UK payrolled employees: other service activities
UK payrolled employees: other service activities stood at 544,015 people in Aug 2026, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is one of the indicators in the Pay and employment from PAYE table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jul 2014 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Pay and employment from PAYE table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payrolled employees by industry | |||||||||||
| S — Other service activities | 544,015 | 546,365 | 548,008 | 549,774 | 551,612 | 552,669 | 553,784 | 553,641 | 553,352 | 553,207 | |
| T-U — Households and extraterritorial organisations | 116,161 | 115,432 | 115,779 | 116,528 | 117,175 | 118,240 | 118,783 | 119,448 | 119,977 | 120,231 |
Understanding UK payrolled employees: other service activities
Enumeration of individuals registered on company payroll systems across the United Kingdom who work within civic associations, personal service enterprises, beauty salons, and repair workshops. The headcount isolates workers whose primary tax returns place them inside this specific classification, distinguishing them from personnel in public administration or commercial distribution channels. Individuals holding multiple contracts with distinct employers can appear repeatedly across separate sector tallies, while the metric excludes sole traders who declare income through self-assessment rather than real-time information submissions.
Interpreting the monthly figures requires accounting for late submissions processed by employers after the initial publication window, which leads to routine upward adjustments in subsequent releases. Analysts should examine twelve-month comparisons rather than consecutive periods to filter out annual hiring patterns tied to seasonal community programmes. Direct contrast with survey-based employment measures can generate discrepancies due to differing definitions of active employment status.
Frequently asked questions
- Why might the employee count for service activities shift between releases?
- Employers frequently submit late tax data, causing routine upward revisions in the weeks following the initial publication.
- Does this metric include self-employed beauticians and repair technicians?
- No, the series only covers individuals paid through formal company payrolls via real-time tax submissions.
- Are workers with multiple jobs counted more than once?
- Yes, individuals appearing on separate payrolls within this category are enumerated individually for each active contract.