Professional services clearly outpaces the UK average on payment practices, scoring a 70 compared to the national 50; but with a score of 70, there's also significant room for improvement. The relatively small sample size of companies outside of London (only 60 out of 159) may skew regional averages, particularly for Wales with only one company represented.
While London houses the vast majority of companies analyzed (99), the South West exhibits the best payment performance with an average score of 82.5 based on seven companies, significantly exceeding the London average of 72.2. However, the small sample size in the South West makes this conclusion somewhat tentative.
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Despite an overall PaymentCheck score 20 points above the UK average, the stark contrast between top payers like Eversheds Sutherland (100/100) and bottom performers like Slater and Gordon (20.03/100) reveals a significant disparity in payment practices within the UK Professional Services sector.
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