Self-employment occupation groups in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
Number of those self-employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from January to September 2018, by major occupational group (1,000s)
by Daniel Clark,
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Jun 3, 2019
This statistic shows a distribution of all self-employed workers in the United Kingdom (UK) from January to September 2018, by major occupational group. The number of the total self-employed workforce that are working in skilled trade occupations exceeds 3.6 million workers, making skilled trade occupations the main occupational group of the self-employed workforce in the United Kingdom in 2018.
Number of those self-employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from January to September 2018, by major occupational group (1,000s)
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| Number of all self-employed in thousands | |
|---|---|
| Skilled trades | 3,622 |
| Managers, directors & senior officials | 2,322 |
| Professional occupations | 2,245 |
| Associate professional & technical | 2,313 |
| Process, plant & machine operatives | 1,171 |
| Caring, leisure & other services | 1,044 |
| Elementary occupations | 869 |
| Administrative & secretarial | 463 |
| Sales & customer services | 213 |
| Number of all self-employed in thousands | |
|---|---|
| Skilled trades | 3,622 |
| Managers, directors & senior officials | 2,322 |
| Professional occupations | 2,245 |
| Associate professional & technical | 2,313 |
| Process, plant & machine operatives | 1,171 |
| Caring, leisure & other services | 1,044 |
| Elementary occupations | 869 |
| Administrative & secretarial | 463 |
| Sales & customer services | 213 |
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by Daniel Clark,
last edited
Jun 3, 2019
This statistic shows a distribution of all self-employed workers in the United Kingdom (UK) from January to September 2018, by major occupational group. The number of the total self-employed workforce that are working in skilled trade occupations exceeds 3.6 million workers, making skilled trade occupations the main occupational group of the self-employed workforce in the United Kingdom in 2018.
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- January to September 2018
- Age group
- 16 years and older
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- January to September 2018
- Age group
- 16 years and older
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