Ipsos Calls on UK Cyber Businesses to Take Part in the Cyber Security Skills and Sector Study

Ipsos is running this year's Cyber Security Skills and Sector Study on behalf of government, exploring the growth, support and skills needs of the UK cyber sector. Any UK business that develops or offers cyber security products or services can take part, and the survey takes around 20 minutes to complete.

Ipsos, the independent research organisation, is carrying out an annual government survey on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), exploring the growth, support and skills needs of the UK’s cyber sector. It is endorsed by the UK Cyber Security Council, the National Cyber Security Centre, CIISec, techUK, teiss and SASIG. Hundreds of cyber sector businesses have taken part in previous years, and this is your chance to be part of this important long-term study.

The survey should be completed by a senior member of staff with an understanding of the growth, skills and recruitment needs of your business. It takes around 20 minutes and is often shorter for smaller organisations.

Here are some important findings from last year’s study, which have been used to track progress against the Government National Cyber Security Strategy:

• Cyber security businesses like yours generated £14.7 billion for the UK economy, which was an 11% increase from the previous year’s study.

• £184 million was invested in UK cyber sector businesses last year.

• There are approximately 69,600 full-time equivalents working in a cyber security related role across the cyber security firms identified.

You can find more information, including the Ipsos privacy policy for this study, on the GOV.UK project webpage. We hope you can contribute to this year’s statistics, and look forward to hearing from you.