The total number of employed information technology professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2020 to December 2020, by occupation, shows that in this period there were approximately 417 thousand programmers and software development professionals employed in the United Kingdom. This was more than those employed as web design and development professionals, which rounded up to roughly 67 thousand employees.
Number of employed information technology professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2020 to December 2020, by occupation
(1,000s)
Characteristic
Number workers in thousands
IT specialist managers
231
IT project and programme managers
87
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
154
Programmers and software development professionals
417
Web design and development professionals
67
Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 20, 2021). Number of employed information technology professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2020 to December 2020, by occupation (1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/778333/information-technology-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of employed information technology professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2020 to December 2020, by occupation (1,000s)." Chart. April 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778333/information-technology-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of employed information technology professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2020 to December 2020, by occupation (1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778333/information-technology-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Employed Information Technology Professionals in The United Kingdom (Uk) from January 2020 to December 2020, by Occupation (1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/778333/information-technology-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of employed information technology professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2020 to December 2020, by occupation (1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/778333/information-technology-professionals-employed-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of employed information technology professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2020 to December 2020, by occupation (1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/778333/information-technology-professionals-employed-uk/
