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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D5.0%
  • 3M5.2%
  • 1Y19.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 4.8%, driven by gains from Softcat of 6.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 20%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. IT Consulting Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 13 Jan 2026UK£8.4bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m21.6x25.4x0.8x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£323.4m20.6x25.2x0.8x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025UK£7.8bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m20.3x23.6x0.7x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m21.4x24.8x0.8x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14x22.3x0.8x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£335.9m14.1x22.1x0.8x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025UK£7.8bUK£9.2bUK£332.2m19.9x23.4x0.8x
Tue, 27 May 2025UK£8.0bUK£9.2bUK£322.5m18.2x24.7x0.9x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m16.7x22.3x0.8x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.9x23.7x0.9x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.3x22.8x0.9x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025UK£7.1bUK£8.6bUK£337.2m23x21.2x0.8x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024UK£7.7bUK£8.6bUK£339.9m25.5x22.6x0.9x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£327.4m28x24.2x0.9x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.3bUK£297.2m23.8x34.2x1.1x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024UK£10.5bUK£9.8bUK£365.7m26.9x28.6x1.1x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024UK£10.7bUK£9.8bUK£363.3m27.1x29.4x1.1x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024UK£11.4bUK£9.8bUK£381.5m26.6x29.9x1.2x
Wed, 29 May 2024UK£11.2bUK£9.9bUK£379.2m29.1x29.5x1.1x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024UK£9.5bUK£10.1bUK£353.7m27.6x26.8x0.9x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024UK£9.7bUK£10.1bUK£350.4m26.6x27.7x1x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.8x29.5x1x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024UK£9.8bUK£12.4bUK£378.3m24.6x26x0.8x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.6bUK£379.0m21.8x26.3x0.8x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.5bUK£378.2m24x26.2x0.8x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023UK£10.2bUK£12.6bUK£369.6m25.2x27.7x0.8x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£386.9m27.3x26.2x0.9x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£404.9m25.8x25x0.9x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£425.9m24.6x24.1x0.9x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£422.8m25.7x24.6x0.9x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023UK£11.0bUK£11.7bUK£420.1m25.6x26.2x0.9x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023UK£10.8bUK£12.4bUK£419.7m26.1x25.8x0.9x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023UK£11.6bUK£12.2bUK£427.5m27.8x27.2x1x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023UK£11.2bUK£12.2bUK£425.4m26.9x26.4x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.2bTotal Earnings: UK£425.4mTotal Revenue: UK£12.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British IT Consulting and Other Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.90x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 8.2% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.3% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.48%
Tech3.30%
IT4.67%
IT Consulting4.95%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-0.62%
Data Processing Services-1.24%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SCT SoftcatUK£14.836.6%
+UK£182.2m		1.2%PE22.2x
CCC ComputacenterUK£31.905.4%
+UK£172.0m		57.6%PE20.9x
SWC Smarter WebUK£0.4627.6%
+UK£30.0m		n/aPE-275.1x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£10.101.3%
+UK£14.8m		36.5%PE39.2x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.372.5%
+UK£10.4m		-0.1%PS1.8x

Latest News

CCC
UK£31.90
Computacenter
7D
5.4%
1Y
57.6%
CLBS
UK£1.50
Celebrus Technologies
7D
11.1%
1Y
-39.4%

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Jan 10
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SCT
UK£14.83
Softcat
7D
6.6%
1Y
1.2%

SCT: Dividend Returns And Steady Outlook Will Shape Future Share Appeal

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FDM
UK£1.32
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
2.2%
1Y
-51.2%
MTEC
UK£0.34
Made Tech Group
7D
4.5%
1Y
38.0%

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Jan 04
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ING
UK£1.12
Ingenta
7D
-0.4%
1Y
51.7%

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Jan 04
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NCC
UK£1.37
NCC Group
7D
2.5%
1Y
-0.1%
KNOS
UK£10.10
Kainos Group
7D
1.3%
1Y
36.5%

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Dec 10
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SWC
UK£0.46
Smarter Web
7D
27.6%
1Y
n/a
NARF
UK£0.005
Narf Industries
7D
-4.8%
1Y
0%
CLCO
UK£0.0014
CloudCoCo Group
7D
-10.0%
1Y
-15.6%