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MARKET REVIEW
South East offices
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A secure place to invest
The South East region:
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Largest region by population: 8.4 million / 14% of the UK
•
Highest regional employment rate (75%)
• 15%
of UK GVA (ranked 2nd after London at 22%)
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Home to 13 of the world’s top 15 software companies
•
Highest concentration of tech jobs in the UK
• 768,000
businesses:
23%
more than Scotland / Wales / Northern Ireland combined
• 70
million annual passenger movements through Heathrow:
7%
domestic / 52% USA and longhaul / 41% Europe
(
Source: KPMG TechMonitor UK)
Top 10 UK local authority tech ranking