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UK Cyber Industry

Understand the UK’s Cyber sector and the companies working across cyber security, risk management, computer safety and beyond. Find sector trends, growth information, financials and more with our Cyber industry Real-Time Industrial Classification (RTIC) data.

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What is the Cyber sector?

Cyber is a broad term used to describe the UK’s ecosystem of cyber security and computer safety companies.

Cyber security is essentially how companies and individuals protect themselves against cyber attacks where criminals can get hold of key account information, data, networks and access to devices.

There are many forms of cyber security or ways of providing computer safety. Today we can make use of a series of technologies, processes, applications or controls to combat the increasing sophistication of cyber attacks.

Today in the UK’s there’s a thriving cyber industry made up of a mixture of established companies and start-ups. This includes a wide range of risk management, endpoint security, cryptographic authentication and incident detection experts.

Cyber sector summary

Key information you should know about the Cyber sector from our AI-driven platform of over 5 million companies:

  • Cyber has turnover of £97.05bn, meaning it is our 12th largest RTIC, and our 7th fastest growing sector.
  • The Cyber sector is one of our top 10 sectors for overall venture capital funding.
  • On average the roles advertised in this sector are 14.34% higher than the UK’s average salary.
5,779
COMPANIES CONSIDERED
£97.1bn
TOTAL TURNOVER
556,259
TOTAL EMPLOYEES
£41.0bn
TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDING
£117.5m
TOTAL INNOVATE UK GRANT FUNDING
23.3%
AVERAGE COMPANY GROWTH PER YEAR

Cyber verticals

Our Cyber RTIC is made up of 8 individual industry verticals, including verticals such as Cryptographic Authentication, Endpoint Security, Identity Management. You can find out more about the verticals by buying a report, visualising the sector on our platform, or by downloading the data.

  • Sector Code Description Records
  • RTIC0006 Cyber 5779 companies

    Companies working across the cybersecurity and computer safety sector; Cryptographic Authentication, Endpoint Security, Identity Management, IoT Security, Network Security, Incident Detection and Response, Risk Management, Threat Management.

    • Cyber: Cryptographic Authentication

      Companies specialising in technologies and processes that enable cryptographic authentication within the identity access space

      480 companies
    • Cyber: Endpoint Security

      Companies providing hardware or software that protects devices when accessing networks.

      1051 companies
    • Cyber: Identity Management

      Companies developing products or services that control user access, for example with passwords, biometrics, or multi-factor authentication.

      1140 companies
    • Cyber: Incident Detection and Response

      Companies helping other organisations react, respond or recover from cyber-attacks

      1136 companies
    • Cyber: IoT Security

      Companies offering products or services to embed or retrofit security for Internet of Things devices or networks

      794 companies
    • Cyber: Network Security

      Companies providing hardware or software designed to protect the usability and integrity of a network.

      2164 companies
    • Cyber: Risk Management

      Companies providing products or services that support other organisations to manage cyber risks, for example around security compliance or data leakage

      2769 companies
    • Cyber: Threat Management

      Companies involved in the development of products for monitoring/detecting threats to networks and systems.

      1322 companies

Cyber industry growth

We estimate that the UK Cyber sector could be worth approximately £276.6bn by 2027, based on the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.3%. Below you can see the five year turnover forecast for the RTIC from 2023 to 2027.

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– Summary of RTIC data & industry performance
– Overview of key verticals
– Geographic analysis & breakdown
– Key insights & trends

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