Industry Statistics and Trends
Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.0 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated £735.9m in 2025.
Trends and Insights
Movements in business confidence both help and hinder revenue
- Weak business confidence in recent years pushed some businesses that might otherwise have bought office equipment to turn to renting and leasing providers in order to reduce operational costs, boosting revenue. However, weak confidence can also limit demand as businesses put off expansion plans.
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Source: IBISWorld
Industry outlook (2025-2030)
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
A growing number of UK businesses pushes up revenue
- The industry is likely to reap the rewards of a slight increase in the number of businesses operating over the next five years. According to the Office for National Statistics, around 59% of UK businesses feel confident they'll comfortably manage their debt repayments by March 2025, pointing towards a stable financial outlook. With this positive forecast for many companies' finances, leasing providers can expect steady demand as more businesses become open to financing options such as office equipment leasing.
Biggest companies in the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing in the UK
| Company | Market Share (%)
2026 | Revenue (£m)
2026 |
|---|---|---|
Hamilton Rentals Ltd | 9.6 | |
Hire Intelligence International Ltd | 7.2 |
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Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Desktop, laptop and tablet computers, Peripheral computer equipment and Office furniture. Desktop, laptop and tablet computers is the largest segment of the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing in the UK.
Trends and Insights
The essential nature of computers keeps leases flooding in
- There are lots of different users renting and leasing computers, from freelancers working from home to multinational companies and large government departments.
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Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
Companies in this industry specialise in the rental and leasing of office machinery and equipment. They provide clients with computers, related peripheral devices and a wide range of office furniture options, catering to businesses that require temporary or long-term access to these products without the commitment of purchasing them.
What's included in this industry?
Desktop, laptop and tablet computersPeripheral computer equipmentOffice furnitureServers and related equipmentCompanies
Hamilton Rentals LtdHire Intelligence International LtdPurchase this report to view all 2 major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
SHORT-TERM RENTALLONG-TERM RENTALPERIPHERAL EQUIPMENTIndustry Code
SIC 77.33 - Office Equipment Rental & Leasing in the UK
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Flexible rentals attract less-confident businesses. When budgets tighten, companies shy away from large investments and prefer affordable, adjustable equipment leases instead...
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.
Analyst insight
SMEs dominate the market. Their small size means they’re eager to protect cash flow by leasing expensive office equipment instead of buying it. They also get to benefit from ...
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2025
- Product innovation level
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2025
- Major market segmentation in 2025
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
Economic activity skews business locations. Office equipment rental and leasing providers want to be located near plenty of businesses that can provide them with a steady str...
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
- Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of employees in each region in 2025
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across Europe, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
It’s hard for companies to differentiate themselves. The equipment the industry provides is all fairly similar; unless a leasing provider operates in a niche, they’re not lik...
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
There aren’t any major companies in this industry. There’s little room to differentiate through product offerings, while it’s hard to dominate across the UK because of the ad...
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
- Overview of Hamilton Rentals Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of Hire Intelligence International Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for Hamilton Rentals Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Hire Intelligence International Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
Leasing providers indirectly benefit from tax benefits. These allow clients to make savings on rented and leased equipment, pushing them towards the industry instead of buyin...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
Depreciation and purchases dominate the industry’s costs. They collectively take up around two-thirds of revenue. Leasing providers invest large sums in office equipment to l...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Liquidity Ratios (2019-2023)
- Coverage Ratios (2019-2023)
- Leverage Ratios (2019-2023)
- Operating Ratios (2019-2023)
- Assets (2019-2023)
- Liabilities (2019-2023)
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
- Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Average Wage (2015-2030)
- Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
- Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2015-2030)
- IVA (2015-2030)
- Establishments (2015-2030)
- Enterprises (2015-2030)
- Employment (2015-2030)
- Exports (2015-2030)
- Imports (2015-2030)
- Wages (2015-2030)
Top Questions Answered
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What is the market size of the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom in 2025?
The market size of the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom is £735.9m in 2025.
How many businesses are there in the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom in 2025?
There are 424 businesses in the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.0 % between 2020 and 2025.
How may import tariffs affect the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom?
The Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom?
The Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom has been declining at a CAGR of 1.0 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom?
The biggest companies operating in the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom are Hamilton Rentals Ltd and Hire Intelligence International Ltd
What does the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom include?
Desktop, laptop and tablet computers and Peripheral computer equipment are part of the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom?
The company holding the most market share in the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom is Hamilton Rentals Ltd.
How competitive is the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom?
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Office Equipment Rental & Leasing industry in the United Kingdom.
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