This statistic displays the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of employment in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2016. The biopharmaceutical sector researches and produces pharmaceutical medications which are extracted or semi-synthesized from a biological source. These can include vaccines, antibodies, blood and tissue products and therapeutic proteins. The advanced therapy medicinal products segment saw the highest growth rate of employment in the five year period at two percent. This was followed by the services and supply chain segment at one percent. The vaccines segment saw a decline of 11 percent of the rate of employment during the five year period.
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Compound annual growth rate of employment in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2016
Characteristic
Compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
2%
Services and supply chain
1%
Small molecules
-1%
Antibodies
-3%
Vaccines
-11%
Therapeutic proteins
-7%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Compound annual growth rate (CAGR)2%2%1%1%-1%-1%-3%-3%-11%-11%-7%-7%Advanced Therapy Medicinal ProductsServices and supply chainSmall moleculesAntibodiesVaccinesTherapeutic proteins
-11%-10%-9%-8%-7%-6%-5%-4%-3%-2%-1%0%1%2%3%4%
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, & Public Health England. (May 6, 2017). Compound annual growth rate of employment in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/472537/biopharmaceutical-employment-annual-growth-rate-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, und Public Health England. "Compound annual growth rate of employment in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2016." Chart. May 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472537/biopharmaceutical-employment-annual-growth-rate-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Public Health England. (2017). Compound annual growth rate of employment in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472537/biopharmaceutical-employment-annual-growth-rate-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Public Health England. "Compound Annual Growth Rate of Employment in The Biopharmaceutical Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472537/biopharmaceutical-employment-annual-growth-rate-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills & Public Health England, Compound annual growth rate of employment in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472537/biopharmaceutical-employment-annual-growth-rate-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited July 17, 2025)
Compound annual growth rate of employment in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2016 [Graph], Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, & Public Health England, May 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/472537/biopharmaceutical-employment-annual-growth-rate-united-kingdom-uk/
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