Research and Innovation Workforce Survey in the UK
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Summary
The dataset includes data from the 2022 UK Research and Innovation (R&I) Workforce Survey. The survey covers several themes.
Description
Eligibility/sampling - We have used a broader definition than the definition provided by the OECD’s Frascati manual to capture the UK Research & Innovation (R&I) workforce. This survey includes workers who are responsible for product or process innovation or introduce innovative technologies to their market/organisation. (see the 2022 R&I Workforce Survey report and Technical report for more information). Lacking an existing sample frame for the R&I workforce, the research took the form of an online survey with an open link that could be shared widely. Recruitment channels are listed in the official report (Section 2.3 Methodology). Please note that while the survey was UK-wide it is not UK-representative. Fieldwork - The survey was officially launched on 2nd March 2022 and remained open until 13th May 2022. 7,519 eligible respondents completed the survey. We aimed for the survey to take a maximum of 20 minutes to complete, and the average time taken was 17 minutes. Sample representativeness - Survey is representative of most occupations considered to be R&I, when comparing the UK Labour Force. Comparison with OECD data suggests the sample under-represented workers in private organisations, and over-represented workers in other types of organisations. (Section 5 Weighting) The survey also seems to over-represent workers in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the private sector. 68% of the private sector workers covered in our survey worked in SMEs compared to 61% of the entire R&D workforce defined through relevant SOC codes applied to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2020. Due to the available sample frames for recruitment, 65% of responses received were from the UKRI grant-holder list and a further 18% were from Innovate UK’s list of applicants.
About this data
- Data creator
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Temporal coverage
- 02 March 2022 to 13 May 2022
- Frequency
- Biennial
- Dataset theme
- Business and economy
- Restrictions for access
- Access for all accredited researchers
- Project approval
- Projects must be accredited
- Search keywords
- Business Demography Education Employment Pay and incentives Research and development ADR World of Work
Metadata
Metadata
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Dataset themeMain category for the topic of the resource
- Business and economy
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Dataset resource typeThe type of the dataset resource
- Survey
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Geographic coverageThe geographic area covered by the dataset
- United Kingdom
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Temporal coverageThe timeframes covered by these data
- 02 March 2022 to 13 May 2022
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FrequencyThe frequency at which the dataset resource is published or updated
- Biennial
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Geographic levelThe lowest level of geography covered by the dataset
- United Kingdom
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Data creatorThe name of the organisation that produced or published this resource
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Data contributorsThe name(s) of any organisation(s), other than the data supplier or provider, that have data which are included in this dataset resource
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Licensing statusThe license used for making this resource available and defining how it can be used
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Disclosure controlThe standard or bespoke disclosure control rules that apply to this dataset
- Standard disclosure rules apply
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Restrictions for accessRestrictions for users and researchers accessing data in Google Cloud Platform
- Access for all accredited researchers
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Research outputsThe approval route researchers must take for their outputs to be published
- No requirements
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Project approvalThe project approvals needed for this resource
- Projects must be accredited
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Research disclaimerThe disclaimer required to be published with the outputs for this dataset
- No requirements
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AcronymAny other names or acronyms used to refer to the data
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ProvenanceDetails of how this dataset resource came to be generated
- Survey