Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 1 of 19

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1 Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 1 of 19

2 Contents 1) Profile ) Skills and Economy Headlines ) Enterprises and Employees... 5 Size of Enterprises... 5 Enterprises in Basildon... 6 Employees in Basildon ) Analysis of Vacancies... 8 Skills in Greatest Demand... 8 Distribution of Advertised Salary... 9 Vacancies... 9 Examples of Job Postings ) Travel to Work Patterns ) Education and Training Education Providers Post-16 Further Education Apprenticeships School Sixth Forms Participation in Higher Education ) Appendix Tables, Charts and Maps Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 2 of 19

3 Profile Map 1.0 Local Authority Overview THIS PROFILE WAS PRODUCED IN SPRING 2017 WITH THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA AT THIS TIME. IT IS INTENDED AS AN INTRODUCTION ONLY. FOR MORE DETAILED AND UPDATED STATISTICS PLEASE REFER TO THE WEB LINKS PROVIDED OR THE ORIGINAL DATA SOURCE. Basildon is home to over 6,900 businesses which provide jobs for 84,000 people. There are an array of manufacturing and engineering companies which are based in Basildon; namely, Ford Dunton, Gardner Aerospace and Leonardo. Other large companies include New Holland Agriculture, Honeywell Electric and Konica Minolta. Due to the excellent train, road and air links and close proximity to London, the district is an ideal location for UK and overseas companies. The district is only 4 miles from the DP World s Gateway port, which is the UK s newest deep sea container port and Europe s largest logistics park. The district is a centre of growth, and has numerous developments underway, including three multi million pound regeneration programmes and the redevelopment of the borough s town centres and residential areas. For more information, visit At A Glance Total Population 181,700 Skills in Highest Demand Customer Service Key Employment Sectors Construction Working Age Population 113,700 Sector with Most Vacancies IT, Digital and Creative Microsoft Excel Communication Organisation Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Health Mean Advertised Salary 30,523 Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 3 of 19

4 Skills and Economy Headlines Headlines Skills & Economy Basildon Greater South East United Essex LEP Kingdom Total population (2015) 181,700 1,787,000 4,132,300 65,110,000 Working Age population (2015) 113,700 1,099,200 2,525,000 41,241,000 Employment Rate (in employment. Oct 2015-Sep 93, ,400 1,969,000 31,837, ) Median Full-Time Weekly Earnings - Workplace (2016) * Median Full-time Weekly Earnings - Residents (2016) * Total Employee Jobs (2015) 82, ,000 1,552,000 N/A UK Business Counts - Enterprises (2016) 6,995 74, ,070 2,554,510 Micro (0 to 9) 6,160 67, ,480 2,277,480 Small (10 to 49) 705 6,145 13, ,450 Medium (50 to 249) ,290 39,890 Large (250+) ,690 UK Business Counts - Local Units (2016) 8,120 84, ,635 2,925,760 Micro (0 to 9) 6,770 72, ,005 2,459,475 Small (10 to 49) 1,110 9,845 22, ,805 Medium (50 to 249) 210 2,030 4,365 77,630 Large (250+) ,850 % Working Age Population with NVQ1+ (Jan 2015-Dec ) % Working Age Population with NVQ2+ (Jan 2015-Dec ) % Working Age Population with NVQ3+ (Jan 2015-Dec ) % Working Age Population with NVQ4+ (Jan 2015-Dec ) % Working Age Population with No Qualifications (Jan 2015-Dec 2015) Main Out of Work Benefits (August 2016) 9,560 (8.4%) 79,550 (7.2%) 190,620 (7.5%) 3,450,190 (8.6%)* 2 Job Seekers Allowance Claimants (May 2016) 1,210 10,780 27, ,150* 2 Jobs Density (2015) * ONS Average House Price (Oct 2016) 301, ,810* 313,000* 1 216,674 Annual Average House Price Percentage Increase 19.9% 13.1% 9.1% 6.9% * Please note this data is for Essex and not Greater Essex due to the availability of data * 1 Please note that this data is for the South East region due to the availability of data * 2 Please note this data is for Great Britain and not for the United Kingdom due to the availability data Main out-of-work benefits includes the groups: job seekers, ESA and incapacity benefits, lone parents and others on income related benefits Green = Improvement (i.e. Average wage increases/number out of work decreases) Yellow = No change Red = Regression (i.e. Average wage decreases/ Number out of work increases) Blue = No previous Data For further data on the Basildon District see: Table 1.0 Table 1.0 shows how over the last 12 months Basildon on the whole has improved in line with almost every headline. However, the median full-time weekly earnings for the Workplace (2016 Data) saw a significant decrease; going from to This along with the largest percentage increase in the average price of a house amongst all of the districts in Greater Essex, potentially meaning housing may become less affordable for the population of Basildon. Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 4 of 19

