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The number of tech enterprises in the UK grew by 8% in the past 12 months, double the rate of industry as a whole, according to this report by the Tech Partnership.

The tech industry contributes more than £90bn to the UK economy each year, while every other industry benefits from improvements to productivity, performance and profitability that come from utilising technology for competitive advantage.

Key findings include:

• The Gross Value Added per person working in the tech industry was £91,800 in 2013 – compared with £51,300 for the average UK worker.

• 5% of the UK’s workforce is employed in technology – with more than 1.7 million people working in the sector. More than 650,000 tech specialists work in non-technology companies.

• More than 71,000 new tech specialists positions were filled in 2014, with more still expected to be needed over the coming decade.

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TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com

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Feb 8, 2021

Published:

Mar 10, 2015

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