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Job market in Manchester, United Kingdom

The job market in Manchester is vibrant and diverse, reflecting the city’s status as one of the UK’s largest and most dynamic economic hubs. Known for its rich industrial heritage, Manchester has evolved into a centre for finance, legal services, technology, and creative industries. Here’s an overview of the job market in Manchester:

Key Industries

  • Technology and Digital: Manchester is rapidly becoming a tech hub, with a thriving ecosystem for tech companies and startups, particularly in areas like fintech, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and digital media. The city’s emphasis on innovation has attracted both homegrown companies and global giants.
  • Creative and Media: Home to MediaCityUK, Manchester boasts a strong creative and media sector, encompassing television, film, advertising, and game development. BBC and ITV, among others, have significant presences here, providing numerous job opportunities.
  • Financial and Professional Services: The city is a major centre for banking, finance, and insurance, with many national and international firms choosing Manchester for their regional headquarters. This sector offers roles in areas such as accountancy, legal services, and consultancy.
  • Health and Education: Manchester’s extensive healthcare system and its universities (including The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Salford University) are significant employers in the city, offering a wide range of academic, research, administrative, and support roles.
  • Manufacturing and Engineering: While less dominant than in its industrial past, manufacturing remains an important sector, with a focus on advanced manufacturing, chemicals, and engineering. The region’s commitment to developing sustainable and green technologies is also creating new job opportunities.

Employment Trends

  • Growth Sectors: The technology and digital sectors are experiencing particularly strong growth, driven by Manchester’s supportive ecosystem for startups and innovation. The creative and media industries are also seeing robust expansion, thanks in part to investments in infrastructure like MediaCityUK.
  • Impact of COVID-19: Like elsewhere, Manchester’s job market was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with sectors like hospitality, travel, and retail facing challenges. However, the city has shown resilience, with significant recovery efforts underway and many sectors quickly bouncing back.
  • Remote Working: The pandemic accelerated the trend towards remote and flexible working arrangements. While this has posed challenges for certain sectors, it has also opened up new opportunities, including attracting professionals looking to relocate from London and other areas.

Skills in Demand

  • Digital Skills: As the city’s tech sector grows, there’s high demand for professionals with digital skills, including software development, digital marketing, data analysis, and cybersecurity.
  • Creative Skills: Creative talents, particularly in digital content creation, graphic design, and multimedia production, are highly sought after by the city’s burgeoning creative industries.
  • Professional Services: Skills related to finance, legal services, and consultancy are in continuous demand, reflecting the strength of these sectors in Manchester.

Looking Ahead

Manchester is poised for further growth, with ongoing investments in infrastructure, technology, and education. The city’s commitment to innovation, coupled with its vibrant cultural scene and relatively affordable cost of living, makes it an attractive destination for professionals across various sectors. For job seekers, staying adaptable and upskiling in digital competencies are key strategies for tapping into Manchester’s dynamic job market.

Companies in the UK

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  • Mirakl
    Mirakl
    Mirakl

    Mirakl is leading the platform revolution that is successfully changing the e-commerce landscape. As a leader in marketplace software, Mirakl provides the technology and partner ecosystem needed to launch a marketplace, allowing B2B and B2C clients to accelerate their ecommerce growth by offering more products and services, following Amazon’s model.

    A Glimpse of Mirakl: · Founded in 2012 in France (French Tech Certified) · 600 employees and offices in Paris, Bordeaux, London, Munich, Barcelona, Boston, Chicago, New York City and Sydney. · More than 300 B2B and B2C clients globally (Galeries Lafayette, Nature & Découvertes, Best Buy, Carrefour, Accor Hotels, Siemens, Hewlett Packard Enterprise etc.) · Mirakl has raised a total of $948M through five rounds of funding

    What characterizes Mirakl? A fascinating platform that is shaping the e-commerce future, and a strong drive to create and bring value to our partners.

    As a result of our innovative technology, Mirakl is part of the Next40 index (most promising tech companies in France) and the French Tech community!

    • E-commerce, SaaS / Cloud Services
    • Paris, Barcelone, Bordeaux, Boston, Chicago, London, Milan, München, New York, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Somerville, Sydney, Tokyo
    • Between 250 and 2,000 employees
  • Ekimetrics
    Ekimetrics
    Ekimetrics

    Leader en data science, Ekimetrics fournit des solutions d’IA conçues pour accompagner une performance business plus durable. Nous aidons les entreprises à générer de la valeur pérenne grâce à leurs données et à développer des solutions IA pré-industrialisées. Notre obsession : garantir un impact fort à court terme, tout en soutenant les objectifs d’entreprise à long terme.

