This study has developed a deeper understanding of the skills profile of the labour market locally and demand within Jersey, benchmarked against the wider UK labour market with a particular focus on digital skills and associated occupations.
The ability to understand the job market skills in demand and those in decline is of critical importance to policy makers and educators all over the world. Without access to this information well intentioned migration and education policy interventions can hit wide of the mark in terms of closing the skills gaps. This ultimately impacts company profitability, gross value added and Government tax revenue. This study used CV and vacancy data to delve into the islands skills profile and employer demand. The following graphs detail vacancies in Jersey by month, sector and compared to actual employment.
Read the Labour Market publication in full below, or download the report.