In the United Kingdom in 2023, most full-time employees in the cybersecurity sector worked for large companies - an estimated 39,624 out of a total of 60,689 people nationwide. Micro-sized firms hired the fewest workers, amounting to slightly above two thousand employees. However, there are more micro-sized cyber security companies in the UK than any other size.
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DSIT. (May 15, 2024). Estimated employment in the cybersecurity sector in the United Kingdom in 2023, by size of firm [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227893/cybersecurity-employment-by-size-uk/
DSIT. "Estimated employment in the cybersecurity sector in the United Kingdom in 2023, by size of firm." Chart. May 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227893/cybersecurity-employment-by-size-uk/
DSIT. (2024). Estimated employment in the cybersecurity sector in the United Kingdom in 2023, by size of firm. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227893/cybersecurity-employment-by-size-uk/
DSIT. "Estimated Employment in The Cybersecurity Sector in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Size of Firm." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227893/cybersecurity-employment-by-size-uk/
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