Skills gap: incidence among establishments, by country 2017

This statistic shows the proportion of establishments with any skills gap in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, by country. In 2017, the country with highest incidence of establishments with a skills gap was in Scotland with 16 percent of businesses experiencing a skills gap.

Proportion of establishments with any skills gap in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017, by country*

Characteristic	2011	2013	2015	2017
Scotland	21%	19%	14%	16%
England	17%	15%	14%	13%
Wales	16%	16%	14%	13%
Northern Ireland	13%	14%	9%	12%
UK	17%	15%	14%	13%

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Release date

September 2018

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2011-2017

Number of respondents

87.430 (most recent)**

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* A “skills gap” is defined by the source as when an employee is not fully proficient, i.e. is not able to do their job to the required level.

** Base in 2011 was 86,522, base in 2013 was 91,279, base in 2015 was 91,210.

Methodology and background note (from source):
To ascertain the number of staff with skills gaps, respondents were asked, for each major (one-digit SOC 2010) occupation where they employed staff, how many of those they employed were fully proficient. If respondents asked for clarification, then a proficient employee was described as ‘someone who is able to do their job to the required level’.

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