December 2024

Software Sector Report

Over the last 30 years, Software Development has become a cornerstone industry in our economy.
Over the last 30 years, Software Development has become a cornerstone industry in our economy.
1,736

There were 1,736 Software Developers startups in December 2024 compared to November 2024’s 1,785, that’s a decrease of 2.7%.

Software Developers Sector Performance

Changes in each of the sectors we’ve grabbed for our Software Developers bucket:

SIC Code
November 2024
December 2024
Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
156
127
Business and domestic software development
1319
1296
Data processing, hosting and related activities
282
299
Web portals
304
314

What the Software Developers Startups Like to Call Themselves

Top 100 keywords in company names in December 2024, figures are percentage of the collection.

SOLUTIONS
5.01
TECH
3.34
GROUP
2.65
TECHNOLOGIES
2.59
SOFTWARE
2.48
DIGITAL
2.3
TECHNOLOGY
1.96
GLOBAL
1.44
MEDIA
1.27
LABS
1.27
SERVICES
1.21
CONSULTING
1.15
DATA
1.04
STUDIO
0.92
SYSTEMS
0.92
INNOVATIONS
0.75
GAMES
0.69
INTELLIGENCE
0.69
CONSULTANCY
0.58
VENTURES
0.58
BUSINESS
0.52
NETWORK
0.46
APPS
0.46
MARKETING
0.46
HOLDINGS
0.4
DEVELOPMENT
0.4
CONNECT
0.4
CLOUD
0.4
CODE
0.4
ANALYTICS
0.4
DYNAMICS
0.35
PIXEL
0.35
CAPITAL
0.35
DESIGN
0.35
STUDIOS
0.35
INFORMATION
0.35
NEXUS
0.29
SERVICE
0.29
PARKING
0.29
RESEARCH
0.29
TRADING
0.29
RESOURCES
0.29
ONLINE
0.29
INTERNATIONAL
0.29
LONDON
0.29
INNOVATION
0.29
SMART
0.23
FINANCE
0.23
EUROPE
0.23
MANAGEMENT
0.23
CARE
0.23
ENTERTAINMENT
0.23
DEVONSHIRE
0.23
CREATIVE
0.23
FORGE
0.23
NOVA
0.23
SOLUTION
0.23
SECURITY
0.23
FUTURE
0.23
LINK
0.17
UNITED
0.17
WORLD
0.17
XSAI
0.17
FUSION
0.17
SALES
0.17
ENGINEERING
0.17
EXPERTS
0.17
STRATEGY
0.17
CYBER
0.17
CORE
0.17
AGILE
0.17
ZEUS
0.17
PRIVATE
0.17
DESIGNS
0.17
SOFT
0.17
HOUSE
0.17
EDGE
0.17
INVESTMENT
0.17
ENTERPRISE
0.17
PHOENIX
0.17
PROPERTY
0.17
HOLDING
0.17
INVESTMENTS
0.17
CORP
0.17
POWER
0.17
SPORTS
0.17
NETWORKS
0.17
TRADE
0.17
COMMUNICATION
0.17
EXCHANGE
0.17
BLUE
0.17
BRIDGE
0.17
WEB3
0.17
PRIME
0.17
QUANTUM
0.17
VCCITY
0.17
ACADEMY
0.17
HOSTING
0.17
CORPORATION
0.17
REMOTE
0.17

Who's Started 'Em In December 2024

Male:Female Ratio

5.27:1

Approximation of the percentage of male Directors compared to female directors starting companies in the Software Developers sector in the December 2024 period. We can reasonably assume that the majority of “Mr” are male, and “Miss,Ms or Mrs” are female, thereby giving us a male / female ratio of 5.27:1

Age Brackets

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%< 2121-3031-4041-5051-6061-70> 70

UK Startup Regions

0%100%200%300%400%500%600%700%800%AngliaChannel IslandsEssexGreater BirminghamGreater LondonGreater ManchesterHertfordshireKentLondonMidlandsNorth EastNorth WestNorth YorkshireNorthern IrelandScotlandShetland IslandsSouth CentralSouth EastSouth WestThames ValleyWalesWest Yorkshire

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