There were estimated to be approximately 218,200 security guards working in the United Kingdom as of 2022, compared with 177,100 in 2010, a decrease of around 41,100.
Estimated number of security guards in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Security services in the UK
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Annual turnover of security companies in the UK 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of security industry enterprises in the UK 2015-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of security industry enterprises in the UK 2022, by employment size
- Basic Statistic Number of security industry enterprises in the UK 2022, by turnover size
- Basic Statistic Number of security industry enterprises in the UK 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of business sites in the security industry UK 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of security industry employees in the UK 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of security guards in the UK 2010-2022
Leading companies
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of G4S worldwide from 2010 to 2020
- Premium Statistic Revenue of G4S worldwide by region 2020
- Premium Statistic Revenue of G4S worldwide by customer type 2020
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Securitas AB worldwide from 2011 to 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of Securitas AB employees worldwide by region 2022
Security coverage
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- Premium Statistic Home security trends in England and Wales 2006-2020
- Premium Statistic Reasons for home security measures in England and Wales 2020
- Premium Statistic Home security measures of burgled households in England and Wales 2020
- Premium Statistic Percentage of buses with CCTV in Great Britain 2004-2021
Cyber security
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- Premium Statistic Share of businesses covering formal cyber security risk policies in the UK 2023
- Premium Statistic Priority of cyber security to UK firms 2022
- Premium Statistic Cyber security policy relaxation in businesses due to telework in the UK 2021
- Basic Statistic United Kingdom: Leading cyber security products and services for businesses 2021
- Basic Statistic Role held responsible for successful cyber attacks in the UK 2021
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- Individuals employed in elementary occupations UK 2018, by employment
- Individuals employed in process plant occupations UK 2018, by employment
- Number of individuals employed in customer services in 2019, by occupation
- Prevalence of current asthma among U.S. working adults 2011-2016, by occupation
- Prevalence of asthma attacks among U.S. working adults 2011-2016, by occupation
- Leading occupations for men in Sweden 2016, by number of employees
- Occupation of online shoppers in the UAE as of January 2013
- Leading occupations for women in Sweden 2016, by number of employees
- Largest occupations - number of employees
- Distribution of Canadian employee satisfaction in 2016, by occupation
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- Individuals employed in caring and leisure occupations UK 2018, by employment
- Individuals employed in customer service occupations UK 2017, by employment
- Individuals employed as road transport drivers UK 2018, by employment
- Individuals employed in elementary occupations UK 2018, by employment
- Individuals employed in process plant occupations UK 2018, by employment
- Number of individuals employed in customer services in 2019, by occupation
- Prevalence of current asthma among U.S. working adults 2011-2016, by occupation
- Prevalence of asthma attacks among U.S. working adults 2011-2016, by occupation
- Leading occupations for men in Sweden 2016, by number of employees
- Occupation of online shoppers in the UAE as of January 2013
- Leading occupations for women in Sweden 2016, by number of employees
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- Distribution of Canadian employee satisfaction in 2016, by occupation
- Occupations with the largest projected employment growth in the U.S. 2020-2030
Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 16, 2022). Estimated number of security guards in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/785269/security-guards-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of security guards in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/785269/security-guards-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Estimated number of security guards in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/785269/security-guards-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Security Guards in The United Kingdom from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/785269/security-guards-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of security guards in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/785269/security-guards-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Estimated number of security guards in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/785269/security-guards-in-the-uk/