Employees in STEM occupations in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Employees in STEM occupations was 5,196 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees in STEM occupations in United Kingdom, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees in stem occupations in United Kingdom is 5,196, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in stem occupations in United Kingdom peaked at 5,218 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,601, in 2011.
That places United Kingdom 4th out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Employees in STEM occupations in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3,927 | — |
| 2010 | 3,938 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,601 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 3,683 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,780 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3,857 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4,003 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 4,180 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 4,243 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4,418 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 4,522 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 4,864 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 4,624 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 4,931 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 5,154 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 5,218 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 5,196 | -0.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 5,196 is above the median for high income countries, which is 354.01, 14.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 5,196 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 293.81, 17.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,927 | 3,927 | 3,927 | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,022 | 3,601 | 4,522 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,998 | 4,624 | 5,218 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More gender data for United Kingdom
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 60,060 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 60,060 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7034 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees in stem occupations in United Kingdom?
- Employees in stem occupations in United Kingdom was 5,196 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees in stem occupations recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 5,218 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employees in stem occupations recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,601 in 2011.
- How does United Kingdom rank for employees in stem occupations?
- United Kingdom ranks 4th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees in stem occupations rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees in STEM occupations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.