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Last Updated: 2025-10-03
Steps: Set Up Skills Fit Analysis

Steps: Set Up Skills Fit Analysis

Security:
Worker Data: Skills Reporting
 domain in the Worker Profile and Skills functional area.
The
Skill Fit Analysis
 report allows you to evaluate how a subset of your workforce aligns with the skills required for a specific job profile or up to 20 skills. The report calculates the percentage of skills overlap and sorts employees accordingly, helping you quickly identify skill gaps and make data-driven talent decisions. While including skills on job profiles is recommended, it is not a prerequisite for using this task. You can optionally include machine learning (ML) suggested skills.
  1. (Optional) Access the
    Maintain Skills and Experience Setup
     task, and ensure the following options are selected to include ML suggested skills:
    • Populate Suggested Skills for Workers
    • Populate Suggested Skills for Job Profiles
  2. Access the
    Skills Fit Analysis
     report.
  3. Review the
    Include Machine Learning Skills Suggestion
     check box. This check box is enabled by default.
  4. In the
    Skills to Compare
     section, select to compare your workforce against a
    Job Profile
     or
    Skills
    . As you complete the
    Skills to Compare
     section, consider:
    Option
    Description
    Job Profile
    Select a job profile to compare.
    Skills
    Select up to 20 skills.
  5. In the
    Filter Worker Population
    section, select filters to create a subset of your workforce to compare against skills on a job profile or selected skills. You must select 1 or more filters. The maximum number of workers supported is 10,000.
  6. (Optional) Configure the
    Skills Fit Analysis
     report for users with access to the
    HR Partner Hub
     and
    Job Architecture Hub
    . If a user has access to both, the
    Skills Fit Analysis
     report defaults to display in the
    HR Partner Hub
    .
Review the selected skills with the subset of your workforce. Review the
Skills Fit
column to determine which workers have the highest percentage of overlap with the targeted skills. You can export to an Excel spreadsheet for further analysis.
Skills Fit Calculation
To determine the
Skills Fit
 value, we divide the number of skills on the worker profile by the number of skills on the job profile or the number of skills selected in the
Skills to Compare
section.
Formula:
 (Matching Skills / Total Number of Skills) * 100
For example, you’re a HR Partner accessing the
Skills Fit Analysis
 report. You select a job profile that has 20 skills. The skills on the job profile are a mix of explicit required skills, explicit optional skills, and Workday ML inferred skills. After you submit your comparison criteria, Workday displays where your target population falls in the
Worker Summary
 section. You see that 1 of the workers in the targeted population has 10 skills, and 6 skills in common with the job profile you selected and is displayed in the 21%-40% range in the
Worker Summary
.
Skills Fit for the Worker:
 (6/20) * 100 = 30%
The 6 skills the worker has in common with the job profile puts them in the 21%-40% range, the worker’s overlap percentage with the job profile is 30%.