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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D3.7%
  • 3M36.9%
  • 1Y22.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 3.7%, driven by gains from Computacenter of 8.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 23%. 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
Wed, 15 Jul 2026UK£10.3bUK£12.0bUK£253.3m24.5x40.7x0.9x
Fri, 12 Jun 2026UK£9.6bUK£12.0bUK£320.1m25.1x29.9x0.8x
Sun, 10 May 2026UK£8.8bUK£11.9bUK£320.0m27.1x27.6x0.7x
Tue, 07 Apr 2026UK£7.4bUK£12.0bUK£320.2m24.3x23x0.6x
Thu, 05 Mar 2026UK£7.4bUK£10.4bUK£331.3m21x22.5x0.7x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m21.6x25.2x0.8x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.2x24.1x0.8x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£323.4m20.2x24.5x0.8x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.1x24.5x0.8x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025UK£7.5bUK£10.0bUK£319.8m16x23.5x0.8x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025UK£7.2bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.5x21.9x0.8x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£335.2m17.7x22.4x0.8x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.9x26.3x0.9x
Mon, 12 May 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£330.7m19.5x24.9x0.9x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£7.1bUK£9.2bUK£332.0m17.7x21.3x0.8x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£7.4bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.1x22.2x0.9x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£7.7bUK£8.6bUK£333.7m20.8x23x0.9x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.4x22.1x0.9x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£7.8bUK£8.7bUK£333.4m26.6x23.3x0.9x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£8.3bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m24.2x25.4x1x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.3bUK£298.3m24.9x34.3x1.1x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m28.3x29.9x1.1x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.8x28.5x1.1x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.7m26.6x29.3x1.1x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£9.7bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m27.9x26.1x1x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£9.9bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m28.7x28.1x1x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£10.2bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m27.1x28.4x1x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£10.7bUK£12.4bUK£369.1m25.2x29x0.9x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£10.2bUK£12.4bUK£378.6m23.5x26.8x0.8x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£9.6bUK£12.6bUK£384.6m21.3x25.1x0.8x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£9.4bUK£12.5bUK£373.7m24.2x25.2x0.8x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£386.5m26.1x26.9x0.8x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£9.8bUK£11.7bUK£404.1m26x24.2x0.8x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£10.6bUK£11.7bUK£400.6m25.4x26.5x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.6bTotal Earnings: UK£400.6mTotal Revenue: UK£11.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.9x202420252026
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 40.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.9x.
  • 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 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-0.95%
Tech-0.22%
IT3.67%
IT Consulting3.72%
Internet Services and Infrastructure2.43%
Data Processing Services-15.30%
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£45.389.7%
+UK£421.9m		99.7%PE31x
SCT SoftcatUK£19.033.7%
+UK£133.5m		14.8%PE26.5x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£8.088.2%
+UK£71.1m		11.6%PE22x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.443.8%
+UK£14.2m		1.6%PS1.7x
SWC Smarter WebUK£0.308.6%
+UK£8.5m		-88.3%PS228.9x

Latest News

CLBS
UK£1.02
Celebrus Technologies
7D
17.9%
1Y
-44.0%
CCC
UK£45.38
Computacenter
7D
9.7%
1Y
99.7%
SCT
UK£19.03
Softcat
7D
3.7%
1Y
14.8%
Narrative Update • Jul 10

SCT: Higher P/E And Lower Margins Will Continue To Mask Weakening Earnings Quality

Analysts have raised their Softcat price target from £13.50 to £15.00, citing updated assumptions on revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E that together support a higher fair value estimate despite a slightly higher discount rate. What’s in the News for Softcat No recent Softcat specific news items were provided in the primary news feed.
KNOS
UK£8.08
Kainos Group
7D
8.2%
1Y
11.6%
TPX
UK£0.70
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
4.5%
1Y
204.3%
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.
SWC
UK£0.30
Smarter Web
7D
8.6%
1Y
-88.3%
NCC
UK£1.44
NCC Group
7D
3.8%
1Y
1.6%
FDM
UK£1.11
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
5.5%
1Y
-46.3%