Technology — headcount changes
Year-on-year headcount change for Technology companies that file detailed accounts. A structural signal from filed accounts — not a live jobs feed; figures lag the present by roughly 12–24 months.
Fastest-growing Technology teams · 2026
By year-on-year headcount growth — companies of 20+ staff
| # | Company | Headcount | Growth | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | KITEWORKS UK LTD | 62 222 | +258% | £73k | |
| 02 | ABACUS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED | 30 85 | +183% | £65k | |
| 03 | THRIVE OPERATIONS LIMITED | 63 178 | +183% | £80k | |
| 04 | OPENSIGNAL LIMITED | 55 152 | +176% | £53k | |
| 05 | RENAISSANCE LEARNING UK LIMITED | 142 390 | +175% | £61k | |
| 06 | STANTEC MIDDLE EAST LIMITED | 74 190 | +157% | £66k | |
| 07 | EEZE ENTERTAINMENT UK LTD | 40 99 | +148% | £95k | |
| 08 | NOURISH CARE SYSTEMS LIMITED | 76 186 | +145% | £54k | |
| 09 | PMY UK HOLDINGS LIMITED | 32 75 | +134% | £65k | |
| 10 | IRIS SOFTWARE LIMITED | 170 396 | +133% | £54k | |
| 11 | MONDAY.COM UK 2020 LTD. | 71 156 | +120% | £163k | |
| 12 | ZENZERO SOLUTIONS LIMITED | 104 228 | +119% | £49k |
Sharpest Technology headcount cuts
By year-on-year headcount decline — talent likely coming onto the market
| # | Company | Headcount | Change | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | KASPERSKY LABS LIMITED | 4,670 916 | -80% | £111k | |
| 02 | ZEPPELIN GROUP LTD | 98 27 | -72% | £329k | |
| 03 | PRIVITAR LIMITED | 105 30 | -71% | £167k | |
| 04 | IMPROBABLE WORLDS LIMITED | 634 212 | -67% | £121k | |
| 05 | SMART TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LIMITED | 212 76 | -64% | £114k | |
| 06 | FOOTBALL RADAR LIMITED | 166 61 | -63% | £53k | |
| 07 | GEEKS LTD | 66 26 | -61% | £70k | |
| 08 | VX FIBER LIMITED | 116 47 | -59% | £48k | |
| 09 | THRIVA LIMITED | 104 43 | -59% | £90k | |
| 10 | BITFURY GROUP LIMITED | 156 65 | -58% | £53k | |
| 11 | MEDIATONIC LIMITED | 264 114 | -57% | £204k | |
| 12 | JAMES FISHER MARINE SERVICES LIMITED | 109 48 | -56% | £95k |
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Headcount drawn from each company's two most recent sets of filed accounts. Companies below 20 staff in either year are excluded, and growth above +300% is treated as a scale or scope artefact and dropped. Figures carry the usual iXBRL / PDF extraction caveats. Snapshot 2026-05-01.