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The West Midlands’ regional economy is booming.
Our skilled talent pool and lower operating costs and living conditions compared to the capital and other international cities have made the region of the UK’s most compelling locations to work.
Combined with our unprecedented levels of investment into the region’s infrastructure (including transformational schemes such as HS2), the high number of established companies, global firms and start-up businesses based in the region provide ample opportunity to find a job you love at the salary you want.
Economic strength
The West Midlands is an economic powerhouse, with a higher economic output than Morocco, Slovakia or Cuba. From our sector strengths mentioned above, to our business accelerators, R&D offering and high number of foreign direct investments, the region is an exciting place to work and earn.
Better value for your salary
A huge benefit of the West Midlands is how far your money can go. With housing cheaper than the national average (and much cheaper than London) and an economy strong in multiple sectors, you can earn well and live better.
A region of strong economic sectors
Advanced Manufacturing
The region is the country’s leading centre for advanced manufacturing, responsible for a third of all British-made cars and one in four engines. Despite its long-standing manufacturing heritage, the region is firmly positioning itself as the forefront of the UK’s Green Industrial Revolution, with low carbon industries now representing its fastest growing sector generating £12bn p.a with 5,100 low carbon businesses employing a 94,000 strong workforce.
Creative and Digital Technologies – UK Gaming
Leamington Spa is dubbed ‘Silicon Spa’ for the nationally significant concentration of gaming companies. Twenty-five per cent of all the UK’s computer games are produced here, which generate an estimated £224 million in GVA for the region each year.
Modern Business Services
Over 53,000 Financial and Professional Services companies are based in the region and employ over 331,000 people, making it the largest regional cluster outside of London.
Birmingham in particular is a destination of choice for major headquarters, including the Big Four – PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and EY – who all have their largest regional offices based in the city.
Meanwhile, as the UK’s first multi-city 5G testbed, the region boasts a rich supply chain of technology companies, spanning key sectors such as Telecoms, FinTech, Cybersecurity and Gaming.
Other major international brands also call the region home, with HSBC UK, Goldman Sachs, Jaguar Land Rover, KUKA, Lotus Cars, ASOS, Gymshark and BT all expanding major operations here in recent years.
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