VC firm Truffle Resources has actually ranked the leading ONE HUNDRED European software firms in order of income from software program and solutions. We have actually taken a look at the UK companies that have made the list and also ranked them baseding on the dimension of their R&D labor force.
Baseding on the study, the UK is only the third finest country in Europe where to locate an R&D job.
Software program companies in Germany lead the board with 23,085 R&D staff members, followed by France (11,409) and the UK (6,887). Nevertheless, R&D employees in the UK make up merely 10.8 percent of companies’ overall employees, compared to Germany’s (37.7 percent). SAP is the biggest company of R&D staff, with 17,804 in 2013.
In terms of R&D budgets, UK software companies spend 12.4 percent of their spending plan in R&D, totalling EUR859.3 million. This is much behind German companies’ EUR2,889 million financial investment, 41.8 percent of the total.
SDL International
Bring your brand to the world & the world to your brand with integrated software & services.
Software specialism: Customer experience management
Truffle Capital’s Top 100 rank: 52
Number of R&D employees in 2013: 209
Customers: House of Fraser, Specsavers, Schneider Electric, HP
Kofax
Kofax Limited is a software provider based in Irvine, California. It produces applications that simplify information-intensive customer interactions.
Software specialism: Electronic document management
Truffle Capital’s Top 100 rank: 42
Number of R&D employees in 2013: 226
Customers: HSBC, Visa, American Express, Fujitsu, DWP
Microfocus
Micro Focus International plc is a multinational software and information technology business based in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The firm provides software and consultancy services for clients updating legacy systems to more modern platforms.
Software specialism: Application modernisation and management
Truffle Capital’s Top 100 rank: 26
Number of R&D employees in 2013: 320
Customers: Met Office, Avis, Bentley, HSBC
Fidessa
Fidessa Group plc is a British-headquartered company which provides software and services such as trading systems to clients in the financial services sector.
Software specialism: Financial services’ trading systems
Truffle Capital’s Top 100 rank: 24
Number of R&D employees in 2013: 334
Aveva Group
AVEVA Group plc is a British multinational information technology company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom
Software specialism: Engineering
Truffle Capital’s Top 100 rank: 34
Number of R&D employees in 2013: 481
Advanced Computer Software (ACS)
Business accounting and financial management software. Profile, product portfolio, services, business partners, news and client case studies.
Software specialism: Business accounting and financial management
Truffle Capital’s Top 100 rank: 44
Number of R&D employees in 2013: 550
Sophos
Sophos is a developer and vendor of computer security software and hardware, providing communication endpoint, encryption, network security, email security and mobile security as well as unified threat management products.
Software specialism: Data security
Truffle Capital’s Top 100 rank: 32
Number of R&D employees in 2013: 550
Customers: Pixar, Avis, Toshiba, Ford
NIS – Northgate Information Solutions
Offer software development and process outsourcing services to the public sector, human resources and corporate markets.
Software specialism: HR
Truffle Capital’s Top 100 rank: 16
Number of R&D employees in 2013: 608
Misys
Misys provides financial services software covering retail and corporate banking, lending, treasury, capital markets, investment management and enterprise risk.
Software specialism: Banking software
Truffle Capital’s Top 100 rank: 14
Number of R&D employees in 2013: 1,100
Sage
Software specialism: Business software, accounting, CRM, payroll
Truffle Capital’s Top 100 rank: 3
Number of R&D employees in 2013: 1,178