Research and analysis

UK Cyber Security Sectoral Analysis

Results of analysis to measure the economic contribution of the UK’s cyber security sector.

From:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Margot James
Published
30 October 2018
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

UK Cyber Security Sectoral Analysis

PDF, 3.5 MB, 101 pages

Details

The UK Cyber Security Sectoral Analysis provides an estimate of the size and scale of the UK cyber security industry.

Findings include:

  • the number of UK cyber security companies
  • the cyber security sector’s contribution to the UK economy (through revenue and GVA)
  • the number of personnel employed in the cyber security sector
  • the products and services offered by these firms.

This report offers a baseline for the economic profile of the UK cyber security sector based on 2015/16 data, and creates an opportunity to track growth within the sector. This review also explores the investment and funding available to the cyber security sector.

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Published 30 October 2018

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