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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D5.3%
  • 3M23.0%
  • 1Y51.2%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the IT Consulting industry is up 5.3%, with Kainos Group up 33%. Meanwhile, Celebrus Technologies actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.2% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 51%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 24 Aug 2026UK£11.7bUK£12.0bUK£251.1m34.7x46.8x1x
Wed, 22 Jul 2026UK£10.6bUK£12.0bUK£250.0m25.9x42.3x0.9x
Fri, 19 Jun 2026UK£9.6bUK£12.0bUK£326.9m24.7x29.2x0.8x
Sun, 17 May 2026UK£8.7bUK£11.9bUK£319.2m27.1x27.4x0.7x
Tue, 14 Apr 2026UK£7.4bUK£12.0bUK£320.2m24.4x23.1x0.6x
Thu, 12 Mar 2026UK£7.4bUK£10.4bUK£331.3m20.8x22.5x0.7x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.1bTotal Earnings: UK£387.4mTotal Revenue: UK£11.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.5x202420252026
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 46.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.5x.
  • 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 13% 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 Market0.93%
Tech-0.11%
IT5.10%
IT Consulting5.26%
Internet Services and Infrastructure0.71%
Data Processing Services0%0
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
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£12.9433.1%
+UK£374.3m		79.2%PE35.4x
CCC ComputacenterUK£50.851.7%
+UK£89.2m		112.9%PE34.7x
SCT SoftcatUK£20.442.2%
+UK£86.4m		29.6%PE28.4x
SWC Smarter WebUK£0.3521.2%
+UK£22.8m		-77.2%PS279x
TPX TPXimpact HoldingsUK£0.8110.3%
+UK£7.0m		335.1%PS1x

Latest News

KNOS
UK£12.94
Kainos Group
7D
33.1%
1Y
79.2%
FDM
UK£1.14
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
1.4%
1Y
-17.0%
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ING
UK£0.66
Ingenta
7D
-3.7%
1Y
6.5%
NCC
UK£1.40
NCC Group
7D
0.7%
1Y
-5.4%
Narrative Update • Aug 05

NCC: Higher Fair Value Will Balance Listing Commitment And Profit Outlook

Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for NCC Group from £1.32 to £1.50. This change reflects updated assumptions on the discount rate, more moderate revenue growth, slightly higher profit margins and a higher future P/E multiple.
TPX
UK£0.81
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
10.3%
1Y
335.1%
SCT
UK£20.44
Softcat
7D
2.2%
1Y
29.6%
Narrative Update • Aug 04

SCT: Dividend Growth And Buybacks Will Support Balanced Fairly Valued Future Returns

Analysts have raised their Softcat price target from £18.19 to £18.84, citing updated assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E as the key drivers of this change. What’s in the News for Softcat No recent Softcat specific news items were identified in the provided sources up to 29 Jul 2026.
NARF
UK£0.003
Narf Industries
7D
-7.7%
1Y
-47.8%
CLBS
UK£0.91
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-6.2%
1Y
-46.6%
Narrative Update • Jul 20

CLBS: Share Buybacks And Dividend Policy Will Support Future Upside Potential

Analysts have reduced their fair value estimate for Celebrus Technologies from £2.00 to £1.50, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and a lower future P/E of 34.91 versus the previous 98.13. What’s in the News for Celebrus Technologies Completed share buyback from July 8, 2025 to October 8, 2025, repurchasing 500,000 shares, representing 1.26%, for US$1.18 million under the previously announced program.
CCC
UK£50.85
Computacenter
7D
1.7%
1Y
112.9%
SWC
UK£0.35
Smarter Web
7D
21.2%
1Y
-77.2%
MTEC
UK£0.42
Made Tech Group
7D
9.2%
1Y
5.0%