In 2014, CILIP and the Archives Records Association (UK & Ireland) (ARA) commissioned Edinburgh Napier University to undertake major research to map the UK Information workforce in the United Kingdom.
Key Findings
The Library, Archive, Records, Information and Knowledge workforce are developing new roles in business, industry, government, and the third sector.
The project identified the following:
Estimated 86,376 people in the workforce
Significant gender pay gap
Women dominate the workforce
Women under-represented in senior management
Highly-qualified workforce
High-earners are more likely to hold professional qualifications than low-earners
An ageing workforce
Low ethnic diversity
Full report and Executive Summary
The report is available to download and is free of charge for CILIP members or can be purchased for £40 plus VAT for non-members.
Any quotations from the report should indicate ‘Copyright CILIP and ARA’, where appropriate, and any references should quote the full title and web location of the report.
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