---
title: "Data Payment Practices Report 2021"
date: 2022-02-20T00:00:00+00:00
url: https://paymentcheck.co.uk/blog/reports/data-payment-practices-2021
description: "Data Payment Practices Report 2021 - Payment practices analysis from PaymentCheck"
category: "Reports"
---

# Data Payment Practices Report 2021

# UK Data Sector Shows Strong Payment Performance, but Significant Disparities Remain

## The Numbers

*   Companies analysed: 61
*   Average PaymentCheck Score: 71.3/100
*   UK average (all sectors): 50.0/100
*   Outperformance vs UK average: 21.3 points
*   Top Payer: HYMANS ROBERTSON LLP - 96.7/100
*   Bottom Payer: REDCENTRIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED - 31.23/100
*   Regional average Scotland: 95.2/100 (1 company)
*   Regional average London: 74.4/100 (29 companies)

## What Stands Out

The data sector significantly outperforms the UK average in payment practices, suggesting a greater focus on timely supplier payments. However, the wide range between the top and bottom payers – a difference of 65.47 points – indicates a lack of consistency across the sector.

## Best Payers

1. [HYMANS ROBERTSON LLP](/company-search/OC310282/hymans-robertson-llp) - 96.7/100
2. [COMPARE THE MARKET LIMITED](/company-search/10636682/compare-the-market-limited) - 95.6/100
3. [PETROLEUM EXPERTS LIMITED](/company-search/SC126553/petroleum-experts-limited) - 95.2/100
4. [TRENCHANT LIMITED](/company-search/08127121/trenchant-limited) - 94.1/100
5. [ERNST & YOUNG LLP](/company-search/OC300001/ernst-young-llp) - 90.5/100

## Worst Payers

1. [REDCENTRIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED](/company-search/08322856/redcentric-solutions-limited) - 31.23/100
2. [SALESFORCE UK LIMITED](/company-search/05094083/salesforce-uk-limited) - 36.23/100
3. [ESRI (UK) LIMITED](/company-search/01288342/esri-uk-limited) - 44.9/100
4. [ARK DATA CENTRES LIMITED](/company-search/05656968/ark-data-centres-limited) - 46.2/100
5. [MACRO GROUP LIMITED](/company-search/04449811/macro-group-limited) - 47.87/100

## Regional Patterns

Scotland appears to lead in payment performance, with an average score of 95.2, but this is based on a sample size of only one company, so it's difficult to draw definitive conclusions. London, despite having the largest sample size with 29 companies, has a lower regional average of 74.4/100, suggesting that its concentration of data businesses doesn't necessarily translate to consistently good payment practices.

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## One-Line Takeaway

Despite an impressive sector average of 71.3, the 65.47-point gap between top and bottom payers highlights a need for more consistent and equitable payment practices within the UK data sector.