Music industry employment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by sector

The music industry is made up of many different sectors, all working together to contribute to the UK’s economy and culture. There are thousands working in these sub-sectors of the music industry, but the majority work as music creators. Musicians, composers, and producers are a few examples of possible job roles in this category. In 2019, there were more than 140 thousand people working as music creators in the United Kingdom. Employment in live music Another important sector, the second biggest employer in the industry, is live music. Around 34 thousand were employed in the live music sector in the UK in 2019. People who work in this sector include festival organizers, agents, and promoters. Live music accounted for 1.1 billion British pounds in GVA (gross value added) in 2018. Music retail revenues Sales revenue of music at retail in the United Kingdom has been increasing in recent years. This is despite decreasing revenues from the sale of music in physical formats, and thanks to growing sales from digital formats.

音乐产业由众多不同的领域构成，这些领域协同合作，共同为英国的经济发展和文化繁荣作出贡献。在这些音乐产业的子领域中，从业人数众多，其中以音乐创作者为主力，他们构成了这一领域的主体。音乐家、作曲家和制作人只是音乐创作者这一类别中可能的职业角色之几例。截至2019年，在英国从事音乐创作者职业的人数超过十四万。在音乐产业中，现场音乐是一个重要的领域，也是第二大雇主。2019年，英国现场音乐领域约有三万四千人从业。这一领域的从业人员包括音乐节组织者、经纪人及推广者。现场音乐在2018年为英国国内生产总值（GVA）贡献了十一亿英镑。音乐零售收入近年来，尽管音乐实物格式的销售收入持续下降，但英国音乐零售的销售额却在逐年增长，这得益于数字格式的销售增长。