High-Growth Sector

Digital Engineering & Simulation

A market overview of active UK companies in Digital Engineering & Simulation. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

Active companies
833
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
76
9% of active
Reporting employees
749
90% of active
Register health
11%
of 953 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
583
10-49
117
50-249
34
250+
15

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
11
£100k-£1m
6
£1m-£10m
14
£10m-£100m
35
£100m+
10

Where they're based

Active companies by major UK city (30km London, 15–20km elsewhere)

Greater London
159
Manchester
27
Birmingham
24
Bristol
16
Liverpool
14
Leeds
13
Glasgow
7
Belfast
7
Edinburgh
5
Cardiff
4

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

47
17
54
18
50
19
56
20
34
21
33
22
22
23
5
24
2
25
0
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1BAM NUTTALL LIMITED£1.4B£78.9M3,5428%
2PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD£945.1M£160.7M-32%
3BGEN LIMITED£254.3M£4.9M1,26728%
4DASSAULT SYSTEMES UK LIMITED£221.4M£17.2M58519%
5SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE LIMITED£211.2M£25.6M1,17017%
6AVL EUROPE, LTD.£189.5M£8.5M20921%
7KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED£157.5M£25.9M5125%
8VIRTUSA CONSULTING & SERVICES LIMITED£149.7M£1.9M53939%
9CYIENT EUROPE LIMITED£134.4M£13.6M1,10729%
10AVL UK HOLDINGS LIMITED£117.1M£13.2M42111%
11ASSYSTEM ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED£97.9M£9.0M75834%
12SYMETRI LIMITED£83.3M£13.2M1639%
13ALTEN LTD£81.0M£11.1M76013%
14BENTLEY SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED£77.8M£8.2M42414%
15SPENCER ENGINEERING GROUP LIMITED£69.9M£1.5M315-2%
16C SPENCER LIMITED£69.9M£1.5M315-
17AVL UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED£65.6M£3.9M172-1%
18GLOBALLOGIC CORP. UK LTD.£59.2M£11.5M402-7%
19CONTECHS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£59.1M£2.2M174-
20TPXIMPACT LIMITED£56.3M£3.1M48149%

Fastest-growing

Active companies with turnover ≥ £1m, sorted by 3-year turnover CAGR

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth
1TPXIMPACT LIMITED£56.3M48149%
2AVL POWERTRAIN UK LIMITED£51.3M24942%
3VIRTUSA CONSULTING & SERVICES LIMITED£149.7M53939%
4ASSYSTEM ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED£97.9M75834%
5PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD£945.1M-32%
6EGIS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED£22.3M13631%
7CYIENT EUROPE LIMITED£134.4M1,10729%
8BGEN LIMITED£254.3M1,26728%
9RFPRO LIMITED£10.1M3328%
10AXISCADES UK LTD£5.4M3725%
11AVL EUROPE, LTD.£189.5M20921%
12DASSAULT SYSTEMES UK LIMITED£221.4M58519%
13ASM TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED£14.7M-18%
14SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE LIMITED£211.2M1,17017%
15ESI UK LIMITED£6.2M1816%
16BENTLEY SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED£77.8M42414%
17ALTEN LTD£81.0M76013%
18AVL UK HOLDINGS LIMITED£117.1M42111%
19TRIAD GROUP PLC£21.9M1559%
20SYMETRI LIMITED£83.3M1639%

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1THE DOCAN GROUP LTDNorthwich2025
2DIGITAL GUERRILLA HOLDINGS LIMITEDGlasgow2025
3APEXON LTDCardiff2024
4CADHERENT GROUP LIMITEDAberdeen2024
5ALAN JOHNSTON PARTNERSHIP HOLDINGS LIMITEDLiverpool2024
6VANELLUS LIMITEDSouth Yorkshire2024
7CAD21 GROUP LTDCramlington2024
8DIDIMI LTDLondon2023
9CAD8 LIMITEDCoalville2023
10DEM SOLUTIONS LTDAylesbury2023
11CLEARROUTE LIMITEDLondon2023
12SUSIE TECH LTDBristol2023
13SKYRAL DEFENCE LIMITEDLondon2023
14SHAPR3D UK LIMITEDLondon2023
15SKYRAL GROUP LIMITEDLondon2023
16COUNTERPOINT TECHNOLOGIES LTDLeeds2023
17ASBUILT CONSULTING LTDDunstable2023
18DAEDALUS DESIGNS LTDGosport2023
19CLARET DUCK LTDBurnley2023
20SIMERICS LIMITEDPoole2023