Workforce

Ansty Park has access to one of the highest concentrations of skilled and qualified staff anywhere in the UK.

Large catchment population*

• 1.63 million people
• 1.05 million of working age
• 0.76 million in employment

Young and vibrant workforce

The catchment offers a generally young population profile and its working age group is forecast to grow further. Thereby significantly out-performing a declining working age population expected in England over the next decade.

A knowledge based workforce

Employment in analytical instruments, automotive industries, telecommunications and information technology is between 21% and 25% higher than average levels in the West Midlands region. Furthermore there are 177,000 students in eight universities serving the catchment.

A quality workforce

15.3% of the work force are senior managers which compares favorably with a figure of 15.7% for the affluent South East. 13.6% of the workforce are qualified professionals compared to 13.1% nationally.

A cost effective workforce

On average salaries in the region are 10% lower than national rates.
* 45 minute Journey to Work area Data provided in an independent report by East West Locations


 

Employment by Occupation within a 45 minute drive time

Senior Managers & Officials	116,940
Professional Staff	103,910
Part-Qualified Professionals	95,150
Skilled Technology Trades	78,440
Sales/Customer Service jobs	55,090
Admin/Secretarial jobs	93,770

 

Aston University
Birmingham City University
Birmingham University
Coventry University
De Montfort University
Keele University
Oxford Brookes
Nottingham Trent University
Staffordshire University
University of Birmingham
University of Bedfordshire

University of Derby
University of Leicester
University of Loughborough
University of Oxford
University of Warwick
University of Wolverhampton
University of Worcester
The Open University
The University of Buckingham
The University of Northampton
The University of Nottingham