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Medians across companies that publish a full P&L, by SIC code. Small companies rarely publish revenue, so benchmarks skew towards larger filers — read them as a guide, not a forecast.

Information and communication

Industry (SIC)With P&LMedian revenueMedian profitMedian marginProfitable
Information technology consultancy activities62020517£1.1m£61.3k6.8%79%
Business and domestic software development62012457£5.2m£83.6k4.9%72%
Other information technology service activities62090431£8.1m£84k3.7%70%
Motion picture production activities59111156£1.2m£10.6k0.5%75%
Other telecommunications activities61900136£9m£191k5.4%81%
Other information service activities n.e.c.6399075£2.7m£39.6k3.6%71%
Television programme production activities5911375£4.4m£4k0.1%55%
Other software publishing5829069£4m£132k5.4%77%
Other publishing activities5819058£2.5m£67.6k6%71%
Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development6201146£7.9m£64.5k2.8%72%
Data processing, hosting and related activities6311043£5.4m£89.2k4.5%77%
Book publishing5811042£1.4m£59.9k4.6%79%
Sound recording and music publishing activities5920041£242k£6.4k2.8%68%
Wired telecommunications activities6110038£4.5m£36k2.3%63%
Video production activities5911238£227k£21.6k7%76%
Wireless telecommunications activities6120031£12.3m£438k4.2%77%
Web portals6312030£1.8m£4.8k1.2%63%
Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals5814229£11m£217k5.2%66%
Publishing of computer games5821020£5m£183k6.2%75%
Computer facilities management activities6203019£1.3m£18.8k2.1%79%
Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities5912018£5.3m£1.9k1.6%53%
Publishing of newspapers5813012£776k£18k4.4%67%
Television programming and broadcasting activities6020010£1.8m−£1.1k−0.2%40%
Motion picture distribution activities591318£1.6m£184k3.9%75%
Satellite telecommunications activities613007£2.7m£156k5%86%
Motion picture projection activities591406£12.5m£100k9%67%
News agency activities639106£29.3m£1.6m3.9%100%
Television programme distribution activities591335£10m−£343k−3.5%40%
Radio broadcasting601004£109k£2.4k2.3%75%
Video distribution activities591323£13.4m£428k1.4%100%
Publishing of learned journals581412£2.7m£882k43.5%100%

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