Cyber security sectoral analysis 2026 Published 12 May 2026 Foreword The UK’s cyber security sector continues to demonstrate why this country is one of the best places in the world to start and grow a cyber business. This year’s analysis shows a sector that is expanding in scale and capability, generating £14.7 billion in revenue, contributing £9.1 billion in Gross Value Added, and employing nearly 70,000 highly skilled people across more than 2,600 firms. These businesses protect our digital economy while creating high value jobs in every part of the UK. At the heart of this success is talent. UK cyber businesses consistently highlight the strength of our engineering and security expertise as a key competitive advantage. Through programmes such as TechFirst, the government is helping to sustain the pipeline of specialist skills needed across cyber security and the UK’s wider frontier technologies. Alongside this, reforms to technical education and apprenticeships, and our continued focus on increasing the participation of women in tech, are helping to ensure that more people can access and benefit from the opportunities the cyber sector creates. The UK is also a leading environment for cyber innovation. Our universities continue to generate new ideas, companies and intellectual property. Targeted accelerator programmes, including CyberASAP, are supporting researchers and founders to turn cutting edge research into commercially viable businesses, attracting private investment and strengthening the UK’s innovation pipeline. Cyber security is a clear government priority. The Government Cyber Action Plan set out how we will strengthen resilience against cyber threats, and the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will raise standards across critical national infrastructure and digital supply chains. As this report shows, public sector spending on cyber security continues to increase. Harnessing this demand to support UK capability, and to build stronger design partnerships between government, industry and