INSIGHTS - NOVEMBER 2024

UK Computer Programming Industry

UK Computer Programming Industry Information

The IT industry includes the writing, modifying, testing and supporting of software, designing systems, integrating hardware, software and communications, operation of data processing facilities and other professional and technical activities.

Active Businesses

211,655

Annual Sales

£240bn +

Employees

1,110,249

Economic Contribution 

£108bn

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Location of Computer Programming Companies

Computer Programming Companies by Size

86% Micro

11% Small

1% Large

1% Mid

0% Mega

Computer Programming Companies by Age

31% Young

28% Established

25% Startup

13% Mature

4% New

Fastest Growing Computer Programming Companies

38% Declining

20% Healthy

18% Rapid

14% High

10% Low

Fastest Growing Computer Programming Companies
3yr CAGR

Computer Programming Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Computer Programming Industry Valuation

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Computer Programming Industry Valuation

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Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Computer programming, consultancy and related activities Industry Insights

There are 211,655 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £240 billion .

The Industry employs around 1,110,248 people and contributes £108 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Computer Programming companies is London with 73,711 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 2,017.

The largest Computer Programming company is Cisco International Limited with a turnover of £11.9bn. 86% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Large companies.

13% of the Computer Programming Industry is made up of 13% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (31%) the oldest company is Ncr Limited founded in 1895.

Computer Programming industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Samarind Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 803%. Other fast growing companies include Svf Holdco (Uk) Limited (282%), Energean Plc (268%) and Uber London Limited (260%).

The UK Computer Programming Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 11.83x, Turnover multiple of 1.83x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.49x.