Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Civil engineering in the UK
34,466 active companies; 3,619 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
34,466
Active UK companies
3,619
Formed in the last twelve months
11% of the sector
3,760
With a website we could match
11%
Civil engineering: companies formed each year, still on the register
2,088
2019
1,785
2020
1,612
2021
1,822
2022
2,267
2023
2,457
2024
3,541
2025
2,957
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London3,867
Manchester536
Birmingham512
Liverpool488
Glasgow449
Cardiff318
Nottingham271
Leeds267
Bristol255
Doncaster252
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Operations126
HR11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
New sites2121
Hiring at manager level and above86
Public contracts ending54
First hires in a function22
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 42. A company with several codes can appear in more than one sector. Figures are recomputed every night.
SourcesCompanies House (Open Government Licence) · Jobs data from Adzuna · Lockley's index and its sources
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