Did you know that 58,000 of 320,000 UK businesses are classed as Tech Businesses*?
There are more than 1,500,000 "digital tech" jobs in the UK.
The sector is said to be growing faster in terms of turnover and productivity than the wider economy.
It's fascinating to see Birmingham sitting in 5th place behind the likes of Reading, Bristol and Bath, however I believe this is a bit of a misnomer as the scoring doesnt take into account Malven, Worcester and Leicester being satelites of Birmingham itself. If we include them in Birmingham's statistics it brings the number of tech jobs up to 43,000 just behind Manchester in 3rd.
It's also interesting to see how Birmingham has achieved its position without the help of a large multinational in its midst, unlike Bristol, Bath, Reading etc who feature the likes of Amazon, Google and HP.
London
Digital tech jobs: 328,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: Financial tech, social networks, digital media
Foreign-owned firms: Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft
Locally headquartered: Shazam, Transferwise, Deliveroo, Citymapper
Manchester
Digital tech jobs: 52,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: 10
Specialisms: App development, digital marketing, digital entertainment
Foreign-owned firms: Google, Priceline
Locally headquartered: Apadmi, The Lad Bible, PushDoctor, UKFast
Reading & Bracknell Forest
Digital tech jobs: 40,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: 14
Specialisms: Cybersecurity, business software, data analytics
Foreign-owned firms: Nvidia, Microsoft, Symantec, Wipro
Locally headquartered: Altitude Angel, Cloud Direct, Fantoo
Bristol & Bath
Digital tech jobs: 37,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: six
Specialisms: Education tech, semiconductors, video games
Foreign-owned firms: Amazon, HP, Oracle, Unity
Locally headquartered: Opposable Games, Tribal Group, Xmos
Birmingham
Digital tech jobs: 36,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: three
Specialisms: Business software, Online gambling
Foreign-owned firms: N/A
Locally headquartered: Majestic, Yumzee, Intouch Games
Glasgow
Digital tech jobs: 26,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: Cloud computing, e-commerce, financial tech
Foreign-owned firms: Cloudwick Technology, FanDuel
Locally headquartered: Iomart, M Squared Lasers, SwarmOnline
Oxford & Abingdon
Digital tech jobs: 25,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: 13
Specialisms: Cybersecurity, cloud computing, video games, health tech
Foreign-owned firms: Proofpoint, Tripadvisor, Zynga
Locally headquartered: Rebellion, Sophos, Oxford Instruments
Southampton
Digital tech jobs: 25,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: 10
Specialisms: Hardware, e-commerce, data analytics
Foreign-owned firms: Artificial Solutions, Pivotal Software
Locally headquartered: Symetrica, nquiringminds, SPI Lasers
Leeds
Digital tech jobs: 24,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: three
Specialisms: App development, e-commerce, video games
Foreign-owned firms: Rockstar Games
Locally headquartered: Double Eleven, Sky Bet, Instantcart
Newcastle & County Durham
Digital tech jobs: 22,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: three
Specialisms: Financial tech, analytics, video games
Foreign-owned firms: Ubisoft, Epic Games, CCP Games
Locally headquartered: Sage, Orchard Systems, ZeroLight
Edinburgh
Digital tech jobs: 21,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: Financial tech, health tech, e-commerce
Foreign-owned firms: Amazon, Rockstar, FanDuel, Toshiba
Locally headquartered: Axios Systems, Craneware, Skyscanner
Leicester
Digital tech jobs: 21,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: six
Specialisms: Business software, app development, financial tech
Foreign-owned firms: IBM, West Corp
Locally headquartered: Signature Digital, Jadu, Boop.js
Liverpool
Digital tech jobs: 20,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: App development, video games
Foreign-owned firms: ConcertCare
Locally headquartered: Lucid Games, Firesprite, LivingLens
Cardiff & Swansea
Digital tech jobs: 19,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: three
Specialisms: Financial tech, business software development, medical tech
Foreign-owned firms: Alert Logic
Locally headquartered: Confused.com, Energist Medical Group, Dezrez
Cambridge
Digital tech jobs: 19,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: 15
Specialisms: Artificial intelligence, internet-of-things, data analytics
Foreign-owned firms: ARM, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Spotify, Thales
Locally headquartered: Darktrace, Frontier Developments, Featurespace
Brighton
Digital tech jobs: 16,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: six
Specialisms: Video games, app development, data analytics
Foreign-owned firms: American Express
Locally headquartered: BossAlien, Brandwatch, West Pier Studio
Sheffield & Rotherham
Digital tech jobs: 14,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: two
Specialisms: Hardware, business software development, e-commerce
Foreign-owned firms: Wandisco, Ultimate Drone, NXP
Locally headquartered: Desq, Sumo Digital, Xactium
Bournemouth & Poole
Digital tech jobs: 14,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: App development, telecommunications, video games
Foreign-owned firms: Wanda Group
Locally headquartered: Amuzo, Oak Innovation, Redweb
Exeter & Newton Abbot
Digital tech jobs: 11,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: seven
Specialisms: E-commerce, education tech
Foreign-owned companies: N/A
Locally headquartered: Crowdcube, Dashboard, Sparx
Ipswich
Digital tech jobs: 10,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: seven
Specialisms: E-commerce, digital advertising, app development
Foreign-owned firms: Intel, Huawei, Ericsson
Locally headquartered: BT Research, Coderus, Kcom
Belfast
Digital tech jobs: 8,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: two
Specialisms: Business software development, cybersecurity
Foreign-owned firms: Oracle, Philips, SpotX
Locally headquartered: Neueda, Kainos, RepKnight
Worcester & Malvern Hills
Digital tech jobs: 7,000Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: Cybersecurity, app development
Foreign-owned firms: Blackberry, Lockheed Martin, Yamazaki Mazak
Locally headquartered: Deep-Secure, D-Risq, Titania
-Tristan
Tristan is the Client Relationship Manager - James Hallam Corporate Risks - Birmingham
*Statistics provided by Tech City UK
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