In 2021, there were approximately *** thousand programmers and software development professionals in employment in the United Kingdom. Software developers perform a variety of different tasks and duties as part of their job. For example, they analyze users' needs and design software to address those needs or ensure program functionality through software maintenance and testing.
There have been around *** thousand professional employees in 2021 outside of the creative industries in terms of software development.
One of the most well known software markets is the gaming software market. Especially the digital and online games sector in the U.K. is experiencing growth in revenue, just like mobile gaming.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 2, 2022). Total numbers of programmers and software development professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/318818/numbers-of-programmers-and-software-development-professionals-in-the-uk/
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