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UK Digital Creative Industry

Understand the UK’s Digital Creative Industries and the companies using new technologies in creative markets such as advertising, film and music. View sector insights, key metrics and download our free report today.

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What is the Digital Creative Industry?

What do we mean by Digital Creative Industries? Whilst the digital and creative sectors are distinct in their own right, the Digital Creative Industry encompasses companies utilising both activities. This includes those using new technologies and digital practices in creative markets such as advertising, film, design and music.

The UK’s Digital Creative Industries are very broad and range from companies working within marketing and design to those using technology within architecture and performing arts organisations.

Digital Creative Industries sector summary

Key information you should know about the Digital Creative Industries sector from our AI-driven platform of over 5 million companies:

  • Digital Creative Industries has turnover of £6.31bn, meaning it is our 50th largest RTIC, and our 31st fastest growing sector.
  • On average the roles advertised in this sector are 15.8% lower than the UK’s average salary.
9,522
COMPANIES CONSIDERED
£6.3bn
TOTAL TURNOVER
58,343
TOTAL EMPLOYEES
£205.1m
TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDING
£18.5m
TOTAL INNOVATE UK GRANT FUNDING
6.5%
AVERAGE COMPANY GROWTH PER YEAR

Digital Creative Industries verticals

Our Digital Creative Industries RTIC is made up of 8 individual industry verticals, including verticals such as Advertising, Architecture, Culture and Heritage. You can find out more about the verticals by buying a report, visualising the sector on our platform, or by downloading the data.

  • Sector Code Description Records
  • RTIC0064 Digital Creative Industries 9365 companies

    Companies using new technologies in creative markets such as advertising, film, and music.

    • Digital Creative Industries: Advertising

      Companies using digital technologies for advertising and marketing campaigns, products or services

      20 companies
    • Digital Creative Industries: Architecture

      Companies using computer aided design (CAD) software and similar technology for architecture

      3052 companies
    • Digital Creative Industries: Culture and Heritage

      Companies providing digital technologies to culture and heritage sites to enhance visitors’ experience

      244 companies
    • Digital Creative Industries: Design

      Companies applying digital tools for design purposes

      2957 companies
    • Digital Creative Industries: Entertainment and Performing Arts

      Companies using digital technologies for the production and/or enhancement of entertainment products and performances

      1693 companies
    • Digital Creative Industries: Non-fungible Tokens

      Companies involved in the production of NFTs and digital art

      81 companies
    • Digital Creative Industries: Photography

      Companies applying digital tools for photography production or post-production

      1535 companies
    • Digital Creative Industries: Streaming

      Companies offering streaming services and infrastructure for the distribution of digital content

      401 companies

Digital Creative Industries industry growth

We estimate that the UK Digital Creative Industries sector could be worth approximately £8.6bn by 2027, based on the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5%. Below you can see the five year turnover forecast for the RTIC from 2023 to 2027.

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– Summary of RTIC data & industry performance
– Overview of key verticals
– Geographic analysis & breakdown
– Key insights & trends

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