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Title: Employer Skills Survey 2024: Full UK Research Report
Language: English
Authors: Department for Education (DfE) (United Kingdom), IFF Research
Source: UK Department for Education. 2025.
Availability: UK Department for Education. Castle View House East Lane, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2GJ, UK. Tel: +44-37-0000-2288; Fax: +44-19-2873-8248; Web site: http://www.education.gov.uk
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 222
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Numerical/Quantitative Data
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Investment, Recruitment, Employment Opportunities, Apprenticeships, Artificial Intelligence, Work Based Learning, Internship Programs, Employers, Futures (of Society)
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
ISBN: 978-1-83870-728-6
Abstract: The Employer Skills Survey (ESS) is a key source of intelligence for understanding the skills challenges faced by employers, both within their existing workforce and when recruiting. The survey gives insights into how they respond to these challenges through investment in training and workforce development. Over 22,000 UK employers participated in ESS 2024. Between 2011 and 2017 the ESS was run in parallel with the Employer Perspectives Survey (EPS), which focused on drivers of recruitment and people development, as well as involvement in specific programmes, such as apprenticeships. Since 2019, the two surveys have merged and operate under the ESS name. The survey was run at a UK-level in all waves except 2019, when it only included England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The smaller scale 'Pulse Survey' in 2021 only included England. A separate Scottish EPS was run in 2019 and 2021, and a separate Scottish ESS in 2020. Findings from the Scottish ESS 2020, Scottish EPS 2021 and England Pulse Survey 2021 are not included in this report as these surveys took place within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic with findings reflecting a challenging period for employers. However, for measures by nation, data from ESS 2019 has been included for England, Northern Ireland and Wales, and for traditional EPS measures it is possible to compare to the Scottish EPS 2019 for Scotland's time series. In 2022, a pattern of alternating between large and small sample sizes was adopted, starting with a large sample in 2022 and a smaller sample in 2024 aimed at updating key metrics. This means that sub-group analysis will be more limited in 2024 than previously. The study reports the experiences of employers at site level, with interviews conducted with the most senior person at each site with responsibility for human resources and workplace skills. All employers in the UK with at least 2 people in their workforce were in scope for the survey.
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