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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-4.8%
  • 3M33.8%
  • 1Y9.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 4.8%, driven by a pullback from Computacenter of 6.3%. Meanwhile, NCC Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 9.1% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 9.3%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 Jul 2026UK£9.6bUK£12.0bUK£253.3m23x38x0.8x
Sat, 06 Jun 2026UK£10.0bUK£12.0bUK£331.0m26x30.3x0.8x
Mon, 04 May 2026UK£8.4bUK£11.9bUK£320.0m25.7x26.4x0.7x
Wed, 01 Apr 2026UK£7.2bUK£12.0bUK£323.6m20.4x22.2x0.6x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026UK£7.4bUK£10.4bUK£330.9m20.6x22.4x0.7x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m21.5x25.2x0.8x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.4x24.3x0.8x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025UK£7.8bUK£10.4bUK£323.4m20x24.1x0.7x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025UK£7.8bUK£10.0bUK£322.3m20.9x24.1x0.8x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025UK£7.5bUK£10.0bUK£319.1m15.2x23.6x0.8x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025UK£7.2bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.3x21.9x0.8x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£331.6m20.8x22.7x0.8x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.7x26.2x0.9x
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.2bUK£332.0m18.5x23.9x0.9x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£7.6bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m17.4x22.9x0.8x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£7.2bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.2x21.5x0.8x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£333.8m21.6x22x0.9x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.8x22.3x0.9x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m26.7x23.8x0.9x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£297.7m24.3x33.9x1.1x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£338.3m26x29.8x1.1x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£10.7bUK£9.8bUK£365.9m27.4x29.3x1.1x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.3x28.9x1.1x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.0m29.1x29.2x1.1x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£9.6bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m28.7x25.8x1x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£9.9bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m28.4x28.1x1x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£357.9m26.6x28.7x1x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£10.5bUK£12.4bUK£369.1m25.8x28.3x0.8x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£10.6bUK£12.6bUK£375.2m22.9x28.1x0.8x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.6bUK£383.1m25.2x25.3x0.8x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£9.8bUK£12.6bUK£369.9m25.9x26.6x0.8x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£10.3bUK£12.6bUK£386.6m26.4x26.6x0.8x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£9.8bUK£11.7bUK£404.4m25.4x24.3x0.8x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£400.5m24.7x25.8x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.3bTotal Earnings: UK£400.5mTotal Revenue: UK£11.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British IT Consulting and Other Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 38.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market-0.23%
Tech-6.27%
IT-4.50%
IT Consulting-4.84%
Internet Services and Infrastructure4.35%
Data Processing Services-7.63%
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
CCC ComputacenterUK£44.342.4%
+UK£111.2m		97.1%PE30.3x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.398.4%
+UK£29.7m		-2.9%PS1.6x
TRD Triad GroupUK£3.607.5%
+UK£4.4m		20.0%PE36.9x
SWC Smarter WebUK£0.283.1%
+UK£3.0m		-92.4%PS209.3x
CLBS Celebrus TechnologiesUK£0.889.3%
+UK£2.9m		-49.7%PE11.6x

Latest News

RCGH
UK£0.024
RC365 Holding
7D
-2.0%
1Y
128.6%
TRD
UK£3.60
Triad Group
7D
7.5%
1Y
20.0%
CLBS
UK£0.88
Celebrus Technologies
7D
9.3%
1Y
-49.7%
Narrative Update • Jul 06

CLBS: Future AI Data Governance Potential Will Support Bullish Re Rating

Analysts have reduced their price target for Celebrus Technologies from £2.80 to £2.00, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, and a much higher projected future P/E multiple. What’s in the News for Celebrus Technologies Celebrus Technologies launched Celebrus AI, a conversational analytics product that lets business users query real time, identity resolved customer data using natural language through existing AI tools such as Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenAI ChatGPT.
KNOS
UK£7.69
Kainos Group
7D
-4.2%
1Y
6.7%
CLCO
UK£0.0016
CloudCoCo Group
7D
-8.6%
1Y
-43.9%
TPX
UK£0.66
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
-7.0%
1Y
169.4%
Narrative Update • Jul 02

TPX: New Justice Contract Will Support Stronger Long Term Earnings Profile

Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for TPXimpact Holdings from £0.71 to £1.20, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins and a lower discount rate, along with a reduced future P/E multiple. What’s in the News for TPXimpact Holdings TPXimpact Holdings has been selected as the successful bidder for a £16 million, 2-year Product Team Bench Model Services contract with the UK Ministry of Justice after a competitive tender process.
SCT
UK£18.70
Softcat
7D
-4.0%
1Y
11.6%
Narrative Update • Jun 26

SCT: Dividend Growth And Buybacks Will Support Balanced Future Returns

Analysts have adjusted their Softcat price target from £16.58 to £18.19, citing updated assumptions related to revenue growth, profit margins, the discount rate, and the stock's future P/E. What’s in the News for Softcat No recent Softcat specific news items were available from the provided sources for this period.
ING
UK£0.65
Ingenta
7D
7.6%
1Y
-2.3%
CCC
UK£44.34
Computacenter
7D
2.4%
1Y
97.1%
SWC
UK£0.28
Smarter Web
7D
3.1%
1Y
-92.4%
NCC
UK£1.39
NCC Group
7D
8.4%
1Y
-2.9%
NARF
UK£0.0047
Narf Industries
7D
11.8%
1Y
0%
FDM
UK£1.06
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-51.2%
MTEC
UK£0.36
Made Tech Group
7D
-2.7%
1Y
1.4%