Skill gaps among staff in the UK 2011-2013

This statistic shows the proportion of staff with a skills gap in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2013, by country. The highest percentage of such staff was, in 2013, in Scotland. At 5.9 percent, this was 0.7 percent higher than the overall figure for the UK. England went from having the highest proportion in 2011, to the lowest in 2013.

Proportion of staff with a skills gap in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2013, by country*

Characteristic	2011	2013
England	5.6%	5.1%
Scotland	5.2%	5.9%
Wales	4.6%	5.8%
Northern Ireland	4.4%	5.2%
UK	5.5%	5.2%

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Release date

January 2014

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2011 to 2013

Number of respondents

91,279 (most recent)**

Special properties

establishments

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. Please see page 181 of the source report for a more detailed description

** Base in 2011 was 86,522

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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