Information technology consultancy activities: UK companies
129,088 live UK companies list information technology consultancy activities as their main trade, or 2.3% of the register. It ranks 5th among the 60 trades we cover. 15,957 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 5,395 still live from 2015. 10,041 (7.8%) have a proposal to strike off on file, close to the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
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| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 3,316 |
| 2013 | 3,946 |
| 2014 | 4,830 |
| 2015 | 5,395 |
| 2016 | 5,348 |
| 2017 | 5,174 |
| 2018 | 6,458 |
| 2019 | 6,606 |
| 2020 | 4,964 |
| 2021 | 5,369 |
| 2022 | 7,088 |
| 2023 | 8,716 |
| 2024 | 10,396 |
| 2025 | 15,957 |
| 2026 | 13,983 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Entserv UkFormed 1897
- Fujitsu ServicesFormed 1907
- Fujitsu Services Holdings PlcFormed 1915
- Roke Manor ResearchFormed 1932
- Mabs Cross AssociatesFormed 1933
Related by size
- Buying and selling of own real estate
- Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- Development of building projects
- Business and domestic software development
- Other human health activities
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 62020) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.