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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D-6.7%
  • 3M18.9%
  • 1Y45.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 6.7%, driven by declines in Computacenter and Softcat of 6.8% and 9.0%, respectively. In contrast, Smarter Web has gained 9.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 46%. 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
Mon, 14 Sep 2026UK£11.4bUK£14.8bUK£301.7m32.5x37.7x0.8x
Wed, 12 Aug 2026UK£10.9bUK£12.0bUK£251.1m27.6x43.5x0.9x
Fri, 10 Jul 2026UK£10.0bUK£12.0bUK£253.3m23.5x39.6x0.8x
Sun, 07 Jun 2026UK£10.0bUK£12.0bUK£331.0m26x30.3x0.8x
Tue, 05 May 2026UK£8.4bUK£11.9bUK£320.0m25.7x26.4x0.7x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026UK£7.3bUK£12.0bUK£323.6m20.9x22.5x0.6x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026UK£7.4bUK£10.4bUK£330.9m20.8x22.4x0.7x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m21.5x25.2x0.8x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.2x24.1x0.8x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025UK£7.8bUK£10.4bUK£323.4m20x24.2x0.8x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025UK£7.8bUK£10.0bUK£322.3m20.9x24.1x0.8x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025UK£7.6bUK£10.0bUK£319.7m15.6x23.7x0.8x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.5x22x0.8x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£331.6m20.8x22.7x0.8x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.7x26.2x0.9x
Wed, 07 May 2025UK£8.0bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.4x24x0.9x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m17.1x22.6x0.8x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025UK£7.1bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.2x21.1x0.8x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£333.8m20.7x22x0.9x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.8x22.3x0.9x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m26.8x23.8x0.9x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£297.7m24.3x33.9x1.1x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.3bUK£299.0m24.6x34x1.1x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m27.6x29.8x1.1x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.3x28.9x1.1x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£378.9m29.1x29.2x1.1x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£9.7bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m28.7x26x1x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£9.8bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m28.4x27.9x1x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£357.9m26.6x28.7x1x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£10.7bUK£12.4bUK£369.1m26.1x28.9x0.9x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£10.5bUK£12.6bUK£375.2m23.3x28.1x0.8x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.6bUK£383.1m25.2x25.3x0.8x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.6bUK£369.9m25.8x26.7x0.8x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£386.7m26.8x27x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.4bTotal Earnings: UK£386.7mTotal Revenue: UK£12.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.9x202420252026
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 37.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.9x.
  • 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 7.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, 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-1.80%
Tech-3.23%
IT-6.58%
IT Consulting-6.72%
Data Processing Services0%0
Internet Services and Infrastructure-1.91%
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£0.4015.0%
+UK£19.5m		-65.4%PS319.1x
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.5114.8%
+UK£9.5m		33.8%PE39.8x
TPX TPXimpact HoldingsUK£0.938.8%
+UK£7.1m		439.1%PS1.1x
RCGH RC365 HoldingUK£0.03322.6%
+UK£1.3m		16.1%PS3.3x
ING IngentaUK£0.7611.8%
+UK£1.2m		8.6%PE6.6x

Latest News

MTEC
UK£0.51
Made Tech Group
7D
14.8%
1Y
33.8%
CCC
UK£52.15
Computacenter
7D
-6.9%
1Y
120.0%
Analysis Article • Sep 13

Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their Computacenter plc (LON:CCC) Forecasts

Shareholders in Computacenter plc ( LON:CCC ) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major...
SCT
UK£18.59
Softcat
7D
-8.9%
1Y
15.9%
Narrative Update • Sep 09

SCT: Elevated P/E Will Continue To Mask Fragile Earnings Quality

Analysts have modestly adjusted their Softcat price target to £15.00 from £15.50, reflecting updated assumptions for revenue, profit margins, the discount rate and future P/E expectations. What’s in the News for Softcat No major recent Softcat-specific news items were identified in the provided sources.
RCGH
UK£0.033
RC365 Holding
7D
22.6%
1Y
16.1%
NCC
UK£1.31
NCC Group
7D
-6.2%
1Y
-8.4%
FDM
UK£1.04
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-12.9%
KNOS
UK£11.94
Kainos Group
7D
-2.9%
1Y
34.8%
ING
UK£0.76
Ingenta
7D
11.8%
1Y
8.6%
TPX
UK£0.93
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
8.8%
1Y
439.1%
NARF
UK£0.004
Narf Industries
7D
11.7%
1Y
-27.3%
TRD
UK£3.85
Triad Group
7D
-3.8%
1Y
21.5%
CLBS
UK£0.90
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-43.4%
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.
CLCO
UK£0.0016
CloudCoCo Group
7D
3.1%
1Y
-34.0%
SWC
UK£0.40
Smarter Web
7D
15.0%
1Y
-65.4%