Tues, 12 Aug 2014
Inner London has the highest proportion of high-skill jobs in England, according to the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.

The department yesterday released its analysis of Q1 2014 labour force survey data which showed that 63% of jobs in inner London jobs were classified as high-skill positions.

The next highest was the South East with 50%, closely followed by outer London with 48%.

Broken down into percentage of total jobs for people aged 16-64 by region, the full results were as follows:

Inner London                                          63%
South East                                              50%
Outer London                                         48%
East of England                                     46%
South West                                             44%
Rest of North West                                43%
West Yorkshire                                       42%
Rest of West Midlands                         42%
Merseyside                                             41%
East Midlands                                        40%
Greater Manchester                              40%
Rest of Yorkshire and Humberside   39%
West Midlands Metro County              37%
Tyne and Wear                                       37%
South Yorkshire                                     36%
Rest of North East                                33%

High-skill jobs were defined as occupations that are classified as levels 1-3 in the standard occupational classification system.

At the highest level, these include managing director and other senior positions. At the medium level, they include professional occupations, including doctors and scientists, where postholders are required to hold degree-level qualifications. The third tier includes associate professional and technical occupations, such as laboratory technician and draughtsman, an Office for National Statistics spokesperson said.