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Over time there have been several different SIC systems used in the UK, with versions published in 1958, 1968, 1980, 1992, 1997, 2003 and 2007. These taxonomies have been adapted to cope with the changes in UK industry, The 1980 system was far more detailed in manufacturing, while the 2007 system is much stronger in the IT sector.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) is an industry taxonomy developed in 1999 by MSCI and Standard & Poor's (S&P) for use by the global financial community. The GICS structure consists of 11 sectors, 25 industry groups, 74 industries and 163 sub-industries [1] into which S&P has categorized all major public companies.
This is a list of largest United Kingdom employers. There are four main kinds of employers, public sector bodies; public listed companies (plc) such as those on the FTSE 100; private companies (ltd), partnerships (often LLP) or other traders; charitable sector organisations
Companies of British Overseas Territories by industry (4 C) A. Agriculture companies of ... Retail companies of the United Kingdom (36 C, 154 P) S. Security companies ...
Edinburgh was ranked 17th in the world, and 6th in Europe for its financial services industry in 2021. [40] The United Kingdom's technology sector is valued at US$1 trillion, third behind the United States and China. [41] The aerospace industry in the United Kingdom is the second-largest national aerospace industry. [42]
As of 2022, the UK aerospace industry was the second largest in the world behind that of the United States, [15] with a turnover of over $34.5 billion. Major players in the UK defence and aerospace market include BAE Systems, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Babcock International, GKN Aerospace, Leonardo, Safran, General Electric, MBDA and Thales.
This list displays all 18 British companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2021. Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company. [1]
2 Industry sectors. 3 Major industries. Toggle Major industries subsection. 3.1 Agriculture. 3.2 Manufacturing. 3.3 Services. 4 History of industry. 5 General ...