Overall, interior and exhibition design businesses account for 16% of all UK design businesses – this is a slight reduction since 2005.
Interior and exhibition design businesses have a slightly older age profile than the UK average – just under a third have been in operation for more than 15 years. The financial performance of interior and exhibition design businesses is in line with the UK average and there are more businesses working in this discipline that report an increase in demand for their services than in 2005.
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Size of the interior and exhibition design sector
What percentage of UK design businesses work in interior and exhibition design?
Overall 16% of design businesses in the UK work in interior and exhibition design. Since 2005 the number of freelancers and in-house teams working in interior and exhibition design has decreased slightly, but the number of interior and exhibition design consultancies has remained stable.
What percentage of UK design businesses work solely in interior and exhibition design?
Overall 6% of design businesses in the UK work solely in interior and exhibition design
Profile of design businesses working in interior and exhibition design
What proportion of design businesses in each region work in interior and exhibition design?
- East 20%
- East Midlands 11%
- London 16%
- North East 24%
- Northern Ireland 34%
- North West 18%
- Scotland 14%
- South East 11%
- South West 20%
- Wales 21%
- West Midlands 17%
- Yorkshire and the Humber 16%
- UK 16%
How long have design businesses working in interior and exhibition design been operating for?
Interior and exhibition design is a well established discipline for UK design businesses – just under a third of businesses working in this discipline have been in operation for more than 15 years.
How many designers work in in-house interior and exhibition design teams?
Most in-house interior and exhibition design teams employ less than five designers.
How many designers do design consultancies working in interior and exhibitions design employ?
Just over three quarters of interior and exhibition design consultancies employ less than 5 designers.
Financial performance of design businesses working in interior and exhibition design
What is the fee income/budget of design businesses working in interior and exhibition design?
Most interior and exhibition design businesses have a fee income or budget of less than £100,000.
How does the financial performance1 of design businesses working in interior and exhibition design for the last year compare with that of the previous year?
42% of interior and exhibition design businesses consider that demand for their services has increased over the last 3 years, this is in line with other disciplines.
Clients of design businesses working in interior and exhibition design
Which industry sectors are interior and exhibition design businesses working in?
Interior and exhibition design businesses work across a wide range of sectors.
What percentage of interior and exhibition design businesses work in the public, private and third sectors?
Almost all interior and exhibition design businesses are active in the private sector.
Job market for design businesses working in interior and exhibitions design
What percentage of interior and exhibition design businesses are recruiting?
30% of design businesses working in interior and exhibition design recruited at least one designer last year ( all design businesses – 31% )
What percentage of interior and exhibition design businesses have made redundancies over the last year?
7% of design businesses in interior and exhibition design made redundancies last year ( all design businesses – 7% )