122,193 active UK companies operate in information technology consultancy activities (SIC code 62020), making it one of the largest business sectors in the United Kingdom. This sector falls under Section J — Information and communication — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.1% dissolution rate — 122,193 of 138,645 registrations remain active. Recent formation activity is notable, with 56.5% of current companies established in the 2020s. 99% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.6 years. 629 large companies, 41 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 25% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 11,693 government contracts valued at £35.9B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1897.
Source: Companies House register via BORSCH.AI, April 2026
The information technology consultancy activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.6 years old. Geographic concentration: 25% in LONDON.
Companies in the information technology consultancy activities sector have been awarded 11,693 government contracts worth £35871.1M in total.
There are 122,193 active companies classified under SIC code 62020 (Information technology consultancy activities) in the UK, out of 138,645 total registered.
SIC code 62020 stands for "Information technology consultancy activities". It belongs to Section J — Information and communication of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (30,656), MANCHESTER (1,811), READING (1,533).
The average active information technology consultancy activities company in the UK is 7.6 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1897.
Our database contains 631,907 data signals across 12 categories for active information technology consultancy activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 376,909 signals from 6 government sources.
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