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Job and skills data

Data and research to help understand current and emerging skills gaps and the type of jobs people take after training.

This data and research aims to support a better understanding of current skill mismatches and future demand. It will help our skills system respond effectively to deliver good jobs and higher productivity.

It has been developed by the Unit for Future Skills, an analytical and research unit within the Department for Education.

Data

The unit has supported the development of new data on the type of employment people undertake after training. You can access the data through our dashboards and ad-hoc statistics releases:

Research

The Unit for Future Skills’ research programme aims to strengthen the evidence base on skills and skills-matching in the economy.

Other resources

Updates to this page

Published 8 June 2023
Last updated 10 May 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added link to 'Supply of skills for jobs in science and technology'.

  2. Added 'Future skills projections and analysis'.

  3. Removed 2 links to post-16 education and labour market activities content. Added 2 links to the research section related to artificial intelligence.

  4. First published.