Business Enterprise Research and Development in Scotland 2002

Table 6:
EMPLOYMENT ON R&D PERFORMED WITHIN SCOTTISH BUSINESSES:
1994 to 2002

Full time equivalent

Scotland job type	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001*	2002
TOTAL	5,026	5,408	6,329	5,682	6,359	6,703	6,032	7,605	10,808

Scientist and engineers	2,875	3,506	4,233	3,866	4,574	3,922	3,435	4,454	6641

Technicians, laboratory assistants and draughtmen	1,205	990	1,115	956	1,005	1,069	1,117	1,271	1456

Administrative, clerical industrial and other staff	946	912	981	860	779	1,712	1,480	1,880	2711

As % of total employment

Scientist and engineers	57	65	67	68	72	59	57	59	61

Technicians, laboratory assistants and draughtmen	24	18	18	17	16	16	19	17	13

Administrative, clerical industrial and other staff	19	17	16	15	12	26	25	25	25

Source Table 6 ONS Scottish R&D Report

* 2001 data have been amended as a result of new information becoming available to ONS

Table 6:
EMPLOYMENT ON R&D PERFORMED WITHIN UK BUSINESSES:
1994 to 2002

Full time equivalent

UK Job type	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001*	2002
TOTAL	150,000	145,000	142,000	137,000	148,000	153,000	145,000	152000	167000

Scientist and engineers	79,000	82,000	82,000	83,000	91,000	92,000	86,000	93000	105000

Technicians, laboratory assistants and draughtmen	40,000	33,000	33,000	30,000	32,000	33,000	30,000	28000	30000

Administrative, clerical industrial and other staff	31,000	29,000	27,000	24,000	24,000	28,000	30,000	31000	32000

As % of total employment

Scientist and engineers	53	57	58	61	61	60	59	61	63

Technicians, laboratory assistants and draughtmen	27	23	23	22	22	22	21	18	18

Administrative, clerical industrial and other staff	21	20	19	18	16	18	21	20	19

Source: Table 9 MA14

* 2001 data have been amended as a result of new information becoming available to ONS

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