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Skills Gap Analysis Calculator

Score the distance between the capability your roles need and the capability you have.

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SkillRequired (1-5)Current (1-5)
Rename the skills to match your roles. 1 = basic awareness, 5 = expert.
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What is a skills gap analysis?

It is a structured comparison of the capability a role requires against the capability the person in it currently holds. The difference is the gap, and analysing it across roles shows you where to focus development and hiring.

Where Compono fits

A spreadsheet of gaps is a snapshot. Knowing capability across every role, and proving it, is ongoing work that most HR tech leaves to manual effort. Compono Assure maps required competencies to verified proficiency, so the gap is measured and evidenced rather than estimated. It is the same approach trusted to power licensing across 5 Australian states, with more than 3 million certifications awarded.

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How it's calculated

For each skill, you set the required proficiency (1 to 5) and the current proficiency (1 to 5). The gap per skill is required minus current. We aggregate those into an overall capability gap score and work out the percentage of roles sitting below the required threshold. The bigger and more widespread the gap, the higher the priority. For context, 16% of Australian employees are perceived as not fully proficient, 22% of employers say turnover itself causes skills gaps, and 19% of Australian exits are linked to too few learning and development opportunities (ScaleSuite/Foremind).

New to the term? Read the plain-English definition of the skills matrix in the HR Glossary.

Common questions

How do I set required versus current proficiency?

Define what "good" looks like for each skill on a 1 to 5 scale, then rate honestly where people sit today. Involve managers and, where possible, evidence rather than self-assessment alone, so the scores hold up.

Which gaps should I prioritise?

The ones that are both wide (large difference between required and current) and important to the role or business. A small gap on a critical skill can matter more than a large gap on a minor one.

What's driving skills gaps in Australia?

Several things at once. Around 16% of employees are seen as not fully proficient, turnover creates fresh gaps for 22% of employers, and limited learning opportunities push people out, with 19% of exits linked to that (ScaleSuite/Foremind).

This page is general information, not legal advice. We check figures annually and update them on a best-efforts basis, but employment rules change and we cannot promise everything here is current or complete. Before you act on it, confirm the detail with the relevant authority in your country or your own adviser. Last reviewed July 2026.