England is the largest employer of people working in the solar power industry. As of 2020, an estimated 3,900 people were employed full time in the sector. This compared to a total 5,500 people employed across the United Kingdom.
Estimated number of employees in the solar photovoltaic industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by country
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Statistics on Solar power in the UK
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global cumulative installed solar PV capacity 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Global cumulative solar PV capacity 2021, by select country
- Basic Statistic World's largest solar PV power plants worldwide 2021
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- Premium Statistic Solar PV cumulative installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2021
- Basic Statistic Support for solar power developments in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2021
Installations and deployment
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- Basic Statistic Number of solar PV energy generating sites in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Quarterly Feed-in Tariff installations of solar PV in Great Britain 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Quarterly feed-in tariff capacity addition of solar PV in Great Britain 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly solar PV installation cost in the UK 2016-2022
Capacity
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- Basic Statistic Cumulative solar PV capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021, by tariff scheme
- Premium Statistic Installed capacity of feed-in tariff solar PV in the UK 2010-2019, by size band
- Basic Statistic Installed capacity of solar PV power in England 2008-2021
- Basic Statistic Installed capacity of solar PV power in Scotland 2009-2021
- Basic Statistic Installed capacity of solar PV power in Wales 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Installed capacity of solar PV power in Northern Ireland 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Solar PV installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022, by site
- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaics capacity per inhabitant in United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2019
Generation
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- Basic Statistic Load factor of electricity from solar PV in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010 to 2021
- Premium Statistic Solar energy use in the United Kingdom 2005-2020
- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaic energy production in the United Kingdom 2004-2021
- Basic Statistic Energy used for heat generation from active solar heating in the UK 2010-2021
Industry data
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- Solar PV employment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014-2018
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- Italy: photovoltaic capacity connected and cumulated 2013-2019
- Solar PV cumulative capacity in Austria 2013-2019
- Solar PV cumulative capacity in Hungary 2013-2019
- Solar photovoltaic capacity in France 2013-2021
- Solar PV cumulative capacity in Denmark 2013-2019
- Solar PV cumulative capacity in Croatia 2013-2019
- Photovoltaic capacity connected and cumulated in Spain 2013-2019
- Chile: solar encapsulation market 2014-2022
- United Kingdom (UK): turnover of the solar thermal industry 2010-2013
- Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) of the solar PV industry in Italy 2013-2017
- India's forecasted number of solar industry jobs 2022, by type
- Turnover in the solar PV industry in the EU from 2013-2018
- Germany: number of employees in manufacture of rubber & plastic products 2010-2019
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- Italy: photovoltaic capacity connected and cumulated 2013-2019
- Solar PV cumulative capacity in Austria 2013-2019
- Solar PV cumulative capacity in Hungary 2013-2019
- Solar photovoltaic capacity in France 2013-2021
- Solar PV cumulative capacity in Denmark 2013-2019
- Solar PV cumulative capacity in Croatia 2013-2019
- Photovoltaic capacity connected and cumulated in Spain 2013-2019
- Chile: solar encapsulation market 2014-2022
- United Kingdom (UK): turnover of the solar thermal industry 2010-2013
- Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) of the solar PV industry in Italy 2013-2017
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- Turnover in the solar PV industry in the EU from 2013-2018
- Germany: number of employees in manufacture of rubber & plastic products 2010-2019
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 17, 2022). Estimated number of employees in the solar photovoltaic industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/468417/national-distribution-employment-solar-photovoltaics-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of employees in the solar photovoltaic industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by country." Chart. February 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468417/national-distribution-employment-solar-photovoltaics-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Estimated number of employees in the solar photovoltaic industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468417/national-distribution-employment-solar-photovoltaics-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Employees in The Solar Photovoltaic Industry in The United Kingdom (Uk) 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/468417/national-distribution-employment-solar-photovoltaics-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of employees in the solar photovoltaic industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/468417/national-distribution-employment-solar-photovoltaics-uk/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Estimated number of employees in the solar photovoltaic industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by country [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/468417/national-distribution-employment-solar-photovoltaics-uk/