Medical technology employees by segment in the UK 2017

This statistic displays the number of employees in the major segments of the medical technology sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. The medical technology sector applies the knowledge and experience of the health sector to medication, medical equipment, vaccines, medical practice and organizational systems. The digital healht technology segment employed over 10 thousand people, the largest number in 2017. This was followed by the single use technology segment at 9,502 employees. The segment with the lowest number of employees in 2017 was the education and training segment at 1,372 employees.

Number of employees in the major segments of the medical technology sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*

Characteristic	Number of employees
Digital health	10,021
Single use technology	9,502
Orthopaedic devices	8,640
Assistive technology	8,391
In vitro diagnostic technology	7,985
Hospital hardware	7,943
Ophthalmic devices/equipment	5,843
Re-usable diagnostic or analytic equipment	4,979
Wound care and management	4,775
Drug delivery	4,291
Surgical instruments (reusable)	3,965
Medical imaging/ultrasound equipment materials	3,555
Anaesthetic and respiratory technology	3,499
Mobility access	3,317
Cardiovascular and vascular devices	2,792
Infection control	2,433
Dental and maxillofacial technology	2,219
Radiotherapy equipment	1,372

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Release date

May 2018

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017

Supplementary notes

* Only segments with more than 1,000 employees.
This statistic is using original data from the Department of Health and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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