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62.13
Class
Software development of general-purpose applications, and other software development
SDMX: K6213
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
2 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

Designing, writing, modifying, testing and supporting software with broad general-purpose applications, that is developed for business use across sectors and industries and is not specialised to one sector or industry application, and other software development not classified under 62.11 and 62.12 This class includes: - software applications with wide use cases, such as productivity software and database software - software applications that are general purpose and designed for use across software development - systems software and related software, for example operating systems - machine learning applications, artificial intelligence (AI) / machine vision and Large Language Models (LLMS) - cybersecurity software development for general purpose applications This class includes customising software so that it is functional within a clients' information system environment

✗ Excludes

This class excludes: - development of computer games, see 62.11 - e-commerce software applications, see 62.12/3 - enterprise management software, and other software applications relating to business services, see 62.12/6

Who is this code for?

Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX
Common titles: Software tester, QA analyst
Common titles: Network engineer, Systems admin

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section J (Software development of general-purpose applications, and other software development).

Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) — UK SIC 2026
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