UK ICT opportunities

The telecoms sector alone employs close to 300,000 people.

The UK is home to over 100,000 specialist software houses, and is the world’s leading internet gateway with 36 per cent of internet traffic routed through UK servers.

The ICT sector is a global hub for innovation with acknowledged strengths in R&D.

Explore website pages for sub-sectors of the UK ICT industry:

Electronics

Software & IT Services

Telecommunications

Or find out about the innovation opportunities for UK-based ICT businesses in our UK R&D brochure.

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