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Sector composition

What kinds of manufacturing are happening — by Realtime SIC, by SIC, and by UK Industrial Strategy sector.

Industrial Strategy sectors (companies)
  • Advanced Manufacturing294
  • Professional and Business Service74
  • Digital and Technologies27
  • Creative Industries23
  • Clean Energy Industries18
  • Life Sciences13
  • Defence1
  • Financial Services1
Industrial Strategy sectors (turnover)
  • Advanced Manufacturing£49.18bn
  • Clean Energy Industries£21.74bn
  • Professional and Business Service£11.83bn
  • Digital and Technologies£10.21bn
  • Creative Industries£7.37bn
  • Defence£4.74bn
  • Life Sciences£124.6m
Top RSIC sectors by company count
  • Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.119
  • Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures96
  • Machining94
  • Other engineering activities38
  • Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities30
  • Manufacture of other machine tools29
  • Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.28
  • Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.28
  • Manufacture of other plastic products28
  • Manufacture of tools27
  • Engineering design activities for industrial process and production26
  • Other information technology service activities26
  • Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.24
  • Information technology consultancy activities24
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management21
Top RSIC sectors by employees
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles21,719
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles21,718
  • Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories21,706
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles21,701
  • Business and domestic software development16,006
  • Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery15,727
  • Information technology consultancy activities15,720
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management15,683
  • Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities15,670
  • Other information technology service activities15,670
  • Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.15,382
  • Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures2,174
  • Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.1,977
  • Machining1,770
  • Manufacture of other plastic products844
Top SOC4 occupations (active job postings)
  • IT business analysts, architects and systems designers5,923
  • Production and process engineers4,543
  • Programmers and software development professionals4,055
  • Health and safety managers and officers3,433
  • Electrical engineers3,257
  • Mechanical engineers3,115
  • Project support officers2,300
  • Production managers and directors in manufacturing1,804
  • Cyber security professionals1,560
  • Quality control and planning engineers1,392
  • Buyers and procurement officers1,331
  • Transport and distribution clerks and assistants1,058
Top specialised skills (active job postings)
  • Export Control43,066
  • Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)24,814
  • Systems Engineering9,758
  • Project Management8,498
  • Governance8,469
  • Continuous Improvement Process7,244
  • Influencing Without Authority7,018
  • Supply Chain5,263
  • Stakeholder Management5,021
  • Safety Standards4,870
  • Procurement4,593
  • Auditing4,348