The personnel costs of the information and communication industry in the United Kingdom increased by 4 billion euros (+6.3 percent) in 2018. In total, the personnel costs amounted to 68 billion euros in 2018. This increase was preceded by declining personnel costs in this industry. According to Eurostat, cost of personnel are defined as the total remuneration payable by an employer to an employee in return for work during the reference period. It also includes taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the unit as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions. Personnel costs are made up of wages and salaries and employers' social security costs.
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Annual personnel costs of the information and communication sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018
(in million euros)
b: Break in time series. The source adds the following information: Personnel costs are defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee (regular and temporary employees as well as home workers) in return for work done by the latter during the reference period. Personnel costs also include taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the unit as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions. Personnel costs are made up of wages and salaries and employers' social security costs. Data coverage corresponds to code J of CE Rev 2.
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Eurostat. (March 22, 2024). Annual personnel costs of the information and communication sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/388435/personnel-costs-information-communication-united-kingdom/
Eurostat. "Annual personnel costs of the information and communication sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018 (in million euros)." Chart. March 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/388435/personnel-costs-information-communication-united-kingdom/
Eurostat. (2024). Annual personnel costs of the information and communication sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/388435/personnel-costs-information-communication-united-kingdom/
Eurostat. "Annual Personnel Costs of The Information and Communication Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2018 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/388435/personnel-costs-information-communication-united-kingdom/
Eurostat, Annual personnel costs of the information and communication sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/388435/personnel-costs-information-communication-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Annual personnel costs of the information and communication sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018 (in million euros) [Graph], Eurostat, March 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/388435/personnel-costs-information-communication-united-kingdom/