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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M-1.9%
  • 1Y10.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 4.1%, driven by pullbacks in Softcat and Computacenter of 4.4% and 3.9%, respectively. In contrast, Smarter Web has gained 7.1%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 11%. 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
Thu, 22 Jan 2026UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.5x24.1x0.8x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.5x24.5x0.8x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£325.1m20.4x24.3x0.8x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.0bUK£322.3m21.3x24.6x0.8x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025UK£7.4bUK£10.0bUK£319.1m14.7x23.3x0.7x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.3x22.1x0.8x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025UK£7.6bUK£9.2bUK£331.6m19.6x22.8x0.8x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.7x26.3x0.9x
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.2bUK£332.0m18.5x23.9x0.9x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£7.7bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.3x23.1x0.8x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.6x21.9x0.9x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£7.2bUK£8.6bUK£333.7m21x21.6x0.8x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.5x22x0.9x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m27.1x24x0.9x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£297.6m24.1x33.8x1.1x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.3bUK£338.3m26.2x30x1.1x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£10.6bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m27.1x29x1.1x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.8bUK£381.5m26.6x28.9x1.1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.9bUK£379.0m29.1x29.1x1.1x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£9.6bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m28.3x25.9x1x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£9.9bUK£10.1bUK£351.6m27.9x28x1x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£10.1bUK£10.4bUK£357.9m25.8x28.3x1x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£10.5bUK£12.4bUK£368.8m25.7x28.4x0.8x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£375.1m22.8x27.8x0.8x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.5bUK£378.4m22.5x25.7x0.8x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.6bUK£369.9m25.5x26.8x0.8x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£386.5m26.9x26.9x0.8x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£404.7m25.5x25.1x0.9x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£10.2bUK£11.7bUK£400.3m23.8x25.4x0.9x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£422.6m26.1x24.6x0.9x
Mon, 08 May 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.9m25.8x25.6x0.9x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023UK£10.9bUK£11.7bUK£419.6m25.7x26x0.9x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023UK£11.5bUK£12.2bUK£426.0m28.7x26.9x0.9x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023UK£11.4bUK£12.2bUK£425.6m26.7x26.7x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.4bTotal 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 Market-0.048%
Tech-0.067%
IT-2.86%
IT Consulting-2.94%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-1.31%
Data Processing Services-3.16%
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
FDM FDM Group (Holdings)UK£1.415.2%
+UK£7.7m		-46.4%PE9.9x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.381.3%
+UK£5.5m		-0.4%PS1.8x
SPA 1SpatialUK£0.715.1%
+UK£3.9m		1.4%PE2757.9x
TRD Triad GroupUK£2.502.0%
+UK£871.5k		-27.5%PE23.8x
CLCO CloudCoCo GroupUK£0.00143.7%
+UK£35.3k		-12.5%PE0.3x

Latest News

NCC
UK£1.38
NCC Group
7D
1.3%
1Y
-0.4%
CLCO
UK£0.0014
CloudCoCo Group
7D
3.7%
1Y
-12.5%
CCC
UK£30.60
Computacenter
7D
-1.7%
1Y
46.3%
CLBS
UK£1.43
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-41.2%

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Jan 10
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SCT
UK£13.97
Softcat
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-7.2%

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£1.41
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
5.2%
1Y
-46.4%
MTEC
UK£0.34
Made Tech Group
7D
-6.1%
1Y
35.3%

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Jan 04
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ING
UK£1.05
Ingenta
7D
-0.5%
1Y
52.2%

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Jan 04
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SPA
UK£0.71
1Spatial
7D
5.1%
1Y
1.4%

SPA: Upcoming Acquisition Deal Will Likely Unlock Stronger Margin Expansion Potential

Analysts have raised their price target on 1Spatial from £0.75 to £0.95, citing expectations of stronger profit margins and a more attractive future earnings multiple, despite slightly slower projected revenue growth. What's in the News VertiGIS Ltd.
KNOS
UK£9.16
Kainos Group
7D
-8.4%
1Y
15.4%

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Dec 10
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TRD
UK£2.50
Triad Group
7D
2.0%
1Y
-27.5%
SWC
UK£0.49
Smarter Web
7D
-9.2%
1Y
n/a
NARF
UK£0.0047
Narf Industries
7D
-6.0%
1Y
10.6%