In 2020, 32% of all enterprises in the UK manufacturing industry with over 10 employees purchased high Cloud Computing services, for example CRM software or computing power. This almost doubled the percentage of enterprises that bought such services compared to the 18% that did so in 2018.
Enterprises in the UK manufacturing industry also bought a significantly bigger share of financing and accounting software applications in 2020 then they did in 2018, raising the share from 12% to 26%.
Purchase of cloud computing services in manufacturing enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 and 2020 by cloud services
Characteristic
2018
2020
Buy high CC services (accounting software applications, CRM software, computing power)
18%
32%
Buy storage of files
27%
29%
Buy finance or accounting software applications
12%
26%
Buy hosting for the enterprise's database
11%
16%
Buy Customer Relationship Management software
8%
12%
Buy computing power to run the enterprise's own software
6%
7%
Buy office software (e.g. word processors, spreadsheets, etc.)
Data includes only enterprises with over 10 employees
Data given are based on the annual Eurostat Model Questionnaires on ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) usage and e-commerce in enterprises. The aim of the European ICT usage surveys is to collect and disseminate harmonized and comparable information on the use of Information and Communication Technologies in enterprises and e-commerce at European level.
Data coverage corresponds to code isoc_cicce_use of the European ICT usage surveys.
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Eurostat. (May 24, 2019). Purchase of cloud computing services in manufacturing enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 and 2020 by cloud services [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/475592/manufacturing-industry-uses-of-cloud-computing-services-by-entrprises-uk/
Eurostat. "Purchase of cloud computing services in manufacturing enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 and 2020 by cloud services." Chart. May 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/475592/manufacturing-industry-uses-of-cloud-computing-services-by-entrprises-uk/
Eurostat. (2019). Purchase of cloud computing services in manufacturing enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 and 2020 by cloud services. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/475592/manufacturing-industry-uses-of-cloud-computing-services-by-entrprises-uk/
Eurostat. "Purchase of Cloud Computing Services in Manufacturing Enterprises in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018 and 2020 by Cloud Services." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/475592/manufacturing-industry-uses-of-cloud-computing-services-by-entrprises-uk/
Eurostat, Purchase of cloud computing services in manufacturing enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 and 2020 by cloud services Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/475592/manufacturing-industry-uses-of-cloud-computing-services-by-entrprises-uk/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
