# United Kingdom Total Sector: Purchased Software: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; COMPULSORY SOCIAL SECURITY: £m: CP: NSA ()

United Kingdom Total Sector: Purchased Software: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; COMPULSORY SOCIAL SECURITY: £m: CP: NSA () was up 32.5% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 47.9% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 53.00 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.3% (Q3 2021) to 233.3% (Q3 2019), averaging 34.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.BIZINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-EF9K.NACE-O`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (118 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/total-sector-purchased-software-public-administration-and-defence

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 53.00 £m | 32.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 210.0 £m | 47.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 73.00 £m | 40.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 70.00 £m | 204.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 40.00 £m | 233.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 142.0 £m | 51.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 52.00 £m | −24.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 23.00 £m | −39.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 12.00 £m | −36.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 94.00 £m | −11.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 69.00 £m | 68.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 38.00 £m | 11.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 19.00 £m | −5.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 106.0 £m | −10.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 41.00 £m | −10.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 34.00 £m | 54.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 20.00 £m | −37.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 118.0 £m | 59.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 46.00 £m | 43.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 22.00 £m | −46.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 32.00 £m | 18.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 74.00 £m | 17.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 32.00 £m | 68.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 41.00 £m | −18.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.BIZINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-EF9K.NACE-O"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.BIZINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-EF9K.NACE-O",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```