Vertical: SEMIBase Year: 2024
Market Size (2024)
$1.89B
Projected (2035)
$4.80B
CAGR (2019–2035)
7.1%
Key Players
15+
This report covers UK LED Lighting Market with forecasts from 2019 to 2035. 15 key companies are profiled.
The UK LED Lighting Market market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.1% from 2019 to 2035.
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The growth of the UK LED lighting market is mainly driven by factors such as the increasing demand for energy-efficient lighting systems and the rising focus on LED standardization. Moreover, the development of advanced lighting systems creates an opportunity for market growth. However, the lack of awareness may slow the growth of the LED lighting market.
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View Subscription PlansThis report applies a rigorous multi-stage research process combining primary interviews, secondary data sources, and bottom-up market modelling to ensure accuracy and completeness across all segments and geographies.
Base Year
2024
Historical Period
2019 – 2023
Forecast Period
2025 – 2035
Primary Interviews
150+
Historical data (2019–2024) and forecast period (2024–2035)
Our research process spans primary interviews with industry stakeholders combined with comprehensive secondary data analysis, validated through triangulation across multiple independent sources.
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View Subscription Plansichael Porter’s ive orces model provides a framewor to study the LED lighting mar et. trategic business managers, trying to gain an edge over competing firms in the LED lighting market, can utilize this model to better understand the industry in which the firm operates. The components of each of the forces and the degree of impact of each component in the context of the LED lighting market have been broken down and analyzed. ▪ Availability of Close Substitutes (Moderate) ▪ Buyer Propensity to Substitutes (Moderate) Bargaining Power of Buyers (Moderate) ▪ Buyer Concentration (Low) ▪ Brand Identity (Moderate) Intensity of Rivalry (High) ▪ Industry Growth (High) ▪ Competition among Manufacturers (High) ▪ Product Differentiation (Moderate) Philips, OSRAM, Hubbell, and Panasonic are a few prominent players operating in the UK LED lighting market. These companies have a wide geographical presence and possess a high market share UK. The development of smart lighting control solutions requires high capital investment and technical expertise. However, due to the rapid growth of smart cities and smart homes and the availability of connected devices, new players are heavily investing in entering the LED lighting market.
The moderate government regulations regarding worker safety restrict the entry of new players to a certain extent. Thus, the threat of new entrants in the UK LED lighting market is expected to be moderate during the forecast period. The suppliers in the LED lighting market are the providers of components such as sensors, ballast, and active & passive electrical components. The system integrators perform horizontal integration of these suppliers with software/application developers. This integration is subject to long-term agreements between suppliers and integrators, which increases the cost of switching from one supplier to another. The use of electronic and optoelectronic components for manufacturing LED depends upon the end-use application. Furthermore, the differentiation among the components is moderate. Thus, the overall bargaining power of suppliers in the UK LED lighting market is expected to remain high throughout the forecast period. Currently, there are no direct substitutes for LED lighting available in the UK market. However, software can be an internal substitute. As software integrated with IoT platforms serve as a complementary product to smart lighting, only a limited number of buyers are inclined towards adopting the implementation of these systems due to the instability of IoT platforms.
Thus, the threat of substitutes is expected to have a low degree of impact on the UK LED lighting market during the forecast period. The buyers in the LED lighting market comprise new constructions, renovation buildings, offices, hotels and restaurants, and public infrastructure. The cost of procuring LED components and fixtures at this stage is high, which also limits the actual concentration of buyers in a region. Moreover, the impact of brand identity is moderate in the UK market. Thus, the bargaining power of buyers in the UK LED lighting market is expected to be moderate during the forecast period. The existing players in the LED lighting market compete based on industry expertise, regional presence, and product offerings. OSRAM, Lutron, Panasonic, Digital Lumens, and Cree are a few of the key established players in the LED lighting market. Hence, it becomes challenging for new players to compete with the established key players and provide users with better and advanced services. Such factors are expected to create a high degree of rivalry among the players in the UK LED lighting market during the forecast period.
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The UK LED Lighting Market market is projected to reach $4.80B by 2035, growing at 7.1% CAGR. The Surface Mounted Devices (SMD) LEDs segment holds the largest share.
Introduction
The growth of the UK LED lighting market is mainly driven by factors such as the increasing demand for energy-efficient lighting systems and the rising focus on LED standardization. Moreover, the development of advanced lighting systems creates an opportunity for market growth. However, the lack of awareness may slow the growth of the LED lighting market.
Increasing demand for energy-efficient lighting systems
Lighting is frequently employed in everyday life. It has a significant impact on the quality of life and the productivity of workforces. Artificial lighting extends the working day, allowing people to work in their homes, workplaces, buildings, and industries. Lighting is one of the least expensive goods for implementing such solutions. LED lights and luminaires are quickly becoming popular in general lighting applications across the world. This product demand is anticipated to increase as LED technology improves in terms of performance and becomes less expensive, replacing conventional light sources with more efficient and higher-performing LED technology.
