Two views of London's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
The economy is broad but service-led. Technology and retail score 10/10, while manufacturing, healthcare and sports sit at 9/10; financial services, IT, software and marketing lead company registrations.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Financial Services | 9795 |
| Information Technology and Services | 5913 |
| Computer Software | 5765 |
| Marketing and Advertising | 5142 |
| Internet | 4645 |
| Real Estate | 3437 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 3105 |
| Management Consulting | 2558 |
| Venture Capital & Private Equity | 2237 |
| Investment Management | 2161 |
| Design | 2159 |
| Staffing and Recruiting | 2154 |
| Food & Beverages | 2040 |
| Apparel & Fashion | 2016 |
| Retail | 1755 |
| E-learning | 1578 |
| Leisure, Travel & Tourism | 1401 |
| Education Management | 1367 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 1331 |
| Entertainment | 1307 |
| Telecommunications | 1262 |
| Media Production | 1226 |
| Non-profit Organization Management | 1187 |
| Publishing | 1135 |
| Sports | 1090 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Software company | 115 | 4.59 |
| Unclassified | 33 | 4.85 |
| Marketing agency | 28 | 4.83 |
| Corporate office | 25 | 4.05 |
| Internet marketing service | 21 | 4.87 |
| Recruiter | 19 | 3.88 |
| Website designer | 15 | 4.92 |
| Business management consultant | 15 | 4.25 |
| Computer support and services | 14 | 4.72 |
| Design agency | 13 | 4.68 |
| Financial institution | 13 | 2.97 |
| Translator | 13 | 4.68 |
| Public relations firm | 12 | 4.97 |
| Web hosting company | 11 | 4.31 |
| Consultant | 11 | 4.71 |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC | financial services | 228,687 | 1865 |
| Bakkavor | food production | 189,772 | 1986 |
| International Distributions Services | logistics | 165,329 | 1516 |
| Royal Mail Group | logistics and supply chain | 138,949 | 1840 |
| ClinicSoftware | computer software | 135,555 | 2014 |
| WPP | marketing and advertising | 133,903 | 1971 |
| Associated British Foods | food production | 132,273 | 1935 |
| Swire | international trade and development | 130,783 | 1816 |
| Sure | chemicals | 128,000 | 1908 |
| Unilever | consumer goods | 128,000 | 1872 |
| Stallergenes Greer | pharmaceuticals | 115,499 | 2013 |
| Shell | oil & energy | 103,000 | 1907 |
| Shazam | entertainment | 101,450 | 2000 |
| Vedanta Resources | mining & metals | 97,015 | 1976 |
| Barclays | financial services | 92,900 | 1690 |
| Standard Chartered | banking | 85,103 | 1953 |
| British American Tobacco | tobacco | 82,868 | 1902 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | financial services | 81,667 | 1975 |
| John Lewis | retail | 80,000 | 1864 |
| Mimecast | information technology and services | 79,693 | 2003 |
| Avon | personal products | 74,224 | 1886 |
| Grant Thornton International | accounting | 68,000 | 1904 |
| Papers With Code | e-learning | 66,696 | 2018 |
| Sainsburys.jobs | retail | 66,289 | 1869 |
| Mitie | facilities services | 64,316 | 1987 |
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