UK Standard Industrial Classification Code (UK SIC) generator

Last modified: April 3, 2025

The UK Standard Industrial Classification Code (UK SIC) generator creates numeric codes that classify businesses into specific industries based on the UK SIC system. These codes, usually 5 digits long, are used for economic analysis, regulatory compliance, and reporting purposes in the United Kingdom.

Note

If you select United Kingdom from the Country-specific data list on the Options page of the Data Generator Project Properties wizard, the UK Standard Industrial Classification Code (UK SIC) generator will be applied to columns that meet the matching rules, replacing the default (United States) generator.

Generator properties

The table provides key details about the generator, including the short name, example of the generated data, the supported data types, and whether it is specific to a particular country.

Short name	Example of generated data	Data type matching	Country-specific
UK SIC Code	4311, 0115, 9312, 2431, 69102, …	character varyingcharactertextsmallintintegerbigintbigint	UK

Matching rules

The generator can be assigned to a column that matches any of the following rules:

The column name starts with ‘UK’ or ‘GB’ and ends with ‘sic’, with any or no characters in between, regardless of the table name.
The column name starts with ‘industry’ or ‘SIC’ and ends with ‘code’, with any or no characters in between, regardless of the table name.

Configure additional options

The generator produces data based on a regular expression. Since it is built on the RegExp generator, see Regular Expression generator to customize settings and understand the correct usage of syntax.

The Text box displays a .csv file with the list of default UK SIC codes and titles. The default path to the file is C:\Users\Public\Documents\Devart\dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL\Data Generators\UKSICCodes.csv.