86% Micro
11% Small
1% Large
1% Mid
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024
UK Information Services Industry
UK Information Services Industry Information
The information services industry includes web search engines and portals, data processing and hosting of applications, websites and client data, as well as news syndication.
Active Businesses
33,842
Annual Sales
£35bn +
Employees
198,337
Economic Contribution
£17bn
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Location of Information Services Companies
Information Services Companies by Size
Information Services Companies by Age
36% Young
30% Startup
25% Established
9% Mature
0% New
Oldest Information Services Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Information Services Companies
41% Declining
21% Rapid
15% Healthy
13% High
10% Low
Information Services Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Information Services Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Information Services Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Information Services Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Information service activities Industry Insights
There are 33,842 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £35 billion .
The Industry employs around 198,336 people and contributes £17 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Information Services companies is London with 12,683 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 280.
The largest Information Services company is Tiktok Information Technologies Uk Limited with a turnover of £2.1bn. 86% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Large companies.
9% of the Information Services Industry is made up of 9% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (36%) the oldest company is S&p Global Uk Limited founded in 1899.
Information Services industry has a number of high growth companies (13%), the fastest growing company is Tiktok Information Technologies Uk Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 375%. Other fast growing companies include Smart Pension Limited (166%), Unumplus Limited (160%) and Sportradar Uk Limited (123%).
The UK Information Services Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 15.10x, Turnover multiple of 2.91x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.72x.