5 Enterprises and Employees All Enterprises and Employee data is sourced from ONS datasets; Business Register and Employment Survey 2015 and UK Business Counts Size of Enterprises by Employment Size Band Business Size No of Enterprises Micro (0 to 9) 6,160 Small (10 to 49) 705 Medium-sized (50 to 249) 110 Large (250+) 25 Table % 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% -10% 22% 6% 7% 7% 6% 5% 3% 1% 0% Chart % 16% 11% -10% 5% Chart % Micro (0 to 9) Small (10 to 49) Medium-sized (50 to 249) Micro (0 to 9) Small (10 to 49) Medium-sized (50 to 249) Large (250+) 25% 0% 0% 0% Large (250+) 25% Chart 1.1 shows the annual percentage change of the size of enterprises in Basildon. Since 2012 all of the classifications of size have seen an increase. Large sized enterprises saw the largest percentage growth. However, Micro sized enterprises saw the largest actual increase of 1095 enterprises between 2012 and Chart 1.2 represents the combined total of all enterprises in Basildon from 2012 to The graph also divides the enterprises into their respective size, showing how the number within each classification has changed over the last 5 years. (note the y axis scale) Basildon has the highest number of small sized enterprises in Greater Essex Micro (0 to 9) Small (10 to 49) Medium-sized (50 to 249) Large (250+) Chart 1.2 Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 5 of 19

6 Enterprises in Basildon O : Public administration and defence; compulsory E : Water supply; sewerage, waste management and A : Agriculture, forestry and fishing P : Education R : Arts, entertainment and recreation K : Financial and insurance activities L : Real estate activities S : Other service activities I : Accommodation and food service activities Q : Human health and social work activities H : Transportation and storage C : Manufacturing J : Information and communication N : Administrative and support service activities G : Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles M : Professional, scientific and technical activities F : Construction The total number of enterprises has increased 21% over the last 4 years ( ) 1,215 1,445 Chart 1.3 Enterprises in ESB Priority Sectors 1, Advance Manufacturing and Engineering Care Construction Financial and Insurance Health IT, Digital and Creative Logistics Chart 1.4 illustrates the highest proportion of Basildon enterprises are in the Construction sector. Basildon also has a strong presence of Advanced Manufacturing and IT, Digital & Creative enterprises. 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1, Chart Construction IT, Digital and Creative Advance Manufacturing and Engineering Logistics Financial and Insurance Health Chart 1.5 shows the total number of enterprises in Basildon over the last 5 years of data within the ESB priority sectors. All of these sectors saw an increase between 2012 and 2016; the Health sector saw the largest relative change, with a 77% increase of enterprises. Please note that the number of enterprises identified in priority sectors is calculated using a specific set of SIC codes (defined in the relevant sector profile) therefore these figures may differ to industries identified using SIC sections. Care Chart 1.4 Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 6 of 19

