Scottish tech's frontpage
ayeoh.io

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

The lion rampant
Guide

Edinburgh vs Aberdeen for tech

Edinburgh has more tech companies than Aberdeen on ayeoh's register: 3,162 against 572 (2 Nov 2026).

Edinburgh

3,162 companies on the register; 1,691 with filed accounts we can read; most common sector Software (2,399); largest by net assets 2I Group (£13.3m).

2I Group

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

The full lists

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

More guides

Today's Scottish tech news on the front page