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Access the latest insights and resources
from the JEDHub.

The UK Defence Solutions Centre is home to the Joint Economic Data Hub (JEDHub) and is a collaborative initiative to improve the understanding of the defence sector’s contribution to the UK economy. Designed to provide better, consistent, and impartial data, the JEDHub is supported by government, industry and academia.

JEDHub considers the economic contribution the defence sector makes to the UK economy in a number of ways – including its national and regional contribution; its contribution to skills and productivity; as well as its impact on international trade and the broader UK supply chain.

The latest 2023 Annual
Economic Report is
now available.

The second Annual Economic Report continues to support the JEDHub’s efforts in quantifying the contribution of the UK defence sector to the wider economy, the 2023 JEDHub Annual Economic Report is the second in a series of annual reports. The report, based on the findings of the 2022 JEDHub Industry Survey, covers themes including:

  • International and domestic turnover
  • Regional and national employment
  • Supply chains
  • Demographics and skills
  • Defence productivity

This second JEDHub report provides new insights into how the defence sector continues to contribute to the economic wellbeing of communities right across the UK, including through high-paying jobs.

I am delighted that industry and government are continuing to work together in helping us grow our understanding of that vital contribution.

James Cartlidge - Minister for Defence Procurement

Data and Methodologies

Data and Methodologies from the 2023 JEDHub Annual Economic Report.

Data associated with the report is available to download by clicking here

The accompanying methodology annexes are available to download by clicking here