We’re very excited to announce the Top 50 Digital Agencies in the North of England for 2021!
Mustard has collaborated with Prolific North for the past 9 years to compile the Top 50 Digital rankings, an annual league table of the biggest digital agencies in the North West.
The list is created using financial data including balance sheet funds, turnover, percentage growth and headcount. All data is verified against information available on Companies House, but we do encourage agencies to submit their own data.
Despite the Coronavirus pandemic it has been a successful year for many agencies, with 40 of our Top 50 reporting year-on-year growth.
For the sixth year in a row Stickyeyes is in the number one spot, followed by IDHL Group and Dept.
Yorkshire agencies dominate the rankings, with six of the top ten agencies hailing from the White Rose County (Stickyeyes, IDHL Group, Twenty Six Digital, Search Laboratory, CDS, ICS-digital).
After acquiring Delete in 2020, Kagool has seen the highest movement up the league table, jumping from 39th last year to 9th in 2021. The SEO works, Netsells and Journey Further have also climbed up the ranking, jumping 19, 11 and 10 places respectively.
Rise at Seven and Evolved are new to the rankings this year, placing in 24th and 35th. Stone Junction, Connective 3, and Prodo have also broken into the top 50 this year, ranking in 45th, 44th and 41st position.
A big thank you to all the agencies who submitted data this year, we look forward to hearing from you again next time!
See below for the full rankings:
| 2021 | 2020 | Company Name | North of England Office | Ownership | Clients 2020 |
| 1 | 1 | Optimum4 Ltd (previously StickyEyes) | Leeds | Interpublic | Adobe, Etihad Airways, Groupon, Hertz, Lloyds Banking Group |
| 2 | 4 | IDHL Group | Harrogate | Independent | Casio, Barker and Stonehouse, Aviva, TTi, Cloud Nine |
| 3 | 3 | Dept | Manchester | Independent | London Marathon Events, Nikon, Triumph Motorcycles, St James’s Place Wealth Management, Hilti |
| 4 | 2 | Visualsoft | Stockton-on-Tees, Newcastle & Manchester | Independent | Eternal Collection, Milton Diamonds, Fusion Living, Daniel Footwear |
| 5 | 7 | Twenty Six Digital | Leeds | Part of MSQ | Arla, Asda Money, Fortnum & Mason, P&G & Wilko |
| 6 | 5 | Search Laboratory | Leeds | Independent | Hootsuite, Viking, giffgaff, Studio, Oasis |
| 7 | 8 | CDS | Leeds | Baird Group | Yorkshire Water, Bank of England, Insight Investments, Metropolitan Police Service, Cabinet Office |
| 8 | 14 | ICS-digital | Leeds | Spotlight Sports Group | bet365, 888, Betfair, IG, Badoo |
| 9 | 39 | Delete / Kagool – aquired in 2020 | Manchester | Independent | Welsh Water, Barratt Homes, Park Dean Resorts, London Metal Exchange, NTT |
| 10 | 18 | CTI Digital | Manchester, Lancaster | CTI Holdings | : McGraw Hill Education, Little Greene, London Transport Museum, Durham |
| 11 | 16 | Media Works | Newcastle | Independent | Dune London, Cath Kidston, Lil-Lets, Michelin, Scottish Power |
| 12 | 11 | And Digital | Manchester, Leeds, Halifax | Independent | N Brown Group, Missguided, Co-op, Covea Insurance and Department for Education. |
| 13 | 23 | Journey Further | Leeds & Manchester | Independent | Sky, TravelSupermarket, Virgin Money, Claire’s, Oddbox |
| 14 | 6 | Edit | Leeds | Kin and Carta plc | L&G, Tesco Bank, Confused.com, Pizza Hut |
| 15 | 13 | EPAM (was Think) | Newcastle | EPAM | |
| 16 | 10 | Summit Media | Brough | TCC Global | Argos, boohoo, Durex, pets at home, Speedy |
| 17 | 12 | Code Computerlove | Manchester | Mediacom/WPP | Hillarys Blinds, JCT600, Abel & Cole Ltd, The Go Ahead Group plc, Bayer CropScience Ltd |
| 18 | 24 | Click Consult | Hooton, Cheshire | Ceuta Group | Tesco, Viesmann, ThePost Office, AGE UK, CHUMS |
