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“Smith encourages investment in Scotland’s quantum sector. The test is the skilled jobs it creates.”

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Aberdeen vs Stirling for tech

Aberdeen has more tech companies than Stirling on ayeoh's register: 572 against 399 (2 Nov 2026).

Aberdeen

572 companies on the register; 317 with filed accounts we can read; most common sector Software (415); largest by net assets North East Telecommunications (£4.1m).

North East Telecommunications

Stirling

399 companies on the register; 243 with filed accounts we can read; most common sector Software (307); largest by net assets Thom Micro Systems (£2.3m).

Thom Micro Systems

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Counts are companies on ayeoh's register of Scottish technology firms, rebuilt daily; they are not a census. How ayeoh sources its data.

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