Whether or not you’re on the lookout for the suitable company accomplice or benchmarking your personal efficiency towards opponents, our 2026 UK Companies Benchmarking Report is a must-read. Jam-packed with insights and new sections, it’s the right instrument for choosing an company. On this weblog, we break down the highest 10 advertising companies within the UK, whereas highlighting a couple of company developments.
Earlier than we dive in, it’s value noting that this yr’s findings are primarily based on responses from 68 UK companies, in comparison with 83 companies in 2025. This yr, we highlighted the standard suspects from the highest 10 quickest growers to the perfect specialist companies. And the highest 10 highest-earners in gross revenue? See under and head to their web site for those who’re concerned with extra information.
- Dentsu B2B
- Bray Leino
- Ledger Bennett, a Havas firm
- Gravity International
- Brands2Life
- tmp
- IMG: Intermedia International
- Transmission
- Twogether (a PRETZL Firm)
- Omne
Dentsu B2B ranks #1 this yr with a gross revenue of £42 million. Final yr, the company got here in at #2, and it additionally secured the highest spot in our 2025 US version of the report – signaling continued momentum for the enterprise. Will it declare the #1 place within the US once more this yr? Solely time will inform. Bray Leino and Ledger Bennett take second and third place respectively, with each companies climbing increased within the rankings in contrast with final yr. Wanting throughout the info, a couple of clear developments additionally started to emerge.
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Regardless of the smaller pattern, the info continues to point out a constant development: modest however sustained development. We noticed a 3.5% enhance in the newest monetary yr’s common gross revenue from £5.70 million within the earlier monetary yr to £5.93 million. Wanting again on earlier editions, we seen a gradual enhance through the years.
In 2024, we reported a mean gross revenue of £5.40 million, £5.60 million in 2023, and £5.91 million in 2022. Apparently, after we checked out this yr’s gross revenue, it truly hasn’t been this excessive since 2021 the place we reported £5.92 million. This factors to sluggish however regular restoration in a market nonetheless formed by financial uncertainty.
That uncertainty is mirrored in different methods. 39% of companies describe the present B2B advertising atmosphere as difficult, whereas 51.4% cite strain on purchasers’ budgets as a really vital problem. So in essence, development is returning, however it stays hard-won.
Along with these insights and the league tables, we now have additionally included new sections in our report together with a consumer satisfaction part which outlines company NPS scores, consumer retention charges and far more, in addition to a regional map.
So for those who’re on the lookout for extra benchmarks to your company search, we extremely counsel downloading our report right here.
