In 2012, UK films earned a worldwide gross of $5.3bn, which amounted to 15% of global box office. Inward investment in UK film has grown 40% from 2013 to 2014, with £1.4bn spent on UK film in 2014 85% (£1.2bn from inward investment). The highest-grossing UK film of 2012, Skyfall, earned over $1.1bn worldwide.
Employment has grown by 10% over the last six years to over 30,000 people. The average salary is £19,530 and 34% of staff are freelancers. The industry combines creative skills with many jobs in technical and managerial roles. See the Creative Skillset website and Film Job Roles for more details. Overall, 18% of production companies report hard to fill vacancies and 33% of companies report skills shortages in areas including Creative Development, Business Management and Audio, Sound & Music..
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