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High-Growth Sector

Software Development

A market overview of active UK companies in Software Development. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

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Active companies
6,903
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
280
4% of active
Reporting employees
5,990
87% of active
Register health
14%
of 8,189 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
5,403
10-49
489
50-249
78
250+
20

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
108
£100k-£1m
40
£1m-£10m
50
£10m-£100m
69
£100m+
13

Where they're based

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

Greater London
1,987
Manchester
214
Birmingham
148
Bristol
104
Leeds
101
Glasgow
71
Edinburgh
67
Liverpool
51
Cardiff
48
Belfast
31

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

383
17
417
18
416
19
380
20
360
21
336
22
194
23
54
24
8
25
0
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1FENIX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£1.1B£525.1M4617%
2SOPRA STERIA LIMITED£463.0M£26.3M2,4835%
3AVEVA SOLUTIONS LIMITED£374.2M£3.3M1,1186%
4BJSS LIMITED£315.1M£58.4M2,58219%
5BOX.COM (UK) LTD£271.1M£39.2M1467%
6MINDERA CONSULTING LIMITED£259.5M£15.1M1-
7EQUAL EXPERTS UK LIMITED£203.1M£28.4M486-
8GLOBANT UK LIMITED£160.6M£5.9M19454%
9MARKETING VF LTD£141.2M£16.7M5218%
10TMS LIMITED£131.5M£2.4M2112%
11CIKLUM OPERATIONS UK LIMITED£125.2M£998K44-7%
12THE MATHWORKS LIMITED£107.5M£9.3M34613%
13ZENSAR TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED£100.6M£812K28810%
14RED GATE SOFTWARE LIMITED£86.3M£6.0M43415%
15THOUGHTWORKS, LTD£77.3M£5.4M287-4%
16PROJECT NEARSHORE LIMITED£76.5M£15.0M4637%
17GODEL TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE LIMITED£76.5M£9.5M537%
18SIEMENS ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION LTD£74.5M£6.0M13011%
19PH TRAVEL LTD£71.0M£102K7-
20NEWWAVES SOLUTIONS LIMITED£70.8M£2.0M63-14%

Fastest-growing

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

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth
1SOPRA STERIA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED£3.3M22337%
2JFROG UK LIMITED£4.6M15211%
3AVEVA FINANCING LIMITED£28.4M-154%
4CONCOURSE COMMUNICATIONS UK LIMITED£2.5M4131%
5LAMPADA LIMITED£1.0M37112%
6ALFASAPP IT LTD£8.1M265%
7GLOBANT UK LIMITED£160.6M19454%
8ACCION LABS (UK) LIMITED£10.0M153%
9ITS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£20.2M9737%
10APADMI GROUP LIMITED£29.9M32836%
11SEACON (EUROPE) LIMITED£22.4M7735%
12KIN AND CARTA UK LIMITED£50.4M45135%
13KPIT TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED£36.3M10231%
14APADMI LIMITED£26.4M27531%
15EVOKE CREATIVE LIMITED£37.4M10430%
16ETAS LIMITED£25.7M25130%
17EUROPEAN SUPPORT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED£20.2M5227%
18DIVERSIFIED LIMITED£33.9M17326%
19CODETHINK LIMITED£15.9M10023%
20SOFTSERVE SYSTEMS LTD£15.0M6021%

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1CONNECT INTERNET SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS LIMITEDLiverpool2025
2MLABS CONSULTING LTDLondon2025
3IDYNAMICS GROUP LIMITEDLeeds2025
4MLABS TALENT PARTNERS LTDLondon2025
53 CHILLIES STUDIO LIMITEDLondon2025
6V88 HOLDINGS LTDPoole2025
7TECHQUITY HOLDINGS LTDCleveland2025
8CONLAB LTDGrimsby2025
9TSD USA HOLDINGS LIMITEDIvybridge2024
10OUTBOARD MOTORS LTDNew Milton2024
11APPLYBOX DIGITAL LTDLondon2024
12NEW WEB ORDER LTDRomford2024
13AMBIDECT HOLDINGS LTDCongleton2024
14INSTIL HOLDINGS LIMITEDBelfast2024
15WELSENDEVS SOLUTIONS LTDLondon2024
16LPA LTDTadworth2024
17CLOUDPLEX SOLUTIONS LTDSt. Ives2024
18ABABIL LTDLuton2024
19NEWLINE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDLondon2024
20IBLY LIMITEDDarwen2024
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