Security

Explore companies in the security sector, from security contractors, monitoring providers, access-control specialists and protective-service businesses. This grouping pulls together businesses involved in private security activities, security systems service activities, and investigation activities.

Work in this space can include roles such as security officer, surveillance specialist, control-room operator, contract manager, compliance lead and security operations manager. Whether you are looking for hands-on delivery, specialist expertise, client-facing work or leadership responsibility, security offers a wider range of employers and career routes than a raw SIC list suggests.

Use the county filter below to see security companies in a specific part of the UK, then jump into hiring signals or review the SIC codes that define the sector.

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SIC codes included

Security is grouped here under 3 SIC codes. Each one is listed with its plain-English activity description so the grouping feels like a real industry map, not just a number dump.

80100

Private security activities

80200

Security systems service activities

80300

Investigation activities

Typical job titles

This industry is typically looking for people in roles like these.

security officer surveillance specialist control-room operator contract manager compliance lead security operations manager

Security companies

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