Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy and the leading digital transformation partner for the UK public sector. Established over 30 years ago in 1990, the company has partnered with central government departments and agencies to transform how public services operate across Defence, Healthcare, Justice, Local Government, Transport, and more. In early 2022, Methods was acquired by the Alten Group, a global engineering firm with approximately 57,000 employees specializing in engineering and IT services, enabling Methods to leverage expanded resources while maintaining their specialized public sector expertise.
The company's comprehensive capabilities span Strategy, Analysis, Operations, Implementation, Customer Experience, Product Development, and User-Centred Design. Their service offerings include Cloud solutions (migration, application management, software engineering), Cyber security (resilience, incident response, penetration testing, NCSC services), Data and AI (analytics, business intelligence, data strategy), Change management, and Digital services. What sets Methods apart is their human-centric approach - they believe in creating value and sustainability through people, technology, and data. Their 'Design, Enable, Run, Build' philosophy focuses on designing with expertise, enabling resilient systems that adapt to new threats, running operations through cloud accelerators and partnerships, and building critical infrastructure across Programme Management, DevOps, and Managed Services.