22. UK DIGITAL TECH IS GROWING
X2THERATEOFTHEWIDERECONOMY,ATTRACTING
INVESTMENT
139
150
157
161
170
UK Digital Tech turnover (£bn)
2013
2012
2011
2015
2014
UK Digital Tech Investment (£bn)
3.7
4.0
4.2
8.6
9.3
11.4
28.0 UK
France
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
2011-
2016
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23. UK DIGITAL TECH IS
GENERATINGHIGHQUALITY,
HIGHPAYINGJOBS
AVERAGE
ADVERTISED
SALARY IN
DIGITAL ROLES
+44%
MORE THAN THE
NON-DIGITAL
AVERAGE
£50,66343%
Working
in
Non
digital
industries
(eg.
Developer
in the
health
services)
57%
Working in
digital
industries
1.64M
+85KYr-on-yr
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24. THESE WELL-PAID JOBS ARE
BEINGCREATEDACROSS
THENATION
Clusters with greatest Digital
Tech employment growth
(2011 – 2015)
46%
67%
61%
49%
93% London
Dundee
Redruth & Truro
Sunderland
Edinburgh
Top 10 average Digital salary
(2016) (£000s)
47k
47k
47k
48k
48k
50k
50k
53k
53k Reading
Edinburgh
Newcastle
Leeds
Glasgow
Oxford
Manchester
Bristol & Bath
Cambridge
Source: Burning Glass, Tech City UK, 2016
25. DIGITAL TECH ECONOMY IS
BOOSTING PRODUCTIVITY&GROWTH
ACROSSTHECOUNTRY
60%
89%
93%
93%
% of the 30 clusters that experienced
growth in the last 5 years
Digital GVA
Digital tech jobs
Digital turnover
Productivity
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26. 32%
42%
51%
UK DIGITAL TECH IS
UPBEATABOUTTHE
FUTURE. ARE OPTIMISTIC
ABOUT THEIR
GROWTH
PROSPECTS IN THEIR
AREA
75%
BASED ON SURVEY RESPONDENTS
Supply of highly
skilled workers
Opportunities to
access finance
Appropriate property on
competitive terms
IN 50% OF DIGITAL TECH
BUSINESSES MEN:WOMEN IS
3TO1
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
27. KEY AREAS FOR OPPORTUNITTY
RAISED BY >2500 RESPONDENTS
HOME GROWN
TALENT
ATTRACTING THE
BRIGHTEST AND BEST
FINANCE AT EVERY
STAGE OF GROWTH
DIGITAL
CONNECTIVITY
GENDER
DIVERSITY
CO-WORKING
SPACES
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28. AMAGNETFOR INTERNATIONAL
INVESTMENT&TALENT
Number of Github users:
London vs Other EU Cities
(2016) (000s)
23,265
11,990
10,145
4,850
4,759
4,461
4,178
3,479
3,309
2,644
2,475
2,398
2,274
London
Paris
Berlin
Madrid
Stockholm
Barcelona
Amsterdam
Munich
Source: Github, Tech City UK, 2016
Dublin
Warsaw
Oslo
Vienna
Copenhagen
Meetups in London vs Other
EU Cities (2016) (000s)
21,866
7,963
7,915
7,581
3,490
3,373
3,286
3,225
3,012
2,897
2,349
London
Amsterdam
Paris
Oslo
Zurich
Dublin
Berlin
Stockholm
Source: Meetup APL, 2016. Tech City UK, 2016
Madrid
Barcelona
Munich
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