Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2010): 247 includes: Media professionals,
Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors,
Public relations professionals,
Advertising accounts managers and creative directors.
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Media professionals employed in the UK in 2018, by employment
This statistic shows the number of media professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type. In this year there were approximately *** thousand individuals employed full-time in media professions in the UK. This was more than those who were employed part-time in media professions, which amounted to roughly ** thousand individuals. There were approximately ** thousand full-time, self-employed individuals working in the UK in 2018.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 11, 2018). Number of media professionals employed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type (1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/782424/media-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of media professionals employed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type (1,000s) ." Chart. September 11, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/782424/media-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Number of media professionals employed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type (1,000s) . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/782424/media-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Media Professionals Employed in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018, by Employment Type (1,000s) ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Sep 2018, /statistics/782424/media-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of media professionals employed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type (1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/782424/media-professionals-employed-uk/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Number of media professionals employed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type (1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 11, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/782424/media-professionals-employed-uk/
