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Programmers and software development professionals

SOC 2020: 2134 ISCO-08: 2512

Description & Synonyms

This occupation classification covers professional activities related to programmers and software development professionals. Programmers and software development professionals professionals play a critical role in the UK economy, specifically within the industries listed below.

Alternative job titles:

Software engineerWeb developer
View Official ONS Specification

Common Questions for Programmers and software development professionals

Which SIC code should a programmers and software development professionals use?

The correct SIC code depends on the primary business activity. If you are self-employed, choose the code that best describes your main source of income from the list below.

Is Programmers and software development professionals regulated in the UK?

Regulation varies by specific role. You should check with professional bodies or the HSE for specific compliance requirements related to this SOC code.

Industries where this occupation is found

Based on official UK SIC 2026 mapping and NOMIS/Census data, this profession is primarily active in the following sectors:

58.11
Publishing of books
class
58.111
Consumer book publishing
subclass
58.112
Education and academic book publishing
subclass
58.12
Publishing of newspapers
class
58.13
Publishing of journals and periodicals
class
58.131
Publishing of learned journals
subclass
58.132
Publishing of consumer, business and professional journals and periodicals
subclass
58.19
Other publishing activities, except software publishing
class
58.21
Publishing of video games
class
58.29
Other software publishing
class
59.11
Motion picture, video and television programme production activities
class
59.111
Motion picture production activities
subclass
59.112
Video production activities
subclass
59.113
Television programme production activities
subclass
59.114
Animation production activities
subclass
59.12
Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
class
59.121
Visual effects
subclass
59.122
Picture and sound post production activities for motion picture, video and television programmes
subclass
59.13
Motion picture and video distribution activities
class
59.131
Motion picture distribution activities
subclass
59.132
Video distribution activities
subclass
59.133
Television programme distribution activities
subclass
59.14
Motion picture projection activities
class
59.21
Sound recording activities
class
59.211
Music sound recording activities
subclass
59.212
Podcast and other sound recording activities
subclass
59.22
Music and audio publishing activities
class
59.221
Music publishing activities
subclass
59.222
Podcast and other audio publishing activities
subclass
60.10
Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities
class
60.101
Radio broadcasting activities
subclass
60.102
Audio distribution activities
subclass
60.20
Television programming, broadcasting and video distribution activities
class
60.31
News agency activities
class
60.39
Social network sites and other content distribution activities
class
61.10
Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities
class
61.20
Telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication
class
61.90
Other telecommunication activities
class
62.11
Development of video games, video game software and video game software tools
class
62.111
Development of video game software and applications
subclass
62.112
Development of video game software tools, engines, and middleware
subclass
62.12
Software development specialised to industry or product applications, excluding computer games
class
62.121
Software development specialised for applications in science, technology and industrial production
subclass
62.122
Software development specialised for applications in construction, structural engineering and architecture
subclass
62.123
Software development specialised for applications in retail and distribution services
subclass
62.124
Software development specialised for applications in creative media, immersive and interactive uses, excluding video games
subclass
62.125
Software development specialised for applications in financial services
subclass
62.126
Software development specialised for applications in law, accounting and other professional business services
subclass
62.127
Software development specialised for applications in advertising
subclass
62.128
Software development specialised for applications in health and medicine
subclass
62.129
Software development specialised to industry or product applications n.e.c
subclass
62.13
Software development of general-purpose applications, and other software development
class
62.131
Software development of general-purpose AI tools not specialised to industry or product applications
subclass
62.139
Software development of general-purpose applications, and other software development n.e.c.
subclass
62.20
Computer consultancy and managed information technology services activities
class
62.201
Computer consultancy
subclass
62.209
Managed information technology services for clients' computer systems, and related support services
subclass
62.90
Other information technology and computer service activities
class
63.10
Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities
class
63.101
Provision of cloud infrastructure and platforms, including AI facilities and neocloud
subclass
63.102
Operation of data centre colocation facilities
subclass
63.109
Other computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities n.e.c.
subclass
63.91
Web search portal activities
class
63.92
Other information service activities
class
63.921
Data vendor activities
subclass
63.929
Other information service activities n.e.c.
subclass