# United Kingdom Workforce Jobs SA : M Professional scientific & technical act (thousands) ()

United Kingdom Workforce Jobs SA : M Professional scientific & technical act (thousands) () was up 1.5% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.2% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 3,504.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.8% (Q3 2020) to 6.1% (Q2 2019), averaging 1.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWS9.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1978-04-01 to 2026-04-01 (193 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/workforce-jobs-sa-m-professional-scientific-and-technical-act-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 3,504.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,476.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,448.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,454.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,453.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,469.0 thousands | 0.06 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,484.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,503.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,481.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,467.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,388.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,456.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,387.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,443.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,365.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,276.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,262.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 3,273.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,208.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,185.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,166.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 3,159.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 3,139.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 3,116.0 thousands | −2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWS9.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWS9.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```