Division 62 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 5 codes, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
This is the technology heartland of the UK register. IT consultancy, code 62020, is the single most common choice. Contractors and consultancies alike use it. Software development on 62012 and the broad 62090, other IT service activities, follow close behind. Games developers have their own code, 62011. Computer facilities management is 62030. Much of the division is one-person limited companies. Developers, architects and consultants contract through them. So the same code can describe a global consultancy and one person working through a personal service company. Keep that in mind when you segment.
Contractor-heavy sectors reward specialists, and this division has plenty. Accountants built around IR35 and personal service company compliance work it daily. So do professional indemnity insurers and recruiters placing contract and permanent engineers. SaaS vendors selling developer tooling, cloud services and productivity software treat division 62 as their core market. A new incorporation often means a first contract starts within weeks. That is when insurance and accounting get bought. Growth between filed accounts separates scaling agencies from steady contractors. Those growing firms are the ones ready for hiring, office space and larger software deals.
62011, Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development62012, Business and domestic software development62020, IT consultancy activities62030, Computer facilities management activities62090, Other information technology service activitiesEither works, and both are very common. Code 62012 describes hands-on software development. Code 62020 suits advisory and consultancy work. Many contractors just pick whichever reads better against their contracts. Companies House runs no approval process. You can hold up to four codes, and switching is a tick-box job on your next confirmation statement.
Code 62011 covers developing interactive leisure and entertainment software. Studios building games fit there, including work-for-hire studios. Code 58210 is for publishing computer games, meaning you release and monetise titles you own. Studios that self-publish usually register both codes. The four-code allowance makes that easy, and neither choice needs any sign-off.
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