To celebrate reaching 15M members in the UK, we’ve compiled an infographic to unearth the make-up of British professionals. We’re also shining a spotlight on our fastest growing demographic – students. Read more: http://blog.linkedin.com/2014/03/11/15-million-members-in-the-uk/

1. 66
2.3M
15,000,00015,000,000UK MEMBERS
MEET OUR
R O C K E T
S C I E N T I S T S
LO N D O N
5
M E R M A I D S
59
B O DY
B U I L D E R S
48,679
S O L I C I TO R S
7,090
H A I R D R E S S E R S
STATE OFTHE NATION
THE STORY SO FAR
B I G G E S T L I N K E D I N
G R O U P S
M O S T R E P R E S E N T E D
I N D U S T R I E S
M O S T F O L LO W E D C O M PA N I E S B Y
U K S T U D E N T S
STUDENTS
284K
B I R M I N G H A M
250K
M A N C H E S T E R
170K
G U I L D F O R D
161K
N OT T I N G H A M
159K
B E L FA S T
213K
R E A D I N G
188K
G L A S G O W
186K
E D I N B U R G H
183K
B R I S TO L
2,495
D E T E C T I V E S
TOTA L M E M B E R S
J A N
2 0 1 0
2 M
4 M
6 M
8 M
1 0 M
1 2 M
1 4 M
1 6 M
J U LY
2 0 1 0
J A N
2 0 1 1
J U LY
2 0 1 1
J A N
2 0 1 2
J U LY
2 0 1 2
J A N
2 0 1 3
J U LY
2 0 1 3
J A N
2 0 1 4
N1
TED: IDEAS WORTH
SPREADING -
UNOFFICIAL
N4
THE PROJECT
MANAGER
NETWORK
FINANCE
CLUB N5
N2
SOCIAL MEDIA
MARKETING N3
OIL AND GAS
PEOPLE
Information Technology
and Services
1 540,023
Construction
2 421,835
Retail
5 372,262
Financial
Services
3 399,609
Hospital &
Health Care
4 391,639
1
8
9
10
2 3
4
5 6
7
4
146
C H I M N E Y S W E E P S
12,530
J O U R N A L I S T S
M A G I C I A N S
744
E N G I N E E R S
374,711
TO P U K R E G I O N S
B Y M E M B E R N U M B E R
U K M E M B E R S H I P G R O W T H 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 4
B I G G E S T B R I T I S H E M P LOY E R S
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
2
UCL
8
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
4
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
7
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
3
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
6
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
8
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
5
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
10
OPEN UNIVERSITY
1
TO P O F T H E C L A S S
U K U N I V E R S I T I E S R A N K E D B Y L I N K E D I N M E M B E R S H I P
4,083
FA R M E R S
Sourced from: LinkedIn UK Data (2014)