UK SIC 62.12—Software development specialised to industry or product applications, excluding computer games

Where 62.12 sits

1. K Telecommunication, computer programming, consulting, computing infrastructure and other information service activities
2. 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
3. 62.1 Computer programming activities
4. 62.12 Software development specialised to industry or product applications, excluding computer games

Contains 9 narrower codes

• 62.121 Software development specialised for applications in science, technology and industrial production
• 62.122 Software development specialised for applications in construction, structural engineering and architecture
• 62.123 Software development specialised for applications in retail and distribution services
• 62.124 Software development specialised for applications in creative media, immersive and interactive uses, excluding video games
• 62.125 Software development specialised for applications in financial services
• 62.126 Software development specialised for applications in law, accounting and other professional business services
• 62.127 Software development specialised for applications in advertising
• 62.128 Software development specialised for applications in health and medicine
• 62.129 Software development specialised to industry or product applications n.e.c

What 62.12 includes

• Where they are for specialised industrial and product applications
• Designing the structure and content of, the writing, modifying (including updates and patches), testing and maintaining of software and applications, including: • systems software • business and finance software applications • machine learning applications, artificial intelligence (ai) / machine vision and large language models (llms) • artificial intelligence / machine vision applications • cybersecurity applications • distributed ledger applications • databases and web pages
• Customising of software, i.e. modifying and configuring an existing application so that it is functional within the clients' information system environment
• Development of applications for use in specialised industries and products

What 62.12 excludes

• Publishing of software or gaming on demand services, cloud-based software and gaming applications, see 58.2
• Development of software associated with publishing, see 58.2
• Translation or adaptation of non-customised software for a particular market on own account, see 58.29
• Operation of online gaming and video game sites, independent of publishing the games or video games software, see 60.39
• Planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software and communication technologies, even though providing software might be an integral part, see 62.20
• Data processing activities (e.g. by using blockchain / distributed ledger technology (dlt)), see 63.10
• Operation of gambling sites, see 92.00
• Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment, see 95.10

62.12 in other systems