| 19 | 25 | Regital | Manchester | Independent | Arla Foods, Macdonald Hotels, Morphy Richards, Subway, Ted Baker |
| 20 | 15 | Apadmi | Manchester | Independent | United Utilities, Co-op, Charles Stanley, Lexus, BBC, NHS |
| 21 | 20 | Fat Media | Lancaster | Independent | Lakeland, Four Seasons Healthcare, Yotel, Typhoo |
| 22 | 17 | Activewin | Manchester | Independent | Betfred, Wigan Warriors, GGRecon.com, Payzone, wearediscounts.com |
| 23 | 42 | The SEO Works | Sheffield | Independent | Rab, Decathlon, Benenen Health, OS Maps, TJ Hughes |
| 24 | new entry | Rise at seven | Sheffield | Independent | GoCompare, Parkdean Resorts, Pretty Little Thing, Lloyds Pharmacy, Taylor & Hart |
| 25 | 26 | Hedgehog Lab | Newcastle | Independent | Deliveroo, Microsoft, Honcho, E-On, Newcastle city council |
| 26 | 32 | Mosquito Digital | Manchester | CTI Holdings (post figs) | STADA Group, Vilenda, Basketball England, Zoflora, British Nutrition Foundation, Horlicks |
| 27 | 34 | Nexer Digital Ltd (formally Sigma) | Macclesfield | Sigma IT Consulting Group | Astra Zeneca, Department for Education, Nest, Mind, UKRI |
| 28 | 27 | Mando | Liverpool | Independent | USS, British Red Cross, Together Money, The AA |
| 29 | 21 | Degree 53 | Manchester | Independent | Betfred, Health Assured, Loterie Romande, FDJ, Furness Building Society |
| 30 | 28 | Leighton | Durham | Independent | BA, Tourism Australia |
| 31 | 31 | 9xb | Harrogate & Leeds | Independent | Euro Car Parts, Jigsaw24, Watco, Arleigh Group and Astrak |
| 32 | 29 | Cantarus | Manchester | Independent | RCGP, Frasers Group INTO University Partnerships Worldpay |
| 33 | 41 | Netsells | York | Independent | Hiscox, Warburtons, Trainline, YourParkingSpace, Costa Coffee |
| 34 | 35 | Enigma | Newcastle | Independent | Barbour, NHS, Superdrug,, Solopress, Western Power Distribution |
| 35 | new entry | Evolved | Newcastle upon Tyne | Independent | Select Car Leasing, PSA Groupe, tombola, SIG Group Plc, Ocean Finance |
| 36 | 30 | Engage Interactive | Leeds | Independent | Roadchef, Clarion Solicitors, Jet2 Holidays, Whitbread, Taylors |
| 37 | 37 | Clicky Media | Chester | Indpendent | Raleigh, Little Mistress, Toad Hall, Sykes Cottages, Elegant Resorts |
| 38 | 33 | Enjoy Digital | Leeds | Independent | Valspar, Ronseal, Bank of Ireland, Nisa, V&A Baths |
| 39 | 36 | Ampersand | Manchester | Independent | Secret Sales, Swoon Editions, Seraphine, Selco |
| 40 | 47 | Tangent | Newcastle | Independent | SAP, IWG, UKPN, The Labour Party, Wolseley |
| 41 | 60 | Prodo Digital | Chester | Independent | Orbit Group, Emirates Old Trafford, totalfitness, Red Bull |
| 42 | 40 | Parallax | Leeds | Independent | Avro Energy, Trax, Lucy Zodion, Cauldron and SmartSearch |
| 43 | 44 | Shout Digital | Newcastle | Independent | Parkdean Resorts, Northumbrian Water, NUFC, Newcastle Airport |
| 44 | new entry | Connective3 | Leeds | Independent | Wren, thortful, Comparethemarket.com, Strata Homes, Lowell, Royal London |
| 45 | 54 | Stone Junction | Stafford | Independent | Houghton Int, EMS, CPA, Sandvik, Crosser, nextgen |
| 46 | 43 | Space48 | Manchester | Independent | Charlotte Tilbury, Better Bathrooms, Cox and Cox, Betty’s |
| 47 | 46 | PushOn | Manchester | Independent | Medline, Invopak, Puretec, SilverCross, Korg |
| 48 | 45 | Bolser | Leeds | Independent | Microsoft, Xbox, Discovery Channel, American Insurance Group (AIG), The Football Foundation. |
| 49 | moved from integrated | Access Advertising | Manchester | Independent | Edrington, WaterAid, Stagecoach, National Grid, SC Johnson Professional |
| 50 | 78 | Banc | Salford | Independent | Central and North West London Foundation Trust,Dolce Catering, Grape Tree, Art of Maintenance |
