86% Micro
12% Small
2% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2025
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
34,474
Annual Sales
£37bn +
Employees
202,863
Economic Contribution
£18bn
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Location of Information Services Companies
Information Services Companies by Size
Largest Information Services Companies
Turnover
Cdw Limited
£1.1bn
Roofoods Ltd
£1.1bn
Just Eat.co.uk Ltd
£1.1bn
Information Services Companies by Age
39% Young
26% Established
24% Startup
10% Mature
0% New
Oldest Information Services Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Information Services Companies
38% Declining
20% Rapid
18% Healthy
13% High
10% Low
Fastest Growing Information Services Companies
3yr CAGR
Pay360 Limited
136%
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 34,474 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £37 billion .
The Industry employs around 202,862 people and contributes £18 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Information Services companies is London with 13,329 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 297.
The largest Information Services company is Tiktok Information Technologies Uk Limited with a turnover of £3.5bn. 86% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 2% Mid companies.
10% of the Information Services Industry is made up of 10% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (39%) 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 Vdc Uk Management Company Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 217%. Other fast growing companies include S&p Global Commodities Uk Limited (199%), Tiktok Information Technologies Uk Limited (184%) and Consilio Global (Uk) Limited (137%).
The UK Information Services Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 12.91x, Turnover multiple of 2.40x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.78x.
