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Security Services in the United Kingdom

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  • 42 Pages
  • March 2025
  • Region: United Kingdom
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 6093503
Security Services in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • Security services industry refers to the various products and services that encompass the security industry. By type, the industry is categorized into guarding services, security solutions and electronic security, IT security, and others.
  • The UK security services industry recorded revenues of $12.1 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.9% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The IT security segment accounted for the industry's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $7.1 billion, equivalent to 58.8% of the industry's overall value.
  • The UK captured a share of 11.6% in the European security services industry in 2024.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the security services market in the United Kingdom
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the security services market in the United Kingdom
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key security services market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom security services market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the United Kingdom security services market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the United Kingdom security services market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom security services market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the United Kingdom's security services market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths of leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the industry?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Mitie Group Plc
8.2. G4S Ltd
8.3. Softcat Plc
8.4. Darktrace PLC
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: United Kingdom security services industry value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: United Kingdom security services industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: United Kingdom security services industry category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: United Kingdom security services industry geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: United Kingdom security services industry value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 6: Mitie Group Plc: Key Facts
Table 7: Mitie Group Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 8: Mitie Group Plc: Key Employees
Table 9: G4S Ltd: Key Facts
Table 10: G4S Ltd: Key Employees
Table 11: Softcat Plc: Key Facts
Table 12: Softcat Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: Softcat Plc: Key Employees
Table 14: Darktrace PLC: Key Facts
Table 15: Darktrace PLC: Key Employees
Table 16: Darktrace PLC: Key Employees Continued
Table 17: United Kingdom Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 18: United Kingdom Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 19: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 20: United Kingdom Inflation, 2020-24
Table 21: United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 22: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: United Kingdom security services industry value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: United Kingdom security services industry category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: United Kingdom security services industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: United Kingdom security services industry value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the security services industry in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the security services industry in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the security services industry in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the security services industry in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the security services industry in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the security services industry in the United Kingdom, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Mitie Group Plc
  • G4S Ltd
  • Softcat Plc
  • Darktrace PLC