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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-3.3%
  • 3M2.0%
  • 1Y13.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 1.0%, driven by declines in Softcat and Computacenter of 4.0% and 3.5%, respectively. On the other hand Smarter Web is actually up 26%. In the past year, the industry has gained 16%. 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
Tue, 20 Jan 2026UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.8x24.5x0.8x
Thu, 18 Dec 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.5x24.5x0.8x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£325.1m20.4x24.3x0.8x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m21.3x24.7x0.8x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025UK£7.7bUK£9.1bUK£330.2m14.8x23.4x0.8x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025UK£7.2bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14x21.8x0.8x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£331.7m19.7x22.7x0.8x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m21x26.1x0.9x
Thu, 01 May 2025UK£7.7bUK£9.2bUK£332.0m17.5x23.2x0.8x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025UK£7.7bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.3x23.1x0.8x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025UK£7.4bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.5x22x0.9x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025UK£7.2bUK£8.6bUK£333.7m21.4x21.6x0.8x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£339.9m25.2x22x0.9x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m27.1x24x0.9x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£297.3m23.5x33.5x1.1x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£9.9bUK£9.3bUK£338.3m25.9x29.4x1.1x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£10.6bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m27.1x29x1.1x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.8bUK£381.5m26.6x29.6x1.1x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.9bUK£379.0m29.1x29.2x1.1x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£9.4bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m27.8x25.3x1x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£9.9bUK£10.1bUK£351.6m27.9x28x1x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£10.4bUK£10.4bUK£357.9m26.8x29x1x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£10.4bUK£12.4bUK£378.2m25.6x27.5x0.8x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£378.3m22.8x27.6x0.8x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.5bUK£378.5m23.7x26x0.8x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.6bUK£369.7m25.3x27x0.8x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£10.5bUK£12.6bUK£386.5m27.2x27.1x0.8x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£404.8m26.1x25x0.9x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£412.4m23.4x24.2x0.9x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£422.8m25.8x24.4x0.9x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.9m25.8x25.6x0.9x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£11.0bUK£11.7bUK£419.7m25.8x26.1x0.9x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£11.5bUK£12.2bUK£425.6m28x27x0.9x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£11.3bUK£12.2bUK£425.6m26.7x26.6x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.3bTotal Earnings: UK£425.6mTotal 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 Market0.77%
Tech-2.39%
IT-3.18%
IT Consulting-3.34%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-0.024%
Data Processing Services-0.38%
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£0.5825.9%
+UK£36.0m		n/aPE-346.5x
FDM FDM Group (Holdings)UK£1.406.2%
+UK£9.0m		-47.4%PE9.9x
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.352.9%
+UK£1.5m		42.0%PE37.1x

Latest News

CCC
UK£30.78
Computacenter
7D
-3.5%
1Y
47.4%
CLBS
UK£1.43
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-41.2%

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Jan 10
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SCT
UK£14.24
Softcat
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-3.5%

SCT: Dividend Returns And Steady Outlook Will Shape Future Share Appeal

Analysts have raised their Softcat price target from £14.00 to £14.50, reflecting updated assumptions on discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future price-to-earnings (P/E) expectations. What's in the News Approval of a final dividend of 20.4 pence per ordinary share at the 15 December 2025 AGM.
FDM
UK£1.40
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
6.2%
1Y
-47.4%
MTEC
UK£0.35
Made Tech Group
7D
2.9%
1Y
42.0%

Made Tech Group Plc's (LON:MTEC) Shares Leap 27% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Jan 04
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ING
UK£0.98
Ingenta
7D
-12.1%
1Y
43.1%

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Jan 04
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NCC
UK£1.37
NCC Group
7D
-0.3%
1Y
0.7%
RCGH
UK£0.015
RC365 Holding
7D
-14.7%
1Y
-31.0%
KNOS
UK£9.71
Kainos Group
7D
-3.9%
1Y
22.9%

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Dec 10
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TRD
UK£2.45
Triad Group
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-29.0%
SWC
UK£0.58
Smarter Web
7D
25.9%
1Y
n/a