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BAME share in creative industries in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by sector

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

3,208 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

BAME refers to Black, Asian or minority ethnic.

** CCIs overall refers to jobs across the cultural and and creative industries.
Non-CCI jobs include jobs outside the cultural and creative industries.
NS-SEC I/II consists of managerial and professional jobs more generally.

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Ethnic diversity in creative industries differed by sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. The IT, software, and computer services sector employed a share of ** percent of individuals with BAME background, while the games sector counted for ** percent of BAME employees.  

Employment within the creative industries in the UK

The number of employees in the creative industries has increased in the UK, rising from nearly *** million workers in 2011 to over *** million in 2018. The highest increase in the number of employees was observed within the IT, software and computer services sector, with *** thousand more individuals employed in 2018 compared to 2011. Over the same period, the number of employees within museums, galleries, and libraries remained at similar levels.

Racism in the UK

A survey conducted by YouGov in June 2020 revealed that 44 percent of individuals in Great Britain believed that the UK was a fairly racist society, while eight percent considered the UK ‘very racist’. In addition, nearly half of the respondents over 65 years old thought that the UK was a racist society, with ** percent saying it was a ‘fairly racist’ society and **** percent believing it was a very racist one. In comparison, ** percent of the 18-24 year old respondents thought that the UK was a fairly racist society and ** percent believed it to be very racist.