Software NI is a non-profit organisation established in 2022 as the representative body for software engineering companies in Northern Ireland.
Six founding member companies underwrote the organisation for its first three years of operation, and we now have over 150 members. Founding member companies are:
Vision
Our 50 and Five by 35 vision was established in 2024. We aim to accelerate and double the size of the Software industry in NI to 50,000 jobs by 2035, at which point we estimate the software industry will contribute around £5 billion in Gross Value Added to our local economy. In 2024 we estimated the Industry contributed £1.7 billion annually and employed 23,000 people across approximately 2,200 businesses.
To reach our goal, we work with key decision makers to create the best operating conditions for people and companies in the sector. This includes Schools, Skills, Sales and Scaling systems, as well as things impacting on the future of the sector itself.
All activity is based on accelerating the industry in the shortest time possible, whilst securing long-term foundations and success.
Founding Mission Statement:
“We are the voice of the software industry in Northern Ireland. We exist to lobby and support strategy and policy development to ensure that Northern Ireland becomes the world leading region for innovative software businesses leading to a sustainable and prosperous economic future.”
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