This can be helpful in achieving low maintenance costs and longer operational life of LED lights compared to conventional lights. LEDs are being widely deployed at parking lots, tunnels, stadiums, and streets. Moreover, the increasing government initiatives promoting the usage of energy-efficient lighting sources and reducing energy consumption are augmenting the demand for LED lighting solutions. Local authorities in several countries are adopting these systems to completely replace their current lighting systems. The state government of the UK started replacing the existing conventional streetlights with smart, energy-efficient LED lights. Hence, energy efficiency, combined with low carbon emissions and thermal pollution, has made LEDs a popular choice. According to recent analyses for the UK, shifting from conventional lighting to LED and connected-LED systems could lead to very substantial electricity and cost savings nationwide. For example, Signify estimates that converting the UK & Ireland’s professional lighting market to LED could save around 16.1 TWh of electricity per year — equivalent to the annual consumption of over 4.3 million households. Beyond professional and commercial buildings, for households the savings are also meaningful: replacing inefficient bulbs with LEDs could save a typical UK home about £250 annually, according to Signify’s calculations under current energy-price conditions.
Rising focus on LED standardization
Standardization, as an open innovation process, constitutes a new sort of innovation indicator. To represent the deployment of knowledge in newly developed products, innovation indicators are becoming increasingly important. Standardization is critical while developing new technologies and supporting important continuing trends, such as the development of "smart" technologies and large-scale complex systems. It is crucial to create the rules that regulate these advances and their consequences for society. The primary purpose of smart street lighting was energy efficiency by adjusting the light intensity based on several parameters. Street lighting on municipal roads is being digitalized and is now becoming part of a smart city approach. The main aim is to make cities feel safer, make lights more efficient, electricity poles multifunctional, and push down maintenance and energy costs in various ways. New technologies are transforming light fixtures into multifunctional interactive systems that can communicate with their environment.
There are many smart LED lighting solutions available in the market, such as TV ILIGHt's intelligent streetlight control solution, Owlet IoT - Connected Lighting, Welight, Seak Smart City - smart lighting control, Humble Lamppost - integrated multifunctional smart lamppost, and OmniflowIn the UK, several cities have recently launched LED-based smart-street-lighting programmes — pointing to growing momentum behind efficient, connected lighting infrastructure. For example, in 2024 Signify supported Milton Keynes City Council in upgrading 18,000 public lights to LED, a move projected to save around 5 million kWh annually (equating to roughly £2 million per year in energy costs) once complete. Similarly, in 2023 to 2025 Sefton Council committed to upgrade 26,000 public light points with energy-efficient LED fixtures, expecting to save over 7.16 million kWh annually amounting to about £1.8 million per year, while also cutting maintenance costs by nearly 45%. Another good example is Salford City Council, which replaced more than 10,000 old streetlights with LEDs through a retrofit programme implemented by Thorn Lighting, achieving roughly 60% energy savings compared to the previous sodium-based lighting system. The higher quality light provided by the LED technology is anticipated to improve visibility and safety.
Thus, the rising focus on LED standardization is expected to drive the growth of the UK LED lighting market during the forecast period.
The adoption of improved advanced lighting systems is one of the most cost-effective ways for commercial building owners to reduce energy usage, save on operating expenses, and reduce their carbon footprints due to substantial advancements in lighting technology. Upgrades in lighting also improve the quality and aesthetics of an area, improving user comfort and raising property values and rentals. Lighting system improvements may be performed at varying levels of complexity, ranging from changing specific components (such as bulbs, ballasts, or sensors) to relighting or rebuilding entire rooms. Advancements in LED technology and continued innovation by prominent market players are contributing to the high LED lighting sales across the UK. The emergence of smart light filling technology is anticipated to boost the growth potential of the market. For example, Signify Holding introduced its GreenPower LED Interlighting Gen 3 technology to promote efficient development in crops. Such developments are likely to pave the way for new growth opportunities in the region. In the UK market, companies continue to strengthen their LED lighting portfolios through the integration of advanced wireless technologies, supporting the rapid shift toward smart and connected lighting.
For example, in June 2024, Signify expanded its WiZ smart-lighting range in the UK and Ireland with new Wi-Fi-enabled LED strips, smart switches, and outdoor lights, enhancing wireless control across residential applications. Similarly, in 2025, Signify upgraded its Philips Hue ecosystem with the launch of the Hue Bridge Pro, which supports Wi-Fi connectivity, higher device capacity, and improved motion-sensing functionality, enabling more scalable wireless lighting networks for UK homes and commercial spaces. Product innovation also remains a key market strategy, with manufacturers increasingly incorporating Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and mesh-network capabilities into their fixtures to meet the growing demand for intelligent building solutions. These ongoing advancements in wireless and smart LED technologies are expected to significantly boost adoption across the UK, presenting lucrative growth and investment opportunities for companies operating in the nation’s evolving LED lighting market.