7 Employees in Basildon E : Water supply; sewerage, waste management and L : Real estate activities R : Arts, entertainment and recreation S : Other service activities O : Public administration and defence; compulsory K : Financial and insurance activities I : Accommodation and food service activities H : Transportation and storage P : Education N : Administrative and support service activities J : Information and communication F : Construction M : Professional, scientific and technical activities C : Manufacturing Q : Human health and social work activities G : Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor Chart 1.6 Employees in ESB Priority Sectors 500 1,250 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 4,000 4,000 5,000 5,000 6,000 6,000 7,000 7,000 11,000 51% of people working in Basildon are employed within one the Seven Priority Sectors 17,000 7,000 4,000 10,000 4,000 7,000 6,000 4,000 Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Care Construction Finance and Insurance Health IT, Digital and Creative Logistics Chart 1.7 Chart 1.7 illustrates how overall the Construction, Health and Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering sectors are significant sectors for employment in Basildon. It should be noted that Basildon also has a high proportion of employees in the Wholesale and Retail Trade. 11,500 10,500 9,500 8,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 4,500 3,500 2, Chart 1.8 Construction Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Health IT, Digital and Creative Care Logistics Finance and Insurance Generally between 2011 and 2015 the number of employees in the 7 priority sectors increased. However, there was 36% fewer people working in the sector in 2015 compared to Please note that the number of employees identified in priority sectors is calculated using a specific set of SIC codes (defined in the relevant sector profile) therefore these figures may differ to industries identified using SIC sections. Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 7 of 19

8 Analysis of Vacancies There were 15,545 job vacancies advertised in Basildon during Outlined below is data showing the distribution of salaries on offer, the skills in demand and the occupations being advertised. Vacancy data is sourced from and is for the period Jan 1 st 2016 and Dec 31 st Skills in Greatest Demand Top 10 Baseline Skills Skills Job Postings Communication Skills 3,119 Organisational Skills 1,910 Customer Service 1,174 Microsoft Excel 1,102 Planning 959 Writing 858 Detail-Orientated 835 Microsoft Office 788 Sales 770 Team Work/ Collaboration 712 Postings with unspecified skill: 6,417 Table 1.2 Chart 1.9 Skills in Greatest Demand Top 10 Specialised Skills Chart 2.0 Other Skills in Demand Skills Job Postings Teaching 618 Project Management 614 Product Sales 520 Repair 515 Key Performance Indicators 487 Contract Management 449 SQL 444 Accountancy 390 Administration Management 350 Budgeting 329 Postings with unspecified skill: 6,417 Table 1.3 Chart 2.1 Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 8 of 19

9 Distribution of Advertised Salary Salary range Job Postings More than 90, ,000 to 89, ,000 to 79, ,000 to 69, ,000 to 59, ,000 to 49,999 1,021 30,000 to 39,999 2,118 20,000 to 29,999 3,549 15,000 to 19,999 1,868 10,000 to 14, Less than 10, Postings with 4,809 unspecified Salary: Table 1.4 1, Chart 2.2 Vacancies in ESB Priority Sectors 1,474 1,414 Basildon had the Second highest number of advertised salaries of More than 60,000 (729) 1,844 in Greater Essex throughout Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Care Construction Finance and Insurance Health IT, Digital and Creative Logisitics The vacancy data shows that amongst the ESB priority sectors there were more than 1,000 vacancies advertised in IT, Digital and Creative; Health, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, and Finance and Insurance. Comparison across Greater Essex Chart 2.3 Chelmsford (Most Vacancies) Basildon Castle Point (Least Vacancies) ,974 1,433 1, , ,802 1,474 2,882 1,414 2,782 1, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Care Construction Finance and Insurance Health IT, Digital and Creative Logisitics Chart 2.4 In comparison with the other districts, within Greater Essex, Basildon ranks third for the highest total vacancies for priority jobs. There were also more vacancies advertised in 2016 with the priority sectors, compared to the previous year, showing how the demand for these sectors is growing. Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 9 of 19

