Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd discusses the trends in self-employment and contracting. This infographic compares the percentage share of contractors with permanently employed workers by industry, and highlights key survey findings from the Office for National Statistics Article 'Trends in self-employment in the UK: 2001 to 2015'. Read more on contractor industry trends here: http://www.churchill-knight.co.uk/blog/2016/08/the-contractor-industry-now-makes-up-15-of-the-uk-s-workforce/

1. Survey Findings
Trends in self-employment
and contracting
Share of part-time self-employed and part-time employees by industry
Part-time employees: 2015 Part-time self-employed: 2015
Manufacturing
Construction
Financial and Business activities
Wholesale, retail & motor trade
Hotels & restaurants
Transport, storage and communication
Education
Health & social work
Others
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
22,500
The number of
unemployed aged 35-44
who became part-time
contractors between
2010 and 2015
Many older workers have
chosen part-time
contracting as a way to
smooth their transition out
of the workforce
Male Female
In 2015, around
80% of full-time
contractors were
men, and just
20% were
women
Over 20% of full-time
contractors are in the South
East (excluding London),
followed by over 15% in
London and just under 10%
in the South West
(2015)
In general, contractors are
happy with their current
career status and few say
they are looking for
alternative employment
Share of full-time self-employed and full-time employees by industry
Full-time employees: 2015 Full-time self-employed: 2015
Manufacturing
Construction
Financial and Business activities
Wholesale, retail & motor trade
Hotels & restaurants
Transport, storage and communication
Education
Health & social work
Others
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
Source: Office for National Statistics Article 'Trends in self-employment in the UK: 2001 to 2015' 13 July 2016.