Lack of Awareness
Despite the clear energy- and cost-saving potential of efficient lighting, awareness remains limited among many investors, architects, designers, developers and construction firms in the UK. Lighting is often viewed as a minor line item in construction projects, overshadowed by structural, mechanical or aesthetic considerations. As a result, selection of energy-efficient lighting solutions particularly ones tailored to the needs of individual buildings or rooms is not always prioritised. While upfront costs for lighting hardware may appear modest, and labour and electricity are recurring costs, many decision-makers overlook the long-term operational savings. In the UK, for example, typical residential electricity tariffs in 2025 are about 25-27 pence per kWh under the current energy price cap. Switching from halogen or incandescent bulbs to LED lighting which uses around 80–90% less electricity and lasts many times longer can substantially reduce energy consumption and maintenance needs. Nevertheless, many stakeholders are still unaware of the cumulative savings over the lifespan of the installation, and tend to treat lighting as a short-term cost rather than a long-term investment. This lack of awareness and the low perceived priority of lighting costs continue to act as a significant restraint on the broader adoption of efficient LED lighting across the UK building market. Furthermore, institutional and behavioural barriers such as absence of robust energy-performance metrics for buildings and limited incentives for project developers to invest in long-term operating cost reductions deepen the problem.
Recent UK Case studies and reports
According to Signify, switching to LED lighting in the UK & Ireland could save the average British household as much as £250 per year, by replacing old incandescent/inefficient bulbs with LEDs (~£15–£18 saved per bulb).
A retrofit project at a UK university campus (replacing T8/T5 fluorescent and other older lighting with 26 W LED luminaires) achieved up to 83–85% reduction in lighting electricity consumption — resulting in annual savings of over £166,000 to £276,000 (depending on electricity prices), along with substantial CO₂ reductions.
According to a UK public-sector supplier framework (LASER Energy), upgrading to LED lighting in public buildings can cut lighting electricity usage by up to 70%, while doubling the lifespan of light fittings (10+ years), thereby reducing both energy and maintenance costs.
For large organisations such as NHS which run lighting systems 24/7 in many areas combining LED upgrades with smart controls and energy-management tools could yield annual savings in the hundreds of millions of pounds, thanks to reduced energy use, lower maintenance, and improved operational efficiency.
The adoption of improved advanced lighting systems is one of the most cost-effective ways for commercial building owners to reduce energy usage, save on operating expenses, and reduce their carbon footprints due to substantial advancements in lighting technology. Upgrades in lighting also improve the quality and aesthetics of an area, improving user comfort and raising property values and rentals. Lighting system improvements may be performed at varying levels of complexity, ranging from changing specific components (such as bulbs, ballasts, or sensors) to relighting or rebuilding entire rooms.
Advancements in LED technology and continued innovation by prominent market players are contributing to the high LED lighting sales across the UK. The emergence of smart light filling technology is anticipated to boost the growth potential of the market. For example, Signify Holding introduced its GreenPower LED Interlighting Gen 3 technology to promote efficient development in crops. Such developments are likely to pave the way for new growth opportunities in the region. In the UK market, companies continue to strengthen their LED lighting portfolios through the integration of advanced wireless technologies, supporting the rapid shift toward smart and connected lighting. For example, in June 2024, Signify expanded its WiZ smart-lighting range in the UK and Ireland with new Wi-Fi-enabled LED strips, smart switches, and outdoor lights, enhancing wireless control across residential applications. Similarly, in 2025, Signify upgraded its Philips Hue ecosystem with the launch of the Hue Bridge Pro, which supports Wi-Fi connectivity, higher device capacity, and improved motion-sensing functionality, enabling more scalable wireless lighting networks for UK homes and commercial spaces. Product innovation also remains a key market strategy, with manufacturers increasingly incorporating Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and mesh-network capabilities into their fixtures to meet the growing demand for intelligent building solutions. These ongoing advancements in wireless and smart LED technologies are expected to significantly boost adoption across the UK, presenting lucrative growth and investment opportunities for companies operating in the nation’s evolving LED lighting market.
opportunity Impact Forecast
COVID-19 has impacted various industries across the globe resulting in travel bans, worldwide lockdown, and the slowdown in the supply chain of multiple businesses. The semiconductor industry has also been deeply affected by the ongoing unprecedented event and witnessed a sharp decline in revenues due to the uncertain positioning of technological devices. Despite the growing uncertainties, semiconductors manufacturers, especially LED makers, are trying to continue the operations and working on their long-term strategies. Many semiconductor manufacturers are also collaborating with their partners and specific markets with consistent business stability. For instance, while focusing on the health and safety of their employees, the semiconductor manufacturers are making constant efforts for research, designs, and manufacturing processes.
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Profiles of 115 companies operating in the UK LED Lighting Market market, including revenue, employee count, and market positioning where available.
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UK LED Lighting Market By Led Type
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UK LED Lighting Market By Product Type - Luminaires
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