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Total annual revenue in the UK cyber security sector reaches £14.7 billion, a nominal increase of about 11% since the previous year.

Publisher	Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Report	Cyber security sectoral analysis 2026
Published	12 May 2026
Topics	Cybersecurity, Sector Revenue, Economic Output, UK

Published by Department for Science, Innovation & Technology in Cyber security sectoral analysis 2026 , 12 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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