04Appendix: A note on sources and methodology
The definitions used in this report are industry standard ‘best fits’ using standard industrial classification (SIC) codes. These do not map new work industries perfectly, for example jobs that might be creative or digital in nature are often classified in different industries due to that company’s SIC code. However as this report looks at businesses in different industries rather than employment, this is the most effective and robust methodology available.
There is some cross over between new work industry definitions, therefore the SIC code list below is not identical to the source definitions. Where possible we have used official statistics, for example ‘creative intensity’ to decide which industry to allocate each SIC code. Where this was not possible a judgement was made based on the evidence available.
| Sic Code | Standard Industrial Classification |
| Professional and business services | |
| 69 | Legal and accounting activities |
| 72 | Scientific research and development |
| 77 | Rental and leasing activities |
| 78 | Employment activities |
| 82 | Office administrative, office support and other business support activities |
| 7010 | Activities of head offices |
| 7022 | Business and other management consultancy activities |
| 7112 | Engineering activities and related technical consultancy |
| 7120 | Technical testing and analysis |
| 7320 | Market research and public opinion polling |
| 7490 | Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. |
| Digital | |
| 1811 | Printing of newspapers |
| 1813 | Pre-press and pre-media services |
| 4651 | Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software |
| 4652 | Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts |
| 4666 | Wholesale of other office machinery and equipment |
| 4669 | Wholesale of other machinery and equipment |
| 5829 | Other software publishing |
| 6190 | Other telecommunications activities |
| 6201 | Computer programming activities |
| 6202 | Computer consultancy activities |
| 6209 | Other information technology and computer service activities |
| 6311 | Data processing, hosting and related activities |
| 6391 | News agency activities |
| 9511 | Repair of computers and peripheral equipment |
| 18129 | Printing (other than printing of newspapers and printing on labels and tags) n.e.c. |
| 18201 | Reproduction of sound recording |
| 18202 | Reproduction of video recording |
| 18203 | Reproduction of computer media |
| 26511 | Manufacture of electronic instruments and appliances for measuring, testing, and navigation, except industrial process control equipment |
| 26512 | Manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment |
| 46439 | Wholesale of radio and television goods and of electrical household appliances (other than of gramophone records, audio tapes, compact discs and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played) n.e.c. |
| 74209 | Other photographic activities (not including portrait and other specialist photography and film processing) n.e.c. |
| Advanced Manufacturing | |
| 20 | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products |
| 21 | Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations |
| 26 | Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products |
| 27 | Manufacture of electrical equipment |
| 28 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. |
| 29 | Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers |
| 254 | Manufacture of weapons and ammunition |
| 302 | Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock |
| 303 | Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery |
| 304 | Manufacture of military fighting vehicles |
| 309 | Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c. |
| 325 | Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies |
| Financial | |
| 64 | Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding |
| 65 | Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security |
| 66 | Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities |
| Creative industries | |
| 3212 | Manufacture of jewellery and related articles |
| 5811 | Book publishing |
| 5812 | Publishing of directories and mailing lists |
| 5813 | Publishing of newspapers |
| 5814 | Publishing of journals and periodicals |
| 5819 | Other publishing activities |
| 5821 | Publishing of computer games |
| 5911 | Motion picture, video and television programme production activities |
| 5912 | Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities |
| 5913 | Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities |
| 5914 | Motion picture projection activities |
| 5920 | Sound recording and music publishing activities |
| 6010 | Radio broadcasting |
| 6020 | Television programming and broadcasting activities |
| 7021 | Public relations and communication activities |
| 7111 | Architectural activities |
| 7311 | Advertising agencies |
| 7312 | Media representation |
| 7410 | Specialised design activities |
| 7430 | Translation and interpretation activities |
| 8552 | Cultural education |
| 9001 | Performing arts |
| 9002 | Support activities to performing arts |
| 9003 | Artistic creation |
| 9004 | Operation of arts facilities |
| 9101 | Library and archive activities |
| 9102 | Museum activities |
| 74201 | Portrait photographic activities |
| 74202 | Other specialist photography (not including portrait photography) |
| 74203 | Film processing |
Professional and Business Services
Business Innovation and Skills, 2013 Growth is Our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services
Digital
Business Innovation and Skills, 2009 Digital Industries Definition As found in NIESR 2013 Measuring the UK’s Digital Economy with Big Data.
Creative
DCMS (2014) Creative Industries Economic Estimates. As found in NESTA, 2015 The Geography of the UK’s Creative and High Tech Economies
Advanced Manufacturing
Eurostat (2013) Manufacturing industries described as high-tech or medium-high tech, as found in UKCES (2015) Sector insights: Advanced Manufacturing.