Over-skilled and underpaid


More than one in three workers (37%) say they are over-skilled for the job they do, while one in eight (12%) feel they lack the skills they need, according to a survey of over 3,700 employees by the HR professionals’ body, the CIPD. 


Young people were more likely than older ones to be either over-skilled (42%) or under-skilled (15%). 


“Over-skilled” workers are less likely to be satisfied with their jobs than those whose skills are well matched with their jobs; likely to earn considerably less; and are much less likely to have been promoted.


https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/over-skilled-and-underused-investigating-the-untapped-potential-of-uk-skills_tcm18-48001.pdf