Temporary employment agency activities (SIC code 78200)
Temporary employment agency activities is UK SIC code 78200. It sits in division 78 (Employment activities) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 21,441 active UK companies list 78200 among their SIC codes. 12,078 of them list it first. That makes it the second most used code in its division.
21,441active UK companies list SIC 78200 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 78200 in numbers
21,441 companies is 0.41 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 78200 is the second most used of the 4 codes we track in division 78.
Only 12,078 of the 21,441 put it first. The other 9,363, 44 per cent, list it behind another code, so a search on the first code alone would miss most of them. Match any of the four positions and tighten it with a second filter.
ACTIVE COMPANIES BY REGISTERED-OFFICE POST TOWN (WHERE THE PAPERWORK SITS, NOT NECESSARILY THE WORK) · COMPANIES HOUSE PUBLIC RECORD, AUGUST 2026
London is the largest cluster at 23 per cent and the top five post towns hold 30 per cent, so the other 70 per cent sit across the rest of the country. A regional filter narrows the list without gutting it.
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This division covers the recruitment industry in all its forms. Permanent placement agencies use 78109.
Related SIC codes
How to read SIC 78200
SIC 78200 reads as division 78 (employment activities), group 782, class 7820, then the full five digits, inside section N, administrative and support service activities. A company picks its own codes, up to four, and Companies House does not check them, so 78200 is the company's own description of what it does, and 12,078 list it first where 21,441 list it anywhere.
Who sells into division 78
Recruitment firms buy a deep stack for their size. They need job board credits, sourcing tools, CRM and ATS platforms, invoice finance to cover contractor payroll, and back-office outsourcing.
About SIC 78200
How many UK companies use SIC code 78200?
21,441 active UK companies list 78200 (Temporary employment agency activities) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 12,078 put it first. The figures come from the August 2026 Companies House register snapshot, and count active companies only.
What is the difference between SIC codes 78109 and 78200?
Code 78109 covers placement agencies. They introduce candidates for permanent roles and earn a fee on hire. Code 78200 covers temporary agencies. They employ or engage workers, supply them to clients, and invoice for the hours worked. Cash flow and compliance differ sharply between the two. Agencies doing both usually register both codes. Companies House allows up to 4 per company, amendable on any confirmation statement.
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