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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M-8.6%
  • 1Y4.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 2.8%, driven by gains in Computacenter and Kainos Group of 2.3% and 8.0%, respectively. Meanwhile, Smarter Web actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.1% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 4.2% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 12 Mar 2026UK£7.5bUK£10.4bUK£331.3m21x22.6x0.7x
Sat, 07 Feb 2026UK£7.2bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m18.6x22x0.7x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026UK£7.8bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m19.9x23.7x0.8x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£323.5m20.6x25x0.8x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025UK£8.2bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.5x24.8x0.8x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025UK£7.7bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m20.9x24x0.8x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.7x22.3x0.8x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£335.8m15x21.9x0.8x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£325.1m20.5x25.3x0.9x
Mon, 19 May 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£330.7m18.6x25.2x0.9x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.6x22.2x0.8x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£7.0bUK£8.6bUK£335.1m18.8x21x0.8x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20x22.4x0.9x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£337.3m25.9x22.6x0.9x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.6bUK£339.4m26.4x23.2x0.9x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£8.0bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m23.1x24.6x0.9x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£10.4bUK£9.3bUK£298.4m25.6x34.7x1.1x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.7m28.2x29.7x1.1x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£10.8bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.3x28.1x1.1x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£11.5bUK£9.9bUK£379.8m28.4x30.3x1.2x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£11.2bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m29.1x30.1x1.1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£9.4bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m27.4x26.7x0.9x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£346.1m28x29.8x1x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.7m26.4x29.4x1x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£9.9bUK£12.4bUK£378.3m23.8x26.1x0.8x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£9.6bUK£12.6bUK£378.9m21.6x25.4x0.8x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.5bUK£377.9m24.3x26.4x0.8x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£10.3bUK£12.6bUK£370.4m25.3x27.9x0.8x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£387.4m25.8x26.1x0.9x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£404.8m26.2x25.8x0.9x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£425.4m24.1x24.2x0.9x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£10.7bUK£11.7bUK£423.2m25.6x25.4x0.9x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.8m24.9x25.7x0.9x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023UK£10.5bUK£12.4bUK£419.6m26.5x25.1x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.5bTotal Earnings: UK£419.6mTotal Revenue: UK£12.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British IT Consulting and Other Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.89x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 7.6% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.7% 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 Market-0.78%
Tech-0.59%
IT2.72%
IT Consulting2.82%
Internet Services and Infrastructure0.82%
Data Processing Services-18.49%
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£11.611.7%
+UK£37.3m		-22.7%PE17.1x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£7.712.5%
+UK£21.8m		12.7%PE29.6x
CLCO CloudCoCo GroupUK£0.001969.6%
+UK£565.0k		25.8%PE0.5x

Latest News

KNOS
UK£7.71
Kainos Group
7D
2.5%
1Y
12.7%
CLCO
UK£0.0019
CloudCoCo Group
7D
69.6%
1Y
25.8%
SCT
UK£11.61
Softcat
7D
1.7%
1Y
-22.7%

SCT: Buybacks And Rising Dividends Will Drive Strong Future Returns

Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for Softcat from £18.27 to £17.43, citing slightly higher discount rate assumptions, marginally adjusted profit margin expectations, and a modestly different future P/E outlook. What's in the News Softcat plc began a share repurchase program on January 8, 2026, following approval at the December 15, 2025 AGM, with authority to buy back up to 19,994,626 shares, to be either cancelled or held as treasury shares (Key Developments).
NCC
UK£1.32
NCC Group
7D
1.7%
1Y
0.6%
MTEC
UK£0.38
Made Tech Group
7D
-1.9%
1Y
53.0%
CCC
UK£31.66
Computacenter
7D
-1.0%
1Y
38.6%
TPX
UK£0.36
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
-3.5%
1Y
54.0%
ING
UK£1.08
Ingenta
7D
-8.5%
1Y
87.0%
SWC
UK£0.31
Smarter Web
7D
-14.3%
1Y
n/a
CLBS
UK£1.26
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-5.3%
1Y
-43.4%
FDM
UK£1.33
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-40.0%