Employee Skill Assessment Matrix

This dataset provides a detailed matrix mapping employee skill levels to job role requirements, enabling organizations to identify skill gaps, recommend targeted training, and optimize workforce alignment. It includes employee, job, and skill identifiers, assessment results, and training recommendations, making it ideal for HR analytics and talent development strategies.

  • last updated 12 Jul 2025
  • by GoMask
The brief that made it

Identifying employee skill gaps for targeted training programs

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 45 rows · all 14 columns
employee_idstringemployee_skill_levelintegertraining_recommendedbooleanemployee_namestringdepartmentstringjob_role_idstringjob_role_titlestringskill_idstringskill_namestringrequired_skill_levelintegerskill_gapintegerlast_assessment_datedatetraining_completedbooleanmanager_idstring
E0013trueMaria ChenEngineeringJR101Software EngineerSK201Python412024-04-20falseM012
E0014falseMaria ChenEngineeringJR101Software EngineerSK202SQL3-12024-04-20blankM012
E0012trueMaria ChenEngineeringJR101Software EngineerSK203Agile Methodology312024-04-20trueM012
E0023falseJames SmithProductJR102Product ManagerSK204Roadmapping302024-03-15blankM010
E0022trueJames SmithProductJR102Product ManagerSK205Stakeholder Management312024-03-15falseM010
E0023falseJames SmithProductJR102Product ManagerSK206Jira2-12024-03-15blankM010
E0032trueAisha PatelMarketingJR103Marketing AnalystSK207Google Analytics312024-02-10trueM014
E0033falseAisha PatelMarketingJR103Marketing AnalystSK208Market Research302024-02-10blankM014

What the 45 rows show

from the 45-row sample
  • 49%training_recommended = true
  • 3median employee_skill_level
  • 9departments
  • 3median required_skill_level
  • 0median skill_gap
employee_skill_level45 rows, in bands of 0.5
09185015018712.54employee_skill_level →

Median 3, from 1 to 4.

employee_id45 rows · top 10 of 21 values
  1. E0013
  2. E0023
  3. E0033
  4. E0043
  5. E0053
  6. E0063
  7. E0073
  8. E0083
  9. E0093
  10. E0103
14 columns by typefrom the column list below
  • string 8
  • integer 3
  • date 1
  • boolean 2

Columns

14 columns in four groups
blueprint · 14 columns
columntypedescriptionexample
Text 8 columns
employee_idstringUnique identifier for each employeeE001
employee_namestringFull name of the employeeMaria Chen
departmentstringDepartment or team the employee belongs to9 departments · optionalEngineering
job_role_idstringUnique identifier for the job roleJR101
job_role_titlestringTitle of the job roleSoftware Engineer
skill_idstringUnique identifier for the skillSK201
skill_namestringName of the skill being assessedPython
manager_idstringUnique identifier for the employee's manageroptionalM012
Numbers 3 columns
employee_skill_levelintegerCurrent skill level of the employee for this skill (e.g., 1=Beginner, 2=Intermediate, 3=Advanced, 4=Expert)1 to 43
required_skill_levelintegerSkill level required for the employee's job role for this skill (e.g., 1=Beginner, 2=Intermediate, 3=Advanced, 4=Expert)1 to 44
skill_gapintegerDifference between required skill level and employee's current skill level (positive means upskilling needed)1
Dates and times 1 column
last_assessment_datedateDate when the employee's skill was last assessedoptional2024-04-20
True or false 2 columns
training_recommendedbooleanIndicates if training is recommended for this skill based on the skill gaptrue
training_completedbooleanIndicates if the employee has completed recommended training for this skilloptionalfalse

Use it for

  • training recom…49%22 of 45 rows

    A human resources dashboard

    The training_recommended rate, employee_skill_level and a breakdown of employee_id. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.

  • Why do 22 of 45 rows have training_recommended = true?

    A class exercise

    Hand out the rows and one question. Everyone works from the same 45 rows.

  • A software demo

    Believable employees with employee_name, department and job_role_id to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

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Behind this dataset

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These 45 rows came out of a blueprint — 14 columns with generation rules behind each one. Open it in Data Factory to retune a column, add your own, wire in foreign keys, and run it at the size you actually need.

Rules it was built with
  • List skills for each employee
  • Assign proficiency rating per skill
  • Match employees to job skill needs
  • Flag skill gaps over two levels
  • Suggest training for gaps
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Exports
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Licence
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API slug
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