62.139
Sub-class
Software development of general-purpose applications, and other software development n.e.c.
SDMX: K62139
Sub-class Level
1 Depth
0 Children
0 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
Designing, writing, modifying, testing and supporting software with broad general-purpose applications, that is developed for business use across sectors and industries and is not specialised to one sector or industry application, and other software development not classified under 62.11 and 62.12 This subclass includes: - software applications with wide use cases, such as productivity software and database software - software applications that are general purpose and designed for use across software development - systems software and related software, for example operating systems - cybersecurity software development for general purpose applications This subclass includes customising software so that it is functional within a clients' information system environment
✗ Excludes
This subclass excludes: - development of computer games, see 62.11 - e-commerce software applications, see 62.12/3 - enterprise management software, and other software applications relating to business services, see 62.12/6 - machine learning applications, artificial intelligence (AI) / machine vision and Large Language Models (LLMs) that are developed for use across sectors and industries and not specialised to one sector or industry application, see 62.13/1
Frequently Confused With
Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXProgrammers and software development professionals
SOC 2020:2134 Common titles: Software engineer, Web developer
IT quality and testing professionals
SOC 2020:2136 Common titles: Software tester, QA analyst
IT network professionals
SOC 2020:2137 Common titles: Network engineer, Systems admin
Related Occupations
Web design professionalsInformation technology professionals n.e.c.
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section J (Software development of general-purpose applications, and other software development n.e.c.).
Frequently confused with
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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