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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M6.3%
  • 1Y15.6%
  • YTDn/a

The IT Consulting is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Smarter Web has stood out, gaining 43%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 16% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 18 Jan 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m21.3x25.1x0.8x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025UK£8.2bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.8x24.8x0.8x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£325.1m20.3x24.3x0.8x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m21.3x24.7x0.8x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.1x22.7x0.8x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.1x22x0.8x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£331.6m19.6x22.6x0.8x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m21x26x0.9x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025UK£7.6bUK£9.2bUK£332.2m17.2x22.8x0.8x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025UK£7.8bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.6x23.5x0.8x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025UK£7.4bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.5x22x0.9x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025UK£7.4bUK£8.6bUK£337.2m23.8x21.8x0.9x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£339.9m25.2x22.1x0.9x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£8.1bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m27.7x24.4x0.9x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£297.3m23.5x33.5x1.1x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£338.3m26x29.5x1.1x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£10.6bUK£9.8bUK£364.3m26.9x29.1x1.1x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.8bUK£381.5m26.6x29.6x1.1x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.0m28.7x29.2x1.1x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£9.4bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m27.6x25.3x1x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£9.9bUK£10.1bUK£351.6m27.9x28x1x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.7x29.2x1x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£10.3bUK£12.4bUK£378.2m25.5x27.1x0.8x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£379.2m22.4x27.4x0.8x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.5bUK£378.5m23.7x26x0.8x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.6bUK£369.7m25.1x26.8x0.8x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£10.3bUK£12.5bUK£398.5m27.2x25.8x0.8x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£405.0m25.9x24.7x0.9x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£412.3m23.3x24.4x0.9x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£422.9m26x24.6x0.9x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£10.9bUK£11.7bUK£420.3m25.7x26x0.9x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£11.0bUK£12.3bUK£417.5m25.8x26.3x0.9x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£11.3bUK£12.2bUK£425.8m27.6x26.5x0.9x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£11.3bUK£12.2bUK£425.8m27.1x26.6x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.3bTotal Earnings: UK£425.8mTotal 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 Market1.33%
Tech0.38%
IT-0.92%
IT Consulting-0.98%
Internet Services and Infrastructure0.25%
Data Processing Services-3.21%
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
SWC Smarter WebUK£0.5742.5%
+UK£51.0m		n/aPE-339.1x
FDM FDM Group (Holdings)UK£1.365.1%
+UK£7.2m		-47.9%PE9.6x
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.378.1%
+UK£4.0m		45.5%PE38.4x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.400.3%
+UK£1.2m		2.0%PS1.8x

Latest News

CLCO
UK£0.0014
CloudCoCo Group
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-15.6%
CCC
UK£31.48
Computacenter
7D
-0.6%
1Y
50.5%
CLBS
UK£1.43
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-41.8%

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SCT
UK£14.61
Softcat
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-2.0%

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FDM
UK£1.36
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
5.1%
1Y
-47.9%
MTEC
UK£0.37
Made Tech Group
7D
8.1%
1Y
45.5%

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Jan 04
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ING
UK£1.07
Ingenta
7D
-3.2%
1Y
47.6%

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Jan 04
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NCC
UK£1.40
NCC Group
7D
0.3%
1Y
2.0%
RCGH
UK£0.015
RC365 Holding
7D
-14.7%
1Y
-40.8%
KNOS
UK£10.00
Kainos Group
7D
-2.2%
1Y
26.6%

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Dec 10
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TRD
UK£2.45
Triad Group
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-29.0%
SWC
UK£0.57
Smarter Web
7D
42.5%
1Y
n/a