Sports employment in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report on employment in the sports sector in the United Kingdom (UK)

Sports employment in the United Kingdom (UK)

The report provides data on employment in the sports sector in the United Kingdom (UK). Chapters include an overview with general figures regarding employment and occupations in sport in the UK, as well as statistics about staff costs of sports associations and and demographics related to sports coaching.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic United Kingdom: number of employees in the sport industry 2011 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Number of people working in sports and fitness occupations in the UK 2021-2024
  • Premium Statistic Employment in sport in UK 2018, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Employment in sport UK 2019, by education level
  • Basic Statistic Number of professional sports players in the UK 2021-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of fitness instructors in the UK 2021-2024
  • Premium Statistic Individuals employed in sports occupations in the UK in 2018, by employment
  • Basic Statistic Sports volunteering in England 2005-2019
  • Premium Statistic Volunteering participation in support of sport England 2019 by roles undertaken

Sports related-enterprises

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  • Premium Statistic Employment in sports equipment retail stores in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2019
  • Premium Statistic Number of sporting equipment retail stores in the UK 2024, by employees
  • Basic Statistic Number of sports goods manufacturing enterprises in the UK 2024, by employees
  • Basic Statistic Sports sector local enterprise units in the UK in 2020, by employment size
  • Basic Statistic Number of fitness facilities operating in the UK 2015-2020, by employees

Coaching

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  • Premium Statistic Number of sports coaches and officials in the UK 2021-2024
  • Premium Statistic Age of sports coaches in Scotland 2015-2017
  • Premium Statistic Scottish sports coaching roles breakdown as of 2017, by category
  • Basic Statistic Reasons why Scottish people start coaching sports as of 2017, by category
  • Premium Statistic Wales: share of people coaching sports in the past year in 2017, by region and gender
  • Premium Statistic Basketball England: number of affiliated coaches from 2005-2018
  • Premium Statistic England: number of volleyball coaches in 2017, by level
  • Premium Statistic UK: number of judo coaches 2014-2019, by level

Sport associations

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  • Premium Statistic Average number of staff of UK Sport 2016-2019
  • Premium Statistic Staff costs of UK Sport in the United Kingdom 2019
  • Premium Statistic Staff costs of Sport England in England from 2015 to 2021, by type
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees of the FA on a monthly average in the UK 2014- 2021
  • Premium Statistic Cost of staff for the FA in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014-2021, by category
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: average monthly number of employees of the SRU 2021-2023, by category
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: employment costs of the Scottish Rugby Union from 2013-2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Wales: monthly average number of staff of the Welsh Rugby Union 2014-2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Wales: group and company staff costs of Welsh Rugby Union in 2014-2023, by type
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