Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Marketing and advertising in the UK
68,238 active companies; 15,579 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
68,238
Active UK companies
15,579
Formed in the last twelve months
23% of the sector
10,832
With a website we could match
16%
Marketing and advertising: companies formed each year, still on the register
2,876
2019
3,319
2020
3,228
2021
3,808
2022
5,371
2023
7,188
2024
13,627
2025
12,664
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London23,921
Manchester1,624
Cardiff1,274
Birmingham973
Glasgow702
Leeds657
Bristol582
Liverpool555
Edinburgh482
Wolverhampton481
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Finance32
HR31
Operations32
Sales33
Engineering11
Marketing11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
Hiring at manager level and above84
First hires in a function22
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 731. 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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