87% Micro
11% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2025
UK Architectural & Engineering Industry
UK Architectural & Engineering Industry Information
The architectural and engineering industry provides architectural, engineering, building inspection, surveying, mapping services and other analytical testing services.
Active Businesses
79,058
Annual Sales
£60bn +
Employees
414,384
Economic Contribution
£28bn
Tags
Location of Architectural & Engineering Companies
Architectural & Engineering Companies by Size
Largest Architectural & Engineering Companies
Turnover
Johnson Matthey Plc
£12.8bn
Technipfmc Plc
£6.3bn
Kintail Trustees Limited
£1.4bn
Architectural & Engineering Companies by Age
34% Young
27% Established
26% Startup
13% Mature
0% New
Oldest Architectural & Engineering Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Architectural & Engineering Companies
39% Declining
22% Healthy
16% Rapid
14% High
10% Low
Fastest Growing Architectural & Engineering Companies
3yr CAGR
Architectural & Engineering Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Architectural & Engineering Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Architectural & Engineering Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Architectural & Engineering Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis Industry Insights
There are 79,058 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £60 billion .
The Industry employs around 414,383 people and contributes £28 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Architectural & Engineering companies is London with 16,385 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,259.
The largest Architectural & Engineering company is Johnson Matthey Plc with a turnover of £12.8bn. 87% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.
13% of the Architectural & Engineering Industry is made up of 13% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (34%) the oldest company is West Yorkshire Society Of Architects founded in 1885.
Architectural & Engineering industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Kintail Trustees Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 466%. Other fast growing companies include Arup International Projects Limited (266%), Silverstream Technologies (Uk) Limited (123%) and Hanmiglobal Uk Limited (122%).
The UK Architectural & Engineering Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.32x, Turnover multiple of 1.28x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.52x.
