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Digital Sector Economic Estimates: Employment

This series brings together the most up to date Digital Sector employment (number of filled jobs) datasets.

From:: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Published: 11 July 2024
Last updated: 12 September 2024 — See all updates

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DSIT employment estimates provide an overview of those working in the Digital Sector and the UK overall. They provide a measure of the number of jobs supported by industries within the Digital Sector, and of the characteristics of those filling these jobs by demographic group. This enables assessment of the contribution of the Digital Sector to the UK economy, and a greater understanding of access to employment in the Digital Sector.

Included estimates:

DSIT currently release the following estimates for employment:

headline measures of employment (number of filled jobs) are calculated based on the Annual Population Survey (APS) produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) These estimates are produced on a rolling quarterly basis with each dataset covering a 12 month period (4 quarters). These estimates contain a measure of headline employment in the Digital Sector (and UK overall) as well as breakdowns by various demographic characteristics

For information on how these estimates are produced please see the relevant technical report for each release.

In releases before April 2024, figures for the Digital Sector (and its subsectors, including Telecommunications) were produced by DCMS as part of their DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates series.

DSIT are currently conducting a review of the Digital Sector Economic Estimates series and are consulting with users on potential changes. If you would like to contribute to this consultation, please do so using this link. The consultation will close at 11:59pm on 26 September.

A summary of the responses to this consultation will be provided in a published response within 12 weeks of the consultation closing.