United Kingdom Critical Infrastructure Protection Market Insights Forecasts to 2033

• The Market Size is Growing at a CAGR of 4.58% from 2023 to 2033
• The UK Critical Infrastructure Protection Market Size is Expected to Hold a Significant Share by 2033

The U.K. Critical Infrastructure Protection Market Size is Anticipated to Hold a Significant Share by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 4.58% from 2023 to 2033.

Market Overview

Protecting vital assets and systems that are vital to a nation's economic, public health, and security is known as critical infrastructure protection or CIP. These consist of water supply, transportation systems, communication networks, and electrical grids. Maintaining these vital systems' functionality and resilience in the face of several dangers, such as cyberattacks, natural disasters, physical assaults, and technological failures, is the main objective of critical infrastructure protection. Additionally, in the UK, the market for critical infrastructure protection (CIP) is vital, with a focus on safeguarding vital systems and services that support the economy, society, and national security. The UK market has changed significantly in reaction to the growing interconnection and digitization of infrastructure, as well as the increasing complexity of threats. The National Cyber Security Strategy 2016–2021, which attempts to make the UK one of the safest places to do business online, is one of the rules and regulations that has driven the expansion of the CIP industry in the UK.

Report Coverage

This research report categorizes the market for the UK critical infrastructure protection market based on various segments and regions and forecasts revenue growth and analyses trends in each submarket. The report analyses the key growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the United Kingdom critical infrastructure protection market. Recent market developments and competitive strategies such as expansion, product launch, and development, partnership, merger, and acquisition have been included to draw the competitive landscape in the market. The report strategically identifies and profiles the key market players and analyses their core competencies in each sub-segment of the U.K. critical infrastructure protection market.

Driving Factors

Growing worries about cyber threats have prompted several companies to implement services and solutions for protecting their vital infrastructure. The impact of government actions on the critical infrastructure protection industry is demonstrated by the rising frequency of cybersecurity incidents targeted at critical infrastructure. The critical infrastructure protection industry has grown in recent years due to technological advances such as improved research and development supporting innovations in network security and infrastructure management. Additionally, UK firms encountered roughly 116,000 non-phishing cybercrimes in the previous 12 months and 7.78 million cybercrimes of all kinds in 2024. An estimated 924,000 cybercrimes of all kinds were committed against UK charities in the previous 12 months. The market for critical infrastructure protection in the UK is being driven by the growing number of cyberattacks and data breach incidents that have made critical infrastructure security services necessary.

Restraining Factors

In the growing digital marketplace, firms in charge of critical infrastructure continue to face the difficulty of finding skilled cybersecurity personnel.

Market Segmentation

The UK critical infrastructure protection market share is classified into components and solutions.

• The solution segment is expected to hold the greatest market share through the forecast period.    

The U.K. critical infrastructure protection market is segmented by components into solution and services. Among these, the solution segment is expected to hold the greatest market share through the forecast period. These solutions cover a variety of goods and technology intended to protect both digital and physical surroundings against dangers including cyberattacks, terrorism, and natural catastrophes.

• The cybersecurity segment is anticipated to hold a significant share of the United Kingdom critical infrastructure protection market during the forecast period.       

Based on the solutions, the UK critical infrastructure protection market is divided into physical safety & security, and cybersecurity. Among these, the cybersecurity segment is anticipated to hold a significant share of the United Kingdom critical infrastructure protection market during the forecast period. The growing frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks that target vital services and infrastructure are mostly to blame for this domination.  As cyber threats have grown more diverse and sophisticated in recent years, cybersecurity has been receiving greater attention.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organizations/companies involved within the U.K. critical infrastructure protection market along with a comparative evaluation primarily based on their product offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborative analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes product development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.

List of Key Companies

• BT Group plc
• BAE Systems plc
• CSC UK
• G4S PLC
• Wilson James Ltd.
• Silobreaker Limited.
• Acuity Risk Management Limited.
• Others

Key Target Audience

• Market Players
• Investors
• End-users
• Government Authorities 
• Consulting And Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at the UK, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2033. Spherical Insights has segmented the United Kingdom Critical Infrastructure Protection Market based on the below-mentioned segments:

United Kingdom Critical Infrastructure Protection Market, By Components

• Solution
• Services

United Kingdom Critical Infrastructure Protection Market, By Solutions

• Physical Safety & Security
• Cybersecurity