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IT Consultancy · Featured

UK IT Consultancy Firms Down 35%[3] Since 2019, While Turnover Rose 63%[3]

The number of UK businesses whose main activity is IT consultancy fell from 113,592[3] in 2019 to 74,306[3] in 2024, while the industry's turnover rose from £59.0bn[3] to £96.0bn[3], not adjusted for inflation: fewer, larger firms.

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6080100120140160180201920202021202220232024Turnover, 2019: 100.0 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2020: 104.7 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2021: 113.5 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2022: 137.6 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2023: 160.1 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2024: 162.8 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2019: 100.0 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2020: 89.5 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2021: 75.1 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2022: 67.7 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2023: 66.6 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2024: 65.4 (2019 = 100)Turnover+62.8%Businesses−34.6%
Turnover Number of businesses · 2019 = 100 · turnover not adjusted for inflation

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Turnover Number of businesses, 2019 to 2024 (2019 = 100)