Employer surveys
The UK Commission conducts two major employer surveys on a biennial basis, the UK Employer Skills Survey and the UK Employer Perspectives Survey. These surveys run in alternate years.
UK Employer Skills Survey
The UK Commission’s Employer Skills Survey 2011 has now published UK Results, looking in detail at findings across the whole of the UK and breaking down results by UK nation, sector, occupation, and size of establishment. For more information please see the UK Commission’s Employer Skills Survey page
The UK Commission’s Employer Skills Survey 2011 is the first UK-wide employer skills survey and one of the largest surveys of its kind in the world with over 87,500 employers taking part. The survey looks at training and staff development, vacancies unfilled because of skills shortages, gaps in employees’ skills, recruitment of education leavers, and a host of other measures to provide a comprehensive and robust picture of skills needs and training investment in UK business.
Four forthcoming reports will cover the trends through time in each of the four UK nations.
The results provide a comprehensive source of data for users:
- Employers can identify how they compare to their sector in their provision of training or own experience of skill deficiency and identify key challenges and opportunities for their sector;
- Individuals and careers advisers can identify sectors and occupations experiencing particular shortages;
Providers of training and development can use the results to help shape provision to need in their locality or their specialist areas;
The size of the survey enables particularly detailed geographical analysis, for example, by Local Enterprise Partnership and Local Education Authority in England. We are holding an event, hosted by our Commissioner Neil McLean, Chair of Leeds City LEP, in Central London on 4th July to introduce the local data we have available in depth, as well as discuss the key messages coming out of the survey. To register an interest in attending this free event, please e-mail : [email protected].
Employer Perspectives Survey 2010
The 2010 Employer Perspectives Survey (EPS) gathered the views of approximately 14,000 employers on the employment and skills system. The aim of the survey is to provide evidence to a variety of stakeholders operating in the system (including the UK Commission) to aid decision making and help them achieve their respective goals. The findings from this survey were published as an evidence report in January 2011.
Employer Perspectives Survey 2010 (PDF, 6.7 Mb)
Employer Perspectives Survey 2010 – Executive Summary (PDF, 4.1 Mb)
Findings from the 2007/2008 Employer Perspectives Survey were reported in the UK Commission’s first evidence report, Skills for the Workplace: Employer Perspectives (PDF, 4.2 Mb) .
