This statistic presents employment in research and development performed in businesses in the wholesale and retail trade industries in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type. In 2020 around two thousand scientists and engineers were employed full-time in R&D in wholesale and retail trade businesses.
Employment in research and development performed in wholesale and retail trade businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type
(in 1,000)
Characteristic
Full time equivalent in thousands
Administrative, clerical and others
2
Technicians, laboratory assistants and draughtsmen
The data refers to business R&D performed in the UK irrespective of the residence of the ultimate owner. Overseas activities of affiliates of UK businesses are not included by the source. * Each year approximately 4,000 businesses are surveyed from England, Scotland and Wales, and approximately 1,500 from Northern Ireland. Breakdown by industry not provided.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 19, 2021). Employment in research and development performed in wholesale and retail trade businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/411966/wholesale-and-retail-trade-uk-randd-employment-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Employment in research and development performed in wholesale and retail trade businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type (in 1,000)." Chart. November 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411966/wholesale-and-retail-trade-uk-randd-employment-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Employment in research and development performed in wholesale and retail trade businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411966/wholesale-and-retail-trade-uk-randd-employment-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Employment in Research and Development Performed in Wholesale and Retail Trade Businesses in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020, by Type (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411966/wholesale-and-retail-trade-uk-randd-employment-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK), Employment in research and development performed in wholesale and retail trade businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411966/wholesale-and-retail-trade-uk-randd-employment-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 16, 2025)
Employment in research and development performed in wholesale and retail trade businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type (in 1,000) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/411966/wholesale-and-retail-trade-uk-randd-employment-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
