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Labour Supply

  • Skills & qualifications
  • Annual earnings
  • Employment
  • Economic activity
  • Occupational structure

Skills & qualifications

The skills and qualifications of the local population can be measured by analysing the NVQ levels.

The following table shows the percentages of the working age population with qualifications at NVQ levels 2 - 4+, along with trade apprenticeships, those with other qualifications and no qualifications as a percentage of working age population.


Skills and Qualifications

Show data from the following year:

  % of all working age % of males (working age) % of females (working age)
NVQ4+ 25.6 25.6 25.7
NVQ3 19.1 18.3 20
Trade Apprenticeships 4.7 7.4 1.7
NVQ2 16 12.6 19.8
NVQ1 13.6 12.8 14.6
Other Qualifications 8.7 9.4 7.8
No Qualifications 12.3 14 10.3
Source: ONS Annual Population Survey

Key to qualifications levels:

  • NVQ 4 equivalent and above: HND, Degree and Higher Degree level qualifications or equivalent
  • NVQ 3 equivalent: Two or more A levels, advanced GNVQ, NVQ3, two or more higher or advanced higher national qualifications (Scotland) or equivalent
  • NVQ2 equivalent: Five or more GCSEs at grades A-C, intermediate GNVQ, NVQ2, intermediate 2 national qualification (Scotland) or equivalent
  • NVQ1 equivalent: Fewer than 5 GCSEs at grades A-C, foundation GNVQ, NVQ1, intermediate 1 national qualification (Scotland) or equivalent
  • Other qualifications: Includes foreign qualifications and some professional qualifications