10 Top Occupations by SOC (3 Digit) Occupations in Demand Job Postings Information Technology and Telecommunications Professionals (213) 1,121 Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals (354) 1,037 Nursing and Midwifery Professionals (223) 750 Business, Finance and Related Associate Professionals (353) 706 Teaching and Educational Professionals (231) 673 Other Administrative Occupations (415) 509 Road Transport Drivers (821) 506 Engineering Professionals (212) 483 Administrative Occupations: Records (413) 464 Administrative Occupations: Finance (412) 426 Public Services and Other Associate Professionals (356) 426 Health Professionals (221) 378 Business, Research and Administrative Professionals (242) 369 Caring Personal Services (614) 367 Customer Service Occupations (721) 332 Information Technology Technicians (313) 298 Sales Related Occupations (712) 286 Electrical and Electronic Trades (524) 276 Functional Managers and Directors (113) 274 Secretarial and Related Occupations (421) 266 Managers and Proprietors in Other Services (125) 262 Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers (711) 261 Science, Engineering and Production Technicians (311) 252 Plant and Machine Operatives (812) 231 Childcare and Related Personal Services (612) 219 Other Elementary Services Occupations (927) 212 Vehicle Trades (523) 189 Construction and Building Trades (531) 186 Metal Machining, Fitting and Instrument Making Trades (522) 174 Managers and Directors in Retail and Wholesale (119) 171 Architects, Town Planners and Surveyors (243) 164 Assemblers and Routine Operatives (813) 163 Food Preparation and Hospitality Trades (543) 156 Administrative Occupations: Office Managers and Supervisors (416) 134 Health Associate Professionals (321) 132 Production Managers and Directors (112) 132 Process Operatives (811) 125 Quality and Regulatory Professionals (246) 121 Elementary Storage Occupations (926) 116 Elementary Cleaning Occupations (923) 113 Welfare and Housing Associate Professionals (323) 112 Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives (822) 111 Elementary Construction Occupations (912) 107 Sales Supervisors (713) 107 Housekeeping and Related Services (623) 84 Welfare Professionals (244) 83 Elementary Process Plant Occupations (913) 77 Sports and Fitness Occupations (344) 77 Therapy Professionals (222) 76 Table 1.5 Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 10 of 19

