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Skill-shortage vacancies (SSVs) in the UK 2015, by occupation

Proportion of job vacancies that are due to a skill-shortage in the United Kingdom in 2015, by occupation

The data displays the proportion of job vacancies that are due to a skill-shortage in the UK in 2015, by occupation. The occupation most affected by a skill shortage in 2015 was, at 43% of all vacancies, the skilled trades. There were a number of increases between these four years. The biggest of which, at 17 percent, was in the machine operations category.

Skilled trades	33	39	43
Machine Ops	14	25	32
Professionals	19	30	32
Associate Ps.	18	26	22
Caring, leisure et al	15	27	20
Managers	20	20	17
Elementary	10	13	16
Sales	9	13	16
Admin	10	13	11

Skill-shortage vacancies (SSVs) in the UK 2015, by occupation

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