# United Kingdom Self-employment jobs SA : Total (thousands) ()

United Kingdom Self-employment jobs SA : Total (thousands) () was down 0.2% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −2.8% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 4,176.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.4% (Q4 2020) to 4.2% (Q1 2023), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-DYZN.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1959-04-01 to 2026-04-01 (269 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/self-employment-jobs-sa-total-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 4,176.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 4,219.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,038.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,065.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 4,186.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 4,342.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 4,279.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,266.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 4,236.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 4,329.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 4,137.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 4,106.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 4,093.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 4,261.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 4,147.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 4,084.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 4,115.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 4,088.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,991.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 4,089.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 4,205.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 4,137.0 thousands | −7.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 4,113.0 thousands | −12.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 4,187.0 thousands | −9.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-DYZN.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-DYZN.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```