11 Examples of Job Postings Job Title: Quantity Surveyor Employer: Via Agency Salary: 25,000-50,000 Job description: An opportunity to work as a Quantity Surveyor for a company with over 25 years experience. Your main duties will include; on-site surveys, estimating and costing plans, creating pricing schedules, post contract management and reporting and liaising with clients. The applicant must have knowledge of dry lining, partitioning and suspended ceiling subcontracting. As well as being ambitious and self-motivated, have good communication skills, the ability to build client relationships, excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office, be a positive organised and proactive individual, a confident negotiator with good interpersonal skill, have good attention to details when handling numbers and also have a full UK driving license. Job Title: Field Care Supervisor Employer: MiHomecare Salary: 18,000 + Benefits Job Description: An award winning Mitie Group Company is recruiting for a full time member of staff to support their growing business. The role will include supervising all branch support workers, providing supervision, training and support, assessing and reviewing the needs of a customer, promote a professional image of the company and sector. A successful candidate must hold a level 3 in Health and Social care and will be experience and committed to delivering a high quality service. The applicant will also have experience of risk assessment and mentoring and be able to manage your own workload effectively. Benefits include; pension schemes, private medical cover, share schemes, childcare vouchers and Mideals (discount scheme for retailers). Job Title: MSK Physiotherapist Employer: JustPhysio Salary: 20,000-30,000 + Benefits Job Description: An excellent opportunity to work within a clinic based premium sports leisure facility. The aim of the clinic is to remove short term symptoms and create a tailored plan to secure a long term fix. Your focus will be to maintain the highest standards of practice. To ensure you have the support you need there is an established administrative and senior Physiotherapist team to assist you. The successful candidate will enjoy working in a skilled, friend and sociable team. You must have a desire to work at the highest standard, a degree in physiotherapy, currently registered with HCPC, previous MSK experience and fluent spoken and written English. Benefits include; excellent support during training, career progression, bike to work scheme and childcare vouchers. Job Title: Digital Mock Up Engineer Employer: Via Agency Salary: 25-28/Hour Job Description: A Digital Mock Up Engineer is needed to work on the Prototype process for a new vehicle line. The successful candidate will be responsible for liaising with Design and Manufacturing Engineers to collate information and generate virtual prototypes, to be digitally pieced together in a virtual build area. Other responsibilities include looking for ways to increase efficiency in the design process and ways to reduce the cost and the weight of the different components. Applicants will ideally possess a relevant mechanical or automotive engineering degree, as well as knowledge of the vehicle assembly process, component design, digital mock up, the ability to manipulate 3D CAD models, be a competent user of Microsoft PowerPoint and possess strong communication skills. Job Title: Financial Analyst Employer: Via Agency Salary: 35,000-45,000 Job Description: A company in the Basildon area are looking to recruit a Financial Analyst to help expand their team. Key responsibilities include supporting the preparation of budgets for Swedish and Norwegian organisations, provide timely and accurate financial reporting and analysis, maintaining records of Swedish and Norwegian businesses and support the daily management process. Required Skills include; 5+ years experience in finance, fluency in England and preferably either Swedish or Norwegian, analytical capability, quick learner, team player, ability to work to tight deadlines. Qualifications required; a degree in economics, accounting or finance IT system experience, knowledge of Hyperion Financial Management and experience with process improvements and change management. Job Title:.NET Developer Employer: Global Record Label Salary: 30,000-40,000 Job Description: One of the largest and most recognised brands in the music industry is seeking a.net developer. The successful applicant will be working on the development of high availability and highly transactional.net application, which are critical to the launch of the new online music shopping channel. We are seeking someone with skills that include;.net, ASP.NET (using C#) and SQL server. Training can be provided for;.net 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 5, WCF, RESTful, WEB API, SQL Server 2014, JavaScript, AngularJS, KnockoutJS, Bootstrap, Node.JS, TDD, BDD, NoSQL databases, Git, Code-First Entity Framework and Ruby. The company offers flexible working hours, some home working and amazing offices (onsite cinema, pool tables, bar, free canteen and gym). Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 11 of 19

12 Travel to Work Patterns Map 1.1 Map 1.2 Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 12 of 19

13 Education and Training Education providers in Basildon (a) No Ofsted assessment published. School/College Woodlands School (a) Prospects College of Advanced General FE 2 Good 15 November 2015 Technology (PROCAT) (b) College (16+) South Essex College of Further and General FE 2 Good 9 May 2017 Higher Education* (c) College (16+) (b) Delivers training in Basildon and Castle Point. Table 1.6 (c) Campuses in Basildon, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock. *Still awaiting latest Ofsted results Institution type (age range) Ofsted inspection result Ofsted inspection date Basildon Lower Academy Good 20 November 2015 Basildon Upper Academy Good 20 November 2015 Beauchamps High School Outstanding 23 October 2014 The Billericay School Good 17 October 2013 The Bromfords School and Sixth Form College Good 25 May 2016 De La Salle School Good 19 November 2014 The James Hornsby School (a) Good 18 May 2016 Mayflower High School Outstanding 9 March 2016 New Campus Basildon Studio School Post-16 Further Education and skills participation in Basildon The following informaton on Further Education and skills in Greater Essex is based on the Statistical First Release Further Education and Skills in England, January and accompanying data tool 2 published by Department for Education. Additional statistics are available online from the FE Data Library 3. Further Education and skills includes learners aged 16 or over who are studying a course in a FE College, training provider or within their local community, and employees who are undertaking an Apprenticeship or other qualification in the workplace. Learners enrolled at School Sixth Forms or in Higher Education are not included in these figures. 1 SFR07/ Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 13 of 19

