Employment and Education

• IT, software and computer services accounted for 712,000 jobs in the creative industries in 2017, a rise of 5.8 per cent on 2016, and a 47.5 per cent increase between 2011 and 2017.

Source: DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates, DCMS. (July, 2018).

• There were more 100,000 full time, higher education students of mathematics and computing sciences in the UK in 2011/12.

Source: Education and Training Statistics for the UK 2013 (November, 2013).

• Funding for information communication technology (ICT) investment by UK state schools was expected to reach an all-time high in 2014. Investment in hardware replacement, peripherals, software and technical support was expected to reach £14,220 per primary school and £65,570 in each secondary school.

Source: Survey by British Educational Suppliers Association, (September 2013)

• The UK government’s official statistics classifies the following roles as part of the wider creative economy: information technology and telecommunications directors; IT business analysts, architects and systems designers; programmers and software development professionals; web design and development professionals.
• The official statistics also count jobs in creative industries such as those who work in publishing of computer games; other software publishing; computer programming activities; and computer consultancy activities.

Source:  Creative Industries Economic Estimates, DCMS. (January, 2016).