the skills and employment context for each city, taken from the Centre for Cities Cities Outlook dataset. In some cases this data is not available for 2015, but the nearest available has been used.
The average weekly wage of workers in current prices.
The percentage of people claiming out of work benefits as a proportion of the total working age population. This includes both Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit where this has been taken up.
The percentage of people employed in that city as a proportion of the total working age population.
A measurement of the productivity of workers in a city.
The following three indicators look specifically at answers from employers in the Employer Skills Survey
The total number of employers that have provided or funding training for their staff in the last 12 months as a proportion of all employers surveyed.
The number of employers who said they have staff that do not match those that are required for the job, as a proportion of all employers surveyed.
The number of employers who said they have staff that have more skills or qualifications than are required for their jobs, as a proportion of all employers surveyed.
These indicators look at both the unit-level data from the Employers Skills Survey and supporting ONS data.
The number of individual workers who have had training in the last 12 months, as a proportion of all workers.
The number of individual workers whose skills and qualifications do not match those that are required for the job, as a proportion of all workers.
The working age population with a degree-level or equivalent qualification, as a proportion of all the working age population. This dataset is not from the Employer Skills Survey.
The working age population with no formal qualifications as a proportion of the working age population. This dataset is not from the Employer Skills Survey.
The following indicators look at the unit-level data for vacancies from the Employer Skills Survey.
The number of vacancies in high skilled occupations as a proportion of all vacancies. High skilled occupations in this case are Managers, Professionals and Associate Professionals.
The number of vacancies in low skilled occupations as a proportion of all vacancies. Low skilled occupations in this case are Machine Operatives, Sales and Customer Services Staff and Elementary Staff.
The number of vacancies in medium skilled occupations as a proportion of all vacancies. Medium skilled occupations in this case are Skilled Operatives, Caring, Leisure and Other Services Staff, and Administrative and Clerical Staff.
The number of vacancies that are hard to fill as a proportion of all vacancies.
The number of vacancies that are hard to fill specifically due to skills gaps, as a proportion of all hard to fill vacancies.
The following indicators look at the results from the Employer Skills Survey at the employer level.
The number of employers who have hard to fill vacancies, as a proportion of all employers with vacancies.
The number of employers who have hard to fill vacancies specifically due to a shortage in skills, as a proportion of all employers with hard to fill vacancies.
The number of employers who have vacancies in high skilled occupations, as a proportion of all employers with vacancies. High skilled occupations are Managers, Professionals and Associate Professionals.
The number of employers who have vacancies in low skilled occupations, as a proportion of all employers with vacancies. Low skilled occupations in this case are Machine Operatives, Sales and Customer Services Staff and Elementary Staff.
The number of employers who have vacancies in medium skilled occupations, as a proportion of all employers with vacancies. Medium skilled occupations in this case are Skilled Operatives, Caring, Leisure and Other Services Staff, and Administrative and Clerical Staff.