UK SPPI: professional, scientific and technical
UK SPPI: professional, scientific and technical stood at 129.6 in Q2 2026, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is one of the indicators in the Services producer prices table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q4 2008 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Services producer prices table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Services price index by industry | |||||||||||
| M Professional, scientific and technical | 129.6 | 128.2 | 126.6 | 124.1 | 123.8 | 123.7 | 121.6 | 122.4 | 122.5 | 121.3 | |
| M69 Legal and accounting services | 158.6 | 159.5 | 156.6 | 154.9 | 149.1 | 148.6 | 145.3 | 146 | 145.5 | 144.1 |
Understanding UK SPPI: professional, scientific and technical
Specialised corporate expertise spanning legal advice, accountancy, engineering consultancy, advertising placements, and scientific testing is synthesised into this aggregate measure. It captures fee-earning knowledge services commissioned by enterprises across the United Kingdom, sitting as the headline indicator above its underlying divisional breakdowns. Routine facility management, clerical agency staffing, and general office maintenance belong to separate operational support categories.
Because this high-level aggregate combines diverse pricing models—ranging from hourly professional billing to project-based architectural milestone payments—it exhibits smoother trends than its constituent series. Year-on-year comparisons are recommended to bypass annual fee review cycles common across corporate consultancies. Updates occur across successive quarters as complex, milestone-dependent contracts conclude and submit finalised billing records.
Frequently asked questions
- What distinguishes this section-level aggregate from its underlying components?
- It aggregates all technical, professional, and scientific services into a single composite benchmark for corporate advisory costs.
- Are in-house corporate legal or scientific research teams included?
- Only outsourced, commercially invoiced business-to-business professional services are captured by the index.
- Why might this aggregate lag broader inflation movements?
- Professional retainers and legal panel agreements are typically renegotiated annually rather than adjusted each quarter.