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UK Employer Skills Survey 2022 – Scotland Report
Publication of Scotland results from the UK Employer Skills Survey 2022.
Key Findings
| 2015 | 2017 | 2020 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacancies and skill-shortage vacancies | ||||
| % of establishments with any vacancies | 19% | 20% | 11% | 25% |
| % of establishments with any hard-to-fill vacancies | 8% | 8% | 4% | 16% |
| % of establishments with skill-shortage vacancies | 6% | 6% | 3% | 10% |
| % of all vacancies that are skill-shortage vacancies | 24% | 24% | 21% | 31% |
| Number of vacancies | 73,600 | 75,400 | 47,500 | 118,200 |
| Number of skill-shortage vacancies | 17,700 | 17,800 | 10,100 | 36,800 |
| Internal skills challenges | ||||
| % of establishments with any staff not fully proficient | 14% | 16% | 12% | 15% |
| Number of staff not fully proficient | 117,700 | 122,100 | 97,400 | 118,900 |
| Number of staff not fully proficient as a % of total workforce | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| % of establishments with an upskilling requirement | N/A | 69% | 74% | 66% |
| % of establishments reporting skills under-use | 32% | 35% | 33% | 37% |
| % of staff underutilised | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% |
| 2015 | 2017 | 2020 | 2022 | |
| Training | ||||
| % of establishments training any staff over the last 12 months | 71% | 71% | 59% | 64% |
| % of establishments providing off-the-job training in the last 12 months | 52% | 51% | 35% | 40% |
| % of workforce trained | 62% | 62% | 55% | 59% |
Base: All establishments in Scotland (2015: 6,035; 2017: 6,017; 2020: 3,497; 2022: 5,207).
Contact
Email: FHEstatistics@gov.scot
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