Best UK Cities To Live and Work in Tech
Cost of living: 22% higher than the
UK average
IT Job Postings: 28,433*
IT Remote Jobs: 9,531*
Estimated New IT Jobs in 2023: 323
Median IT Pro Salary: £41,625
WHO'S HIRING?
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2. Manchester
#3 CAMBRIDGE
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* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
#1
BRISTOL
#2
MANCHESTER
#3
CAMBRIDGE
#4
Birmingham
#5
Nottingham
#6
London
#7
EdinburgH
#9
Belfast
#10
Newcastle
3. Cambridge
4. Birmingham
1. Bristol
5. Nottingham
6. London
7. Edinburgh
8. Leeds
9. Belfast
10. Newcastle
1. National Health Service
2. PA Consulting Group
3. Accenture
4. PwC
5. British Telecom
6. HGV Training Network
7. NatWest Group
8. The University of Manchester
9. Barclays
10. The Hut Group (THG)
WHO'S HIRING?
* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
Cost of living: 23% lower than the
UK average
IT Job Postings: 63,163*
IT Remote Jobs: 23,642*
Estimated New IT Jobs in 2023: 442
Median IT Pro Salary: £38,685
#2 MANCHESTER
1. University of Cambridge
2. National Health Service
3. AstraZeneca
4. FIS
5. Amazon
6. PA Consulting Group
7. Raytheon
8. Imagination Technologies Group
9. Qualcomm
10. MBDA
1. British Telecom
2. National Health Service
3. Boeing
4. MBDA
5. Dyson
6. University of Bristol
7. Babcock International
8. Oracle
9. Barchester Healthcare
10. Hargreaves Lansdown
WHO'S HIRING?
* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
Cost of living: 21% higher than the
UK average
IT Job Postings: 37,272*
IT Remote Jobs: 13,879*
Estimated New IT Jobs in 2023: 522
Median IT Pro Salary: £39,864
#1 BRISTOL
1. National Health Service
2. British Telecom
3. Version Limited
4. PwC
5. Accenture
6. University of Birmingham
7. Deloitte
8. Advanced Computer Software Group
9. SCC Limited
10. AECOM
WHO'S HIRING?
* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
Cost of living: 21% lower than
the UK average
IT Job Postings: 35,880*
IT Remote Jobs: 12,080*
Estimated New IT Jobs in 2023: 354
Median IT Pro Salary: £37,268
#4 BIRMINGHAM
1. National Health Service
2. Experian
3. University of Nottingham
4. Walgreens Boots Alliance
5. MHR
6. Nottingham City Council
7. Accessplc
8. London Stock Exchange
9. Capital One
10. Specsavers
WHO'S HIRING?
* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
Cost of living: 36% lower than
the UK average
IT Job Postings: 17,667*
IT Remote Jobs: 6,372*
Estimated New IT Jobs in 2023: 312
Median IT Pro Salary: £36,505
#5 NOTTINGHAM
1. National Health Service
2. Amazon
3. HGV Training Network
4. Accenture
5. Citi Group
6. Nexus Corporation
7. BP
8. Capgemini
9. Deloitte
10. Bloomberg
WHO'S HIRING?
* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
Cost of living: 86% higher than the
UK average
IT Job Postings: 308,882*
IT Remote Jobs: 106,410*
Estimated New IT Jobs in 2023: 485
Median IT Pro Salary: £49,685
#6 LONDON
1. NatWest Group
2. University of Edinburgh
3. Royal Bank of Scotland
4. Accenture
5. Edinburgh University
6. xDesign
7. National Health Service
8. Lloyds Banking Group
9. Amazon
10. Sainsbury’s
WHO'S HIRING?
* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
Cost of living: 13% higher than
the UK average
IT Job Postings: 24,459*
IT Remote Jobs: 7,801*
Estimated New IT Jobs in 2023: 256
Median Pro Salary: £40,107
#7 EDINBURGH
1. National Health Service
2. British Telecom
3. University of Nottingham
4. Walgreens Boots Alliance
5. MHR
6. Nottingham City Council
7. Deloitte
8. London Stock Exchange
9. Capital One
10. Specsavers
WHO'S HIRING?
* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
Cost of living: 36% Lower
Job Postings: 17,667*
Remote Jobs: 6,372*
Estimated New Jobs 2023: 312
Median Pro Salary: £36,505
#1 NOTTINGHAM
1. National Health Service
2. ASDA
3. Sky Group
4. University of Leeds
5. Department for Work & Pensions / DWP Digital
6. PwC
7. William Hill
8. Sky Betting & Gaming
9. Direct Line Insurance
10. LabCorp
WHO'S HIRING?
* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
Cost of living: 19% lower than the
UK average
IT Job Postings: 29,850*
IT Remote Jobs: 9,892*
Estimated New IT Jobs in 2023: 138
Median IT Pro Salary: £39,365
#8 LEEDS
1. Citi Group
2. Version Limited
3. PA Consulting Group
4. CME Group
5. PwC
6. EY
7. Randox Laboratories
8. British Telecom
9. Sage Group
10. Kainos Software
WHO'S HIRING?
* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
Cost of living: 46% lower than
the UK average
IT Job Postings: 15,014*
IT Remote Jobs: 4,711*
Estimated New IT Jobs in 2023: 204
Median IT Pro Salary: £34,599
#9 BELFAST
1. National Health Service
2. British Telecom
3. University of Nottingham
4. Walgreens Boots Alliance
5. MHR
6. Nottingham City Council
7. Deloitte
8. London Stock Exchange
9. Capital One
10. Specsavers
WHO'S HIRING?
* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
Cost of living: 36% Lower
Job Postings: 17,667*
Remote Jobs: 6,372*
Estimated New Jobs 2023: 312
Median Pro Salary: £36,505
#1 NOTTINGHAM
1. National Health Service
2. Sage Group
3. Department for Work & Pensions / DWP Digital
4. Newcastle University
5. Avanade
6. PA Consulting Group
7. Version Limited
8. Accenture
9. Newcastle Building Society
10. Epam
WHO'S HIRING?
* Data gathered between Aug, 21' -July, 22'
Cost of living: 35% lower than the
UK average
IT Job Postings: 11,267*
IT Remote Jobs: 3,907*
Estimated New IT Jobs in 2023: 0
Median IT Pro Salary: £36,019
#10 NEWCASTLE