Page 7 - Swansea Skills Report 2024

The breakdown shows the importance of each
industry sector in the county
However, growth will be needed in the following
lower represented sectors due to Freeports,
Swansea Local Development Plan, Blue Eden and
Net Zero:
• Electricity / Energy Supply,
• Information & Communication / Digital
• Financial, Insurance
• Real state activities
• Water and Waste
In addition, further growth will be required in:
Construction, Manufacturing and Professional,
Scientific and Technology for the future needs
of the county.
Labour Market
• Micro 87.9%
• Small 10.2%
• Medium 1.4%
• Large 0.4%
ONS 2021 census
Lightcast™
. 2023
Industry Sector % of Labour
Market
Q : Human Health And Social Work Activities 16.2
G : Wholesale And Retail Trade; Repair Of Motor Vehicles 15.2
O : Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security 12.4
N : Administrative And Support Service Activities 9.5
P : Education 9.5
I : Accommodation And Food Service Activities 6.7
C : Manufacturing 4.8
K : Financial And Insurance Activities 4.8
M : Professional, Scientific And Technical Activities 4.3
F : Construction 3.8
H : Transportation And Storage 3.3
J : Information And Communication 2.4
R : Arts, Entertainment And Recreation 2.1
S : Other Service Activities 1.7
L : Real Estate Activities 1.4
E : Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management & Remediation 0.8
D : Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 0.3
B : Mining And Quarrying 0
Most Advertised Job roles 2022
• Care Workers and Home Carers*
• Nurses*
• Sales Related Occupations
• Administrative Occupations
• Kitchen and Catering Assistants
• Customer Service Occupations
• Programmers and Software
Development Professionals
• Cleaners and Domestics
* Hardest to fill positions
Business Size
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* SIC Code A (Agriculture Forestry & Fishing) is not contained in this table due to ONS restrictions on
data.