Table 4.
Frequency of researched categories of skills.
| SKILLS | 2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Perc. | Count | Perc. | Count | Perc. | Count | Perc. | Count | Perc. | |
| Essential Digital Skills | 355 456 | 18.6% | 300 000 | 16.7% | 292 980 | 16.2% | 211 376 | 15.0% | 319 555 | 14.2% |
| Advanced Digital Skills | 215 502 | 11.3% | 204 058 | 11.3% | 212 490 | 11.7% | 187 323 | 13.3% | 342 051 | 15.2% |
| DIGITAL SKILLS | 570 958 | 29.8% | 504 058 | 28.0% | 505 470 | 27.9% | 398 699 | 28.3% | 661 606 | 29.3% |
| Communication - interpersonal | 191 532 | 10.0% | 182 376 | 10.1% | 184 759 | 10.2% | 141 360 | 10.0% | 217 318 | 9.6% |
| Analytical and Critical Thinking | 139 831 | 7.3% | 140 017 | 7.8% | 142 145 | 7.9% | 115 115 | 8.2% | 186 576 | 8.3% |
| Problem-solving | 113 692 | 5.9% | 110 491 | 6.1% | 110 605 | 6.1% | 85 167 | 6.0% | 135 552 | 6.0% |
| Taking responsibility | 94 294 | 4.9% | 99 759 | 5.5% | 99 734 | 5.5% | 78 631 | 5.6% | 125 090 | 5.5% |
| Flexibility | 99 661 | 5.2% | 93 861 | 5.2% | 90 542 | 5.0% | 66 039 | 4.7% | 98 019 | 4.3% |
| Value orientation | 69 169 | 3.6% | 71 679 | 4.0% | 70 881 | 3.9% | 59 151 | 4.2% | 88 018 | 3.9% |
| Well-being focused | 57 827 | 3.0% | 55 829 | 3.1% | 57 171 | 3.2% | 44 354 | 3.1% | 65 113 | 2.9% |
| Organisational/Managerial skills | 61 845 | 3.2% | 55 137 | 3.1% | 55 962 | 3.1% | 47 233 | 3.4% | 81 437 | 3.6% |
| Teamwork | 53 725 | 2.8% | 53 574 | 3.0% | 56 084 | 3.1% | 42 987 | 3.0% | 67 306 | 3.0% |
| Creativity | 47 414 | 2.5% | 44 633 | 2.5% | 42 392 | 2.3% | 35 736 | 2.5% | 62 693 | 2.8% |
| Cope with ambiguity/uncertainty | 36 272 | 1.9% | 32 552 | 1.8% | 31 933 | 1.8% | 25 544 | 1.8% | 38 581 | 1.7% |
| Learning skills | 29 181 | 1.5% | 31 604 | 1.8% | 35 534 | 2.0% | 28 772 | 2.0% | 45 767 | 2.0% |
| Initiative and Engagement | 30 526 | 1.6% | 27 386 | 1.5% | 27 678 | 1.5% | 20 081 | 1.4% | 30 620 | 1.4% |
| Persistence | 16 922 | 0.9% | 15 939 | 0.9% | 16 385 | 0.9% | 13 874 | 1.0% | 21 294 | 0.9% |
| Emotional Intelligence | 2879 | 0.2% | 2583 | 0.1% | 2900 | 0.2% | 2882 | 0.2% | 4311 | 0.2% |
| Communication - via IT | 1532 | 0.1% | 1043 | 0.1% | 1253 | 0.1% | 1343 | 0.1% | 2960 | 0.1% |
| Leadership skills | 988 | 0.1% | 711 | 0.0% | 1111 | 0.1% | 993 | 0.1% | 2298 | 0.1% |
| SOFT SKILLS | 1 047 290 | 54.7% | 1 019 174 | 56.7% | 1 027 069 | 56.8% | 809 262 | 57.4% | 1 272 953 | 56.4% |
| OTHER SKILLS | 294 627 | 15.4% | 274 816 | 15.3% | 277 266 | 15.3% | 201 558 | 14.3% | 320 485 | 14.2% |
| TOTAL | 1 912 875 | 100.0% | 1 798 048 | 100.0% | 1 809 805 | 100.0% | 1 409 519 | 100.0% | 2 255 044 | 100.0% |
Source: own research and calculations.