14 Learner participation and achievement in government-funded Further Education in Basildon Chart 2.5 Participation in government-funded Further Education by Basildon residents, by age Chart 2.6 Participation in government-funded Further Education by Basildon residents in Full Level 2 & 3 qualifications 4 Chart Full Level 2 is equivalent to 5 or more GCSEs at grade A*-C. Full Level 3 is equivalent to 2 or more A-Levels. Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 14 of 19

15 Apprenticeships Apprenticeship starts by Basildon residents Chart 2.8 Apprenticeship starts by Basildon residents by Sector Subject Area Chart 2.9 Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 15 of 19

16 Apprenticeship starts by Basildon residents, by age Chart 3.0 Apprenticeship starts by Basildon residents, by level Chart 3.1 Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 16 of 19

17 School Sixth Forms In 2015/16, 1, year old Basildon residents attended School Sixth Form provision. School Sixth Form enrolments were split into the following sector subject areas 5 and by qualification level as follows: Chart 3.2 Chart Excludes in enrolments in 14 - Preparation for Life and Work courses and those unassigned to a sector subject area. Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 17 of 19

18 Participation in Higher Education Analysis published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England shows the proportion of young people who participate in Higher Education. This is based on the combined participation rates of those aged 18 between 2005 and 2009 who entered HE between and academic years. Further information can be found at Chart 3.4 The following chart shows whether the level of young participation in higher education in different areas is higher or lower than expected, based on factors known to have a bearing on participation. The analysis is based on 5 cohorts of young people, who were aged 18 between and academic years. The participation gap is expressed as a percentage point difference from the expected young participation level. For example if the young participation rate is 30 per cent and it was expected to be 40 per cent, then the participation gap is estimated as -10 percentage points. Further information on the analysis can be found at Chart 3.5 Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 18 of 19

19 Appendix Tables, Charts and Maps Reference Page Table 1.0 Headline Skills and Economy 4 Table 1.1 Size of Enterprise 5 Table 1.2 Top 10 Baseline Skills 8 Table 1.3 Top 10 Specialised Skills 8 Table 1.4 Distribution of Advertised Salary 9 Table 1.5 Top Occupation in Demand (SOC 3) 10 Table 1.6 Education Providers in Basildon 13 Chart 1.0 Size of Enterprise 5 Chart 1.1 Size of Enterprise Percentage Change ( ) 5 Chart 1.2 Size of Enterprise ( ) 5 Chart 1.3 Number of Enterprises 6 Chart 1.4 Number of Enterprises in ESB Priority Sectors 6 Chart 1.5 Number of Enterprises in ESB Priority Sectors ( ) 6 Chart 1.6 Number of Employees 7 Chart 1.7 Number of Employees in ESB Priority Sectors 7 Chart 1.8 Number of Employees in ESB Priority Sectors ( ) 7 Chart 1.9 Top 10 Baseline Skills 8 Chart 2.0 Top 10 Specialised Skills 8 Chart 2.1 Other Skills in Demand 8 Chart 2.2 Distribution of Advertised Salary 9 Chart 2.3 Vacancies in ESB Priority Sectors 9 Chart 2.4 Vacancy Comparison across Greater Essex 9 Chart 2.5 Participation and Achievement in Further Education 14 Chart 2.6 Participation and Achievement in Further Education by age 14 Chart 2.7 Participation and Achievement in Further Education (Level 2 &3) 14 Chart 2.8 Apprenticeship Starts 15 Chart 2.9 Apprenticeship Starts by Subject Area 15 Chart 3.0 Apprenticeship Starts by Age 16 Chart 3.1 Apprenticeship Starts by Level 16 Chart 3.2 School Sixth Forms Subject Area Participation 17 Chart 3.3 School Sixth Forms Level 17 Chart 3.4 Participation in Higher Education National Comparison (National) 18 Chart 3.5 Participation in Higher Education Ward Comparison 18 Map 1.0 Map of Basildon 3 Map 1.1 Inflow Travel To Work Map 12 Map 1.2 Outflow Travel To Work Map 12 Essex Employment & Skills Board District Profile 2017 Page 19 of 19