Any measure of “employer views” linked to selected samples of employers therefore risks either being uninformed, or failing to capture variations in the demand for skills over time, place and occupational and industrial sector. In fast-developing parts of the economy, employers may be too new and volatile to form effective lobby groups - creating a conservative bias in the apparent employer voice. Employers may want very narrow skills in occupational niches, skills for declining industries and for jobs which are unpleasant and badly paid, or an oversupply of skills to drive down wages in the associated occupations.