Official statistics
Official statistics are analysed using:
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
- Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
Government sponsored surveys that SkillsActive can analyse include:
- British Register of Employer Surveys (BRES)
- Labour Force Survey (LFS)
- Population statistics
- Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)
- The Health Survey
- UK ESS from 2011
Sector SIC codes
The sector is not been well-defined using Standard Industrial Classifications, and although the new SIC codes introduced in 2007 include new codes for sport and recreation education, and for sports clubs and fitness facilities, it is still not perfect. In many cases we cannot distinguish between Sport and recreation, Health and fitness and the Outdoors because of small sample sizes. Additionally, “own account” (freelance) fitness instructors to Sports and recreation education rather than Fitness facilities
The SIC code for Caravan Parks has adopted the American term of “trailer parks” who may self-classify into Holiday centres and villages instead. SkillsActive would prefer them to be coded under 55.3 Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks.
There is still no SIC code that adequately covers the Playwork subsector, so SkillsActive will base its analysis on SOC 6123 Playgroup leaders and assistants as a proxy for Playwork.
SIC 2007 Codes
SIC codes are defined at broad level using 1 or 2-digits to define them. For more detailed activities 3, 4 or even 5-digits are needed to define the activity. As the definition becomes more refined, its usefulness can be limited because the sample sizes are smaller, and not all data sources can be accessed using more detailed classifications. For country or regional analysis, we often have to combine SIC codes to be able to report on them.
Sport (and Outdoors)
32.3 Manufacture of sports goods
77.21 Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods
85.51 Sports and recreation education (includes coaches, fitness instructors and outdoors instructors)
93.1 Sports activities
93.11 Operation of sports facilities
93.12 Activities of sports clubs
93.19 Other sports activities (not including activities of racehorse owners) n.e.c
93.29 Other amusement and recreation activities
Fitness
93.13 Fitness facilities
Caravans
29.20/3 Manufacture of caravans
55.3 Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks
55.20/1 Holiday centres and villages (shared with People 1st)
Main Occupations (SOC 2000)
3441 Sports Players
3442 Sports coaches, instructors & officials
3443 Fitness Instructors
3449 Sports and fitness occupations nec
6123 Playgroup leaders & assistants
1225 Leisure and sports managers
6211 Sports and leisure assistants
Occupations shared with other Sector Skills Councils
9226 Leisure and theme park attendants
5113 Gardeners and grounds (wo)men
1222 Conference and exhibition managers
1221 Hotel and accommodation managers
