Software key facts

Scotland is up to 30 percent cheaper to setup and run an ICT and electronic technology facility than other parts of the UK

(Source : IBM Benchmarking tool, 2008)

Scotland has particular strengths in intelligence, communications and data analysis

More than 1000 companies work in Scotland's software sector

More than 105,000 people are employed in Scotland's software industry

The value of Scotland’s software industry is approximately £4 billion

Over the past two years the birth rate of new companies has grown significantly

Scotland’s software strengths lie in wireless applications, financial software, embedded software and games development

Scotland provides software solution technologies to a variety of industries, including financial services, life sciences, energy and the public sector

Scotland's academic institutes boast world-class capabilities including: low-level hardware design, networking, middleware, wetware, artificial intelligence, human computer interaction and social informatics

The sector has seen year-on-year sales grow by 10-20 percent over the last 2 years

There are active technology transfer programs between academia and industry