This statistic displays the number of employees in the life science industry sectors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021/22, by sector. The life science industry sectors include a variety of industries such as medical technology, biopharmaceuticals, biomedical devises and biomedical technologies. In 2021/22, the medical technology sector had the largest number of employees at approximately 117.2 thousand employees. This was followed by the service and supply of biopharmaceuticals, with around 79.9 thousand employees.
Number of employees in the life science industry sectors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021/22, by sector
(in 1,000)
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, & Public Health England. (May 8, 2024). Number of employees in the life science industry sectors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021/22, by sector (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/471871/life-science-industry-sectors-employment-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, und Public Health England. "Number of employees in the life science industry sectors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021/22, by sector (in 1,000)." Chart. May 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/471871/life-science-industry-sectors-employment-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Public Health England. (2024). Number of employees in the life science industry sectors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021/22, by sector (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/471871/life-science-industry-sectors-employment-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Public Health England. "Number of Employees in The Life Science Industry Sectors in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021/22, by Sector (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/471871/life-science-industry-sectors-employment-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills & Public Health England, Number of employees in the life science industry sectors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021/22, by sector (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/471871/life-science-industry-sectors-employment-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Number of employees in the life science industry sectors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021/22, by sector (in 1,000) [Graph], Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, & Public Health England, May 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/471871/life-science-industry-sectors-employment-united-kingdom-uk/
