Safety tech sector enjoys a lockdown boom

With more people than ever before going online during the pandemic, new research published this week shows the safety tech sector is one of the fastest growing parts of the UK’s tech industry, with a 40 per cent increase in revenues in the past year – reaching £314 million – and a 30 per cent increase in jobs, equating to more than 500 new roles.
More than half (58 per cent) of all safety tech jobs are based outside London, with high-performing hubs developing in tech savvy cities including Leeds, Cambridge and Edinburgh. The sector has seen overall growth of 43 per cent, with the number of safety tech companies surpassing 100.
The UK’s safety tech companies make up a quarter of the international market and their reach is global – more than half of UK safety tech companies export to international markets.
Safety tech companies provide products and services to create safer online experiences for people. This includes products such as AI programmes which can block illegal content, identify underage users, disrupt the spread of harmful disinformation and help moderators detect…