Industry benchmark directory

UK industry benchmarks

Every available 2-digit SIC group, compared on company count, activity, overall score and insolvency-risk signal.

Active company ranking

Largest industry groups by active companies

The first 15 industry groups by active company count. The full server-rendered benchmark table follows.

Top 15 industry groups by active companies
IndustryActiveAvg scoreAvg insolvency risk
Real estate activitiesSIC 68611.9K6230
Retail tradeSIC 47409.0K6032
Specialised construction activitiesSIC 43283.4K6330
Computer programming and consultancySIC 62275.1K6430
Head offices and management consultancySIC 70266.3K6529
Food and beverage service activitiesSIC 56213.6K5834
Construction of buildingsSIC 41209.6K6329
Other personal service activitiesSIC 96191.1K6230
Office administration and business supportSIC 82188.3K6528
Wholesale tradeSIC 46177.4K6329
Financial services (excl. insurance)SIC 64189.3K6528
Other professional and technical activitiesSIC 74161.4K6628
Human health activitiesSIC 86163.8K6528
Undifferentiated household activitiesSIC 98126.2K6926
Wholesale and retail trade of motor vehiclesSIC 45106.6K6231
Source contextCompanies House dataAs-of date unavailable in this view

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All industry benchmark rows
IndustryCompaniesActive New this year Avg scoreAvg insolvency risk
Real estate activitiesSIC 68653.7K611.9K 40.8K 6230
Retail tradeSIC 47495.9K409.0K 49.4K 6032
Specialised construction activitiesSIC 43331.9K283.4K 20.8K 6330
Computer programming and consultancySIC 62315.8K275.1K 30.0K 6430
Head offices and management consultancySIC 70301.2K266.3K 20.0K 6529
Food and beverage service activitiesSIC 56276.3K213.6K 25.9K 5834
Construction of buildingsSIC 41246.1K209.6K 15.1K 6329
Other personal service activitiesSIC 96226.3K191.1K 12.9K 6230
Office administration and business supportSIC 82221.9K188.3K 7,600 6528
Wholesale tradeSIC 46215.0K177.4K 16.5K 6329
Financial services (excl. insurance)SIC 64204.9K189.3K 16.3K 6528
Other professional and technical activitiesSIC 74183.6K161.4K 7,072 6628
Human health activitiesSIC 86182.9K163.8K 10.3K 6528
Undifferentiated household activitiesSIC 98129.9K126.2K 3,315 6926
Wholesale and retail trade of motor vehiclesSIC 45128.3K106.6K 9,540 6231
Extraterritorial organisationsSIC 99122.5K104.7K 3,338 7024
EducationSIC 85120.4K107.9K 9,190 6429
Land transport and pipelinesSIC 49114.3K91.6K 9,170 6131
Architectural and engineering activitiesSIC 7194.7K83.7K 5,731 6428
Legal and accounting activitiesSIC 6984.8K77.5K 3,621 6628
Film, video and TV productionSIC 5982.2K73.7K 5,208 6329
Services to buildings and landscapeSIC 8179.0K67.1K 7,534 6132
Sports, amusement and recreationSIC 9376.9K68.0K 5,293 6330
Creative, arts and entertainmentSIC 9059.5K53.5K 3,186 6429
Employment activitiesSIC 7858.8K47.8K 3,496 6329
AccommodationSIC 5553.6K47.1K 3,247 6330
Publishing activitiesSIC 5852.1K46.0K 5,991 6330
Advertising and market researchSIC 7349.0K41.9K 4,236 6230
Information service activitiesSIC 6336.5K31.0K 2,342 6430
Crop and animal production, huntingSIC 0136.1K33.4K 1,519 6628
Repair and installation of machinerySIC 3335.0K30.1K 1,742 6429
Warehousing and transport supportSIC 5234.8K27.5K 3,152 6131
Residential care activitiesSIC 8734.0K29.4K 2,033 6528
Civil engineeringSIC 4233.4K26.9K 1,576 6428
Other manufacturingSIC 3232.5K28.3K 1,579 6528
Social work activitiesSIC 8831.2K27.8K 2,274 6628
Manufacture of food productsSIC 1027.8K23.7K 2,310 6330
Auxiliary financial and insurance activitiesSIC 6627.5K24.4K 1,316 6727
Rental and leasing activitiesSIC 7726.5K22.6K 1,688 6230
Security and investigation activitiesSIC 8023.8K19.5K 1,603 6230
Manufacture of fabricated metal productsSIC 2523.5K20.6K 870 6726
Travel agency and tour operatorsSIC 7923.4K20.2K 1,732 6330
Activities of membership organisationsSIC 9423.0K21.1K 871 6926
Electricity, gas and air conditioning supplySIC 3518.9K16.9K 697 6627
TelecommunicationsSIC 6118.4K15.4K 724 6428
Printing and reproduction of recorded mediaSIC 1815.3K13.0K 871 6330
Postal and courier activitiesSIC 5314.2K11.0K 1,086 5933
Scientific research and developmentSIC 7214.0K12.1K 986 6528
Manufacture of wood productsSIC 1613.1K11.3K 861 6330
Waste collection, treatment and disposalSIC 3812.9K10.8K 998 6329
Public administration and defenceSIC 8411.7K9,787 803 6330
Manufacture of wearing apparelSIC 1411.4K9,332 944 6231
Manufacture of furnitureSIC 3111.0K9,146 515 6330
Manufacture of machinery and equipmentSIC 2810.5K8,994 342 6825
Manufacture of computer and electronic productsSIC 269,5928,402 486 6727
Manufacture of chemicalsSIC 208,9487,729 728 6529
Manufacture of textilesSIC 138,5927,000 403 6330
Repair of computers and household goodsSIC 958,0686,583 485 6131
Manufacture of beveragesSIC 117,2846,318 384 6430
Manufacture of rubber and plastic productsSIC 227,0305,998 223 6726
Manufacture of electrical equipmentSIC 276,7855,916 225 6826
Insurance and pension fundingSIC 656,7366,069 77 7025
Manufacture of motor vehiclesSIC 296,3035,135 377 6230
Manufacture of non-metallic mineral productsSIC 236,2275,374 341 6428
Forestry and loggingSIC 025,7925,291 288 6429
Veterinary activitiesSIC 755,5485,248 215 6725
Programming and broadcasting activitiesSIC 605,4224,593 182 6429
Mining support service activitiesSIC 094,5213,835 174 6528
Water transportSIC 504,3833,667 131 6528
Air transportSIC 514,2823,089 149 6131
Manufacture of other transport equipmentSIC 304,2633,513 185 6329
Fishing and aquacultureSIC 034,1963,801 156 6528
Manufacture of paper productsSIC 173,4422,876 268 6528
Remediation and other waste managementSIC 393,3802,860 144 6528
Manufacture of basic metalsSIC 243,3542,825 132 6726
Libraries, archives and museumsSIC 912,9852,783 91 7026
Other mining and quarryingSIC 082,6402,043 176 6627
Water collection, treatment and supplySIC 362,1281,639 84 6429
Manufacture of pharmaceuticalsSIC 211,9701,664 58 6627
Manufacture of leather productsSIC 151,9651,575 129 6231
Gambling and betting activitiesSIC 921,8131,349 84 6330
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gasSIC 061,7161,457 34 6728
SewerageSIC 371,6031,357 121 6430
Households as employers of domestic personnelSIC 97838670 37 6330
Mining of metal oresSIC 07548454 32 6628
Manufacture of coke and petroleum productsSIC 19370289 13 6528
Manufacture of tobacco productsSIC 12167121 4 6628
Mining of coal and ligniteSIC 0511885 1 6328