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Vacancy Survey - UK

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
Office for National Statistics, released 20 March 2024, ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue, dataset, Vacancy Survey - UK, https://doi.org/10.57906/zdf3-kh51

Documentation

Description:
The Vacancy Survey (VS) is a statutory, monthly survey of businesses. The survey asks a single question: how many job vacancies did businesses have in total (on a specified date) for which they were actively seeking recruits from outside their organisation. Results from the survey cover all sectors of the UK economy and all industries, with the exception of employment agencies and agriculture, forestry and fishing. The headline series are based on 3 month moving averages, by type of industry and by employment count. Vacancy statistics are not available by region. The vacancy survey produces monthly estimates of job vacancies across the whole economy. Online questionnaires are sent to a sample of approximately 6000 businesses every month, approached mainly via head offices. The survey covers all sectors of the economy and all industries in England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain) with the exception of employment agencies (to avoid double-counting of vacancies) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (because of the disproportionate costs involved as these industries mainly consist of very small businesses with few vacancies). Northern Ireland businesses are not approached because of the risk of overlap with other surveys conducted by Northern Ireland departments. Estimates for UK are derived by weighing up the data for Great Britain using employment estimates (Northern Ireland accounts for around 3% of UK employment). The headline series are based on 3-month moving averages, by type of industry and by employment count. Vacancy statistics are not available by region.

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
United Kingdom
Geographical Levels:
n/a

Temporal

Start Date:
01 January 2005
Latest Data:
29 February 2024
Frequency:
MONTHLY
Distribution Release Date:
20 March 2024

Provenance

Source:
Survey

Access and Governance

Usage

Condition of Access:
Standard access conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Condition of Use:
Standard conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Resource Creator:
Office for National Statistics

Access

Access Service:
  • Safe Rooms, SafePods
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – office based
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – remote access
Jurisdictions:
  • GB-EAW
  • GB-SCT
  • GB-NIR
Data Controller:
Office for National Statistics
Access Level:
Access Level 3

Format and Standards

Languages:
en
Formats:
  • CSV
  • STATA