Employment & Labour Market

Workforce Skills

Compare qualification levels among employed residents and the share of working-age residents with no qualifications.

UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025

RQF level 4 and above

The percentage of employed residents aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above.

Quarterly dataset

North East

46.4%

North West

53.4%

Yorkshire and The Humber

48.5%

East Midlands

47.4%

West Midlands

51.0%

East

49.3%

London

72.4%

South East

55.1%

South West

51.3%

Wales

52.3%

Scotland

63.6%

Northern Ireland

49.7%

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UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025

RQF level 3

The percentage of employed residents aged 16 to 64 whose highest qualification was RQF level 3.

Quarterly dataset

North East

23.8%

North West

20.9%

Yorkshire and The Humber

24.8%

East Midlands

23.0%

West Midlands

21.3%

East

22.4%

London

11.1%

South East

21.1%

South West

23.9%

Wales

22.0%

Scotland

16.2%

Northern Ireland

22.2%

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UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025

RQF level 2

The percentage of employed residents aged 16 to 64 whose highest qualification was RQF level 2.

Quarterly dataset

North East

19.9%

North West

16.5%

Yorkshire and The Humber

17.3%

East Midlands

18.4%

West Midlands

17.0%

East

19.4%

London

7.2%

South East

15.1%

South West

17.2%

Wales

17.5%

Scotland

11.9%

Northern Ireland

18.6%

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UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025

RQF level 1

The percentage of employed residents aged 16 to 64 whose highest qualification was RQF level 1.

Quarterly dataset

North East

2.3%

North West

2.0%

Yorkshire and The Humber

2.1%

East Midlands

2.1%

West Midlands

1.9%

East

1.7%

London

0.9%

South East

2.2%

South West

2.1%

Wales

1.6%

Scotland

1.0%

Northern Ireland

0.8%

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UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025

Other qualifications

The percentage of employed residents aged 16 to 64 with qualifications outside the main RQF levels.

Quarterly dataset

North East

2.6%

North West

3.1%

Yorkshire and The Humber

3.9%

East Midlands

5.2%

West Midlands

4.6%

East

4.4%

London

5.6%

South East

3.8%

South West

2.9%

Wales

2.7%

Scotland

3.5%

Northern Ireland

2.9%

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UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025

No qualifications

The percentage of residents aged 16 to 64 with no qualifications under the current RQF classification.

Quarterly dataset

North East

9.6%

North West

7.7%

Yorkshire and The Humber

6.9%

East Midlands

6.9%

West Midlands

7.7%

East

4.7%

London

5.2%

South East

4.8%

South West

4.5%

Wales

7.7%

Scotland

7.2%

Northern Ireland

10.0%

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