As of September 2022, over one million people were employed in the IT, software and computer services sub-sector of the UK's creative industries, up from 940 thousand a year earlier. Of these, approximately 108 thousand people were self-employed.
Number of employees in the IT, software and computer services economy of United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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GOV.UK. (April 20, 2023). Number of employees in the IT, software and computer services economy of United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284968/it-software-and-computer-services-economy-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of employees in the IT, software and computer services economy of United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284968/it-software-and-computer-services-economy-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. (2023). Number of employees in the IT, software and computer services economy of United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284968/it-software-and-computer-services-economy-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of Employees in The It, Software and Computer Services Economy of United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284968/it-software-and-computer-services-economy-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Number of employees in the IT, software and computer services economy of United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284968/it-software-and-computer-services-economy-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 10, 2023)
Number of employees in the IT, software and computer services economy of United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], GOV.UK, April 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284968/it-software-and-computer-services-economy-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/