[6] The 2011 census recorded 117,457 people born in the Philippines resident in England, 5,168 in Wales,[7] 4,264 in Scotland[8] and 2,947 in Northern Ireland,[9] making a total of 129,836.

According to the Institute for Public Policy Research, 85.4 per cent of new immigrant Filipinos to the UK of working age are employed (as opposed to inactive - a category which includes students - or unemployed), with 12.8% being low earners (people making less than £149.20 a week – half the UK median wage) and 0.61 per cent are high earners (people earning more than £750 a week).

[19] Filipino community groups in the UK include: The 'Barrio Fiesta sa London', a two-day annual festival formerly held in Lampton Park, Hounslow, West London, is perhaps the best known and largest gathering for the community in the UK, which was launched in 1985.

It is organised and run by The Philippine Centre but draws Filipino community groups and businesses from all over the UK.

The Barrio Fiesta sa London moved location in 2013 and is now held in Apps Court Farm, Walton-on-Thames.