According to an October 2023 study, the median economic value added by volunteers to non-national museums in England amounted to nearly 41 thousand British pounds in the 2022/2023 fiscal year. When focusing on large and largest institutions, namely those museums with over 50 thousand visitors a year, the median volunteer value exceeded 68 thousand British pounds.
Median volunteer value at non-national museums in England in 2022/2023, by museum type
(in GBP)
non-national museums participating in the UK Museum Accreditation Scheme; fiscal year ending in March
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source calculated the volunteer value by multiplying the number of volunteers hours contributed and the median hourly pay of local authorities from data by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The source defined the museum categories based on the following visitor size bands, determined before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: micro museums (less than 10 thousand visitors), small museums (10-20 thousand visitors), medium museums (20-50 thousand visitors), large museums (50-100 thousand visitors), largest museums (more than 100 thousand visitors).Â
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South West Museum Development, & Museum Development UK. (October 2, 2023). Median volunteer value at non-national museums in England in 2022/2023, by museum type (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1455767/volunteer-value-non-national-museums-england/
South West Museum Development, und Museum Development UK. "Median volunteer value at non-national museums in England in 2022/2023, by museum type (in GBP)." Chart. October 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1455767/volunteer-value-non-national-museums-england/
South West Museum Development, Museum Development UK. (2023). Median volunteer value at non-national museums in England in 2022/2023, by museum type (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1455767/volunteer-value-non-national-museums-england/
South West Museum Development, and Museum Development UK. "Median Volunteer Value at Non-national Museums in England in 2022/2023, by Museum Type (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1455767/volunteer-value-non-national-museums-england/
South West Museum Development & Museum Development UK, Median volunteer value at non-national museums in England in 2022/2023, by museum type (in GBP) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1455767/volunteer-value-non-national-museums-england/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Median volunteer value at non-national museums in England in 2022/2023, by museum type (in GBP) [Graph], South West Museum Development, & Museum Development UK, October 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1455767/volunteer-value-non-national-museums-england/
