This statistic shows the frequency of skills described as lacking among applicants as a proportion of all skill-shortage vacancies (SSVs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. The most common skills that employers identified as lacking when trying to fill such vacancies were technical, practical or job specific. 30 percent of applicants were seen to be lacking basic numerical skills whilst 23 percent didn't come up to scratch with regards to using basic IT.
Frequency of skills described as lacking among applicants as a proportion of all skill-shortage vacancies (SSVs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*
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UK Commission for Employment and Skills, & GOV.UK. (October 8, 2018). Frequency of skills described as lacking among applicants as a proportion of all skill-shortage vacancies (SSVs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290406/skills-lacking-in-applicants-to-skill-shortage-vacancies-in-the-uk/
UK Commission for Employment and Skills, und GOV.UK. "Frequency of skills described as lacking among applicants as a proportion of all skill-shortage vacancies (SSVs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*." Chart. October 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290406/skills-lacking-in-applicants-to-skill-shortage-vacancies-in-the-uk/
UK Commission for Employment and Skills, GOV.UK. (2018). Frequency of skills described as lacking among applicants as a proportion of all skill-shortage vacancies (SSVs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290406/skills-lacking-in-applicants-to-skill-shortage-vacancies-in-the-uk/
UK Commission for Employment and Skills, and GOV.UK. "Frequency of Skills Described as Lacking among Applicants as a Proportion of All Skill-shortage Vacancies (Ssvs) in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290406/skills-lacking-in-applicants-to-skill-shortage-vacancies-in-the-uk/
UK Commission for Employment and Skills & GOV.UK, Frequency of skills described as lacking among applicants as a proportion of all skill-shortage vacancies (SSVs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290406/skills-lacking-in-applicants-to-skill-shortage-vacancies-in-the-uk/ (last visited August 19, 2022)