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About each sector in the creative media industries

The creative media industries are vital to the UK's economic success, as well as to the quality of our society and our lives. In terms of Gross Value Added, they account for over 5.6% of total UK output.

They rely on a predominantly highly-skilled workforce. The skills of the workforce need to remain world class for the industries to stay competitive. That's why it's vital for the views of employers and the self-employed to be heard, so that skills gaps and shortages are identified.

Skillset's industry-endorsed research programme is the key mechanism to capture and express these views. The programme uses well-developed methodologies and relationships to gather robust Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) about the industries.

Read overviews of the LMI for each creative media industry below.


Labour Market Intelligence Digests

Find here the latest Labour Market Intelligence Digests sector by sector for the creative media industries.

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About the Animation industry

Head shot of Wallace and Gromit

The animation industry in the UK consists of a workforce that stretches across many of the sectors in the creative media industries. Find out more about the industry and its workforce here

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About the Computer Games industry

The UK Games industry forms a major part of a global industry that is gaining in importance and prominence.

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About the Facilities industry

Pyrotechnics, courtesy of the NFTS

Facilities is a cross cutting sector. It overlaps several of the other creative media sectors, mainly TV, Film and Radio. In this section you can find out more about the current size and shape of the Facilities industry, its workforce and the main skills issues and concerns.

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About the Film industry

Dean Spanley, a contributor to the Skills Investment Fund (SIF). Image: with thanks to Icon Entertainment

As part of our remit as a Sector Skills Council, Creative Skillset is the definitive source of research into employment, conditions and skill levels in the UK film industry.

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About the Interactive Media industry

Interactive media brand image

Find out about the current size and shape of the interactive media industry, its workforce and the main skills issues and concerns.

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About the photo imaging industry

A Bad Hair Day - Gareth Crocker ARPS - from the RPS 152nd International Print Exhibition (www.rps.org)

Skillset has produced a photo imaging sector profile, drawing on all the information and intelligence gathered from our research and industry consultations.

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About the Publishing industry

Image of CMYK colour bar off cuts

Publishing is a wide-ranging industry. It covers books, journals, directories, databases, information services, newspapers, news agencies, magazines and business media both in print and online. Find out more here.

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About the Radio industry

Radio studio

Radio is undergoing a digital revolution, and as with all revolutions many of the eventual outcomes are uncertain. But despite all the uncertainty there is a sense abroad that this is an exciting period in the development.

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About the Television industry

DV Talent freelancer

In this section you can find out more about the current size and shape of the television industry, its workforce and the main skills issues and concerns.

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