The 2016 Digital ICT Report

The Northern Ireland Digital ICT sector comprises over 1,200 companies, over 100 of which are international businesses such as Allstate, SAP, Citi and Cybersource. The sector offers particular strength in its software engineering expertise and has clusters in mobile telecoms, financial software, information management, cyber security and connected health.

The sector employs around 13,000 people, with the total ICT workforce (including ICT specialists in non-ICT businesses) standing at around 28,000.