The Strength of the UK's Digital Economy

The UK's digital economy is significant. It employs 1.7 million people and it is estimated to contribute £101 billion to the UK economy each year. Its significance is also increasing, as it grows at 8.9% per year on average. This website has been created to understand how all regions of the UK can benefit from this success.

The digital economy is defined using The Data City's Real Time Industrial Classifications (RTICs). You can read more about the sectors included in this classification.

Sector GVA

£101324748865.22

Employees

1723301

Growth Rate

8.9%

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Data

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Geography

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Nick Speed

We are excited to be working with techUK and members to take the Local Digital Index to the next level.

Digital and Technologies is rightly identified as one of the priority areas to put the UK on the pathway to growth in the Government's industrial strategy green paper.

Nick Speed

Head of Nations & Regions, BT Group; Vice chair of techUK's Nations & Regions Council