• The Security and Resilience Outlook from ADS highlights that the sector delivered £11.7 billion in exports in 2024, a 244% increase on 2014 figures
  • Turnover reached £24bn in 2024, a growth of 176% over the ten years 2014-2024
  • Dataset also reveals that half of all jobs are outside of London, with average salaries that are one third higher than the UK average

FARNBOROUGH (11 March 2025) – The latest data from ADS highlights that turnover in the Security and Resilience Sector reached £24 billion in 2024, representing growth of 176% from a decade earlier. The trade association for the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors also found that security and resilience exports now account for half of the sector’s revenue, having grown 244% since 2014 to reach £11.7 billion in 2024.

The Security and Resilience Outlook highlights the sector is undergoing three fundamental shifts relating to technology and cyber security; public safety and national resilience; and geopolitics and economic security.

The publication further reveals that in total 148,250 people are employed in the security and resilience sector, representing an 89% increase on 2014. The average salary for someone employed in the security sector has increased 47% in the last ten years to reach £49,000 – one third higher than the economy average.

Jon Gray, Director for the Security and Resilience sector at ADS commented:

“The Security and Resilience sector is a silent guardian to the UK, delivering world-leading technologies that keep our people safe, our country resilient and deliver on our international obligations. Against an increasing backdrop of geopolitical instability, we continue to form an industrial bedrock. For industry, the dynamic changes we are observing bring both challenges and commercial opportunities starting with investment in cyber defences through to shaping the next generation of security technologies.”

“With over 900 members active in the security and resilience space, we look forward to working with industry, government and academic stakeholders to ensure our full potential – and our obligations to society – are delivered in tandem.”

The full Security and Resilience Outlook can be read here.

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Notes to Editors

  1. ADS Group is the UK trade association for aerospace, defence, security and space organisations with more than 1,400 members.
  2. More than 900 of ADS member organisations are active in the Security & Resilience sector.
  3. Through a partnership with Dods, ADS delivers the Security & Policing event on behalf of the Home Office’s Joint Security and Resilience Centre