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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D8.2%
  • 3M30.2%
  • 1Y15.1%
  • YTDn/a

The IT Consulting industry is up 8.2% in the last week, with Softcat up 17%. During this same period, the Smarter Web underperformed, falling 7.7%. This means that the industry has gained 15% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 28 May 2026UK£9.5bUK£12.0bUK£331.0m23.1x28.7x0.8x
Sat, 25 Apr 2026UK£8.6bUK£12.0bUK£320.1m26.6x26.7x0.7x
Mon, 23 Mar 2026UK£7.2bUK£12.0bUK£333.4m19.6x21.5x0.6x
Wed, 18 Feb 2026UK£7.0bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m18.8x21.4x0.7x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m21.3x25.2x0.8x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.7x24.7x0.8x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025UK£7.8bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m20.2x23.6x0.7x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m21.7x25x0.8x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.1x22.7x0.8x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025UK£7.2bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m13.8x21.9x0.8x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025UK£7.8bUK£9.2bUK£331.7m20.1x23.5x0.8x
Fri, 30 May 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.8x26x0.9x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m16.9x22.4x0.8x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.9x23.9x0.9x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.4x22.6x0.9x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£337.2m23.8x21.8x0.8x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£7.7bUK£8.6bUK£339.9m25.5x22.6x0.9x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£8.1bUK£8.7bUK£330.7m28.1x24.4x0.9x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£9.9bUK£9.3bUK£297.3m23.9x33.5x1.1x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.8bUK£365.7m26.3x27.9x1x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£10.4bUK£9.8bUK£364.3m26.4x28.6x1.1x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£11.5bUK£9.8bUK£381.5m26.6x30.2x1.2x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.0m28.7x29.2x1.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£9.3bUK£9.9bUK£372.5m27.7x25.1x0.9x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£9.8bUK£10.1bUK£351.6m27.3x27.8x1x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£10.4bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.3x29.2x1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£10.0bUK£12.4bUK£378.3m25.6x26.6x0.8x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.6bUK£379.2m21.8x26.3x0.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.5bUK£378.4m24.2x25.7x0.8x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.6bUK£369.7m25.1x26.8x0.8x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£10.6bUK£11.7bUK£386.9m27.6x27.3x0.9x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£404.8m25.8x24.6x0.9x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£412.3m23.2x24.4x0.9x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£10.6bUK£11.7bUK£422.8m26.1x25x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.6bTotal Earnings: UK£422.8mTotal Revenue: UK£11.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.5x202420252026
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 28.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.5x.
  • 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 7.8% 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%
Tech3.29%
IT7.77%
IT Consulting8.23%
Data Processing Services4.28%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-2.78%
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£16.5314.6%
+UK£414.2m		-8.1%PE23x
CCC ComputacenterUK£42.504.3%
+UK£184.7m		63.8%PE29x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£8.530.8%
+UK£7.5m		18.7%PE23.3x
CLBS Celebrus TechnologiesUK£1.0215.3%
+UK£5.2m		-42.0%PE13.4x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.421.1%
+UK£4.4m		-9.6%PS1.6x

Latest News

CCC
UK£42.50
Computacenter
7D
4.3%
1Y
63.8%
CLBS
UK£1.02
Celebrus Technologies
7D
15.3%
1Y
-42.0%
FDM
UK£1.14
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-48.7%
SCT
UK£16.53
Softcat
7D
14.6%
1Y
-8.1%
Narrative Update • May 24

SCT: Rising Dividend Will Continue To Mask Weakening Earnings Quality

Analysts have nudged their Softcat price target to £12.10. This reflects slightly lower assumed discount rates and future P/E, alongside modestly stronger projected profit margins and a small adjustment to expected revenue trends.
NCC
UK£1.42
NCC Group
7D
1.1%
1Y
-9.6%
ING
UK£0.97
Ingenta
7D
-5.3%
1Y
66.7%
KNOS
UK£8.53
Kainos Group
7D
0.8%
1Y
18.7%
SWC
UK£0.29
Smarter Web
7D
-10.9%
1Y
-65.6%
TPX
UK£0.50
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
-3.8%
1Y
117.4%
CLCO
UK£0.0021
CloudCoCo Group
7D
-2.3%
1Y
23.5%
MTEC
UK£0.39
Made Tech Group
7D
-0.6%
1Y
30.8%