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This report provides an analysis of the trends in the current and prospective supply and demand of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills in the UK. It refers to and builds upon a previous report by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), ‘Science, engineering and technology skills in the UK’ and presents some new analysis, including the latest data on entrants to STEM at higher education (HE), progression from STEM A levels to HE, the quality of STEM skills and the current supply and demand balance of STEM. The report contains three sections. The first examines the current supply of STEM in the UK economy. It looks at the stocks and flows of STEM subjects into the labour force, the quality of these skills, and how the UK compares internationally on the supply of these skills. The second section examines the demand for STEM skills, using earnings, returns to STEM qualifications and rates of employment to assess current demand and considering employment projections to depict the future. The final section brings the first two together, to assess the extent to which the supply of these skills is likely to meet increases in the demand for them over the next decade.