Data set from Supply of skills for jobs in science and technology

UK STEM employment by industry

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Employment data for occupation groups, based on ONS SOC (details of group definitions are available in the publication methodology), and industry groups defined by ONS based on SIC (see footnote):

  • Employment volumes presented in millions, to one decimal place. Data from Annual Population Survey July 2022 - June 2023, sourced from ONS NOMIS

Data set details

Theme
Further education
Publication
Supply of skills for jobs in science and technology
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Employment (millions)
Filters
  • Industry
  • Occupation group
Time period
2023

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_namegroupindustryemployment
2023Calendar yearNationalK02000001United KingdomSTEMSTEM industries4.7
2023Calendar yearNationalK02000001United KingdomSTEMNot STEM (including Medicine and Health industries)4.7
2023Calendar yearNationalK02000001United KingdomSTEMAll industries9.4
2023Calendar yearNationalK02000001United KingdomNot STEM - Medicine and HealthSTEM industries0.1
2023Calendar yearNationalK02000001United KingdomNot STEM - Medicine and HealthNot STEM (including Medicine and Health industries)3.2

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables
Variable nameVariable description
employmentEmployment (millions)
groupOccupation group - Filter by occupation
industryIndustry - Filter by industry

Footnotes

  1.  STEM industries use the ONS industry classification as indicative figures but is not formally defined in this report (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/adhocs/14189stemindustriesbysize).
  2. Not STEM includes Medicine and Health.

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