    Quelques chiffres clés :

    • 16 années d’expérience en Data Science
    • +400 data scientists
    • 4 bureaux à Paris, Londres, New York & Hong Kong
    • +350 clients (CAC40, Fortune500)
    • +$1M de profit généré pour nos clients depuis 2006
    • +1000 projets Data Science
    •  7000 tonnes de CO2 évitées pour nos clients en 2022
    • Audit, Big Data, IT / Digital, Strategy
    • Paris, London, New York, Wan Chai
    • Between 250 and 2,000 employees
  • RINGOVER GROUP
    RINGOVER GROUP
    RINGOVER GROUP

    Ringover is the SaaS solution for efficient management of client and prospect interactions.

    By merging AI technology with a simple interface, our flagship solutions, Ringover (Advanced Business Communication), Empower (Conversational AI), and Cadence (Automated Prospecting), transform each interaction into a lever for performance and productivity.

    🏆 We serve over 15,000 global companies, including leaders such as AXA, ManoMano, Pennylane, Best Western, and Malt.

    🌍 With a global presence in five strategic cities: Paris 🇫🇷, Lyon 🇫🇷, London 🇬🇧, Barcelona 🇪🇸, and Atlanta 🇺🇸, our 300 employees are shaping the future of communication and AI.

    With an ambitious vision and compelling results, Ringover has successfully raised €20 million in a Series B funding round. This operation was made possible by the financial support of Orange Ventures, Bpifrance's Large Venture fund, and Expedition Growth Capital, reinforcing our position in the market and our growth aspirations.

    🤝 Join the tech and AI adventure with Ringover, where innovation, diversity, technology, and simplicity converge towards excellence!

    • Electronics / Telecommunications, SaaS / Cloud Services
    • Montrouge, Atlanta, Barcelone, Bordeaux, Lille, Londres, Lyon, Nantes, Paris
    • Between 250 and 2,000 employees
  • Payhawk
    Payhawk
    Payhawk

    Payhawk is the leading global spend management solution for scaling businesses. Headquartered in London and combining company cards, reimbursable expenses and accounts payable into a single product; its future-facing technology enables finance teams to control and automate company spending at scale.

    The Payhawk customer base includes fast-growing and mature multinational companies in 32 countries including LuxAir, Gtmhub, and Wagestream. With offices in New York, London, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam and Sofia; Payhawk is backed by renowned investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greenoaks, QED Investors, Earlybird Digital East, and Eleven Ventures.

    Our values include supporting flat hierarchies, taking ownership and responsibility, seeking and providing feedback, managing constructive critique, and speaking our minds. We understand that the best ideas don’t all come from the same place, so we encourage diversity and inclusion in all areas of our work.

    The future of fintech is about more than money, and we believe in work-life balance, continual learning, and empowered teams. We’re also on a journey to improve our environmental and social impact and become B Corp certified. From virtual cards to digital subscriptions, our software and automation help take paper out of the equation for our customers, too.

    We’re changing the world of payments, and we’re looking for an exceptional team to help us.

    • FinTech / InsurTech, SaaS / Cloud Services, Software
    • London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, New York, Paris, Sofia
    • Between 250 and 2,000 employees
  • EcoAct
    EcoAct
    EcoAct

    Depuis 2006, EcoAct apporte aux entreprises et aux territoires une expertise unique pour anticiper et se transformer positivement face aux enjeux climat, carbone et biodiversité. Nous poursuivons notre engagement à proposer à nos clients les stratégies environnementales les plus robustes.

    Rassemblant plus de 350 experts, nous accompagnons les entreprises et les territoires pour mettre le climat et la nature au coeur de leurs actions afin de favoriser une transformation durable des organisations.

    Implanté en France, en Grande Bretagne, en Espagne, aux Etats-Unis, en Allemagne, aux Pays-Bas, au Canada et au Kenya, le groupe EcoAct dispose également d'un réseau de consultants dédiés en Afrique, en Amérique Latine ainsi qu’en Asie.

    Notre groupe est en forte croissance et de nouvelles compétences rejoignent chaque année les différents pôles d’expertise.

    • Change Management, Environment / Sustainable Development, Strategy
    • Paris, Barcelona, Bristol, Istanbul, Londres, Milan, New York
    • Between 250 and 2,000 employees
  • Voodoo
    Voodoo
    Voodoo

    Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps. With 7 billion downloads and over 150 million monthly active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta.

    The company is one of the most impressive examples of hypergrowth in the ecosystem, having raised over $1B and backed by Goldman Sachs, Tencent, and GBL.

    Voodoo is now a team of over 750 employees worldwide, we’re looking for talented individuals from across the globe to come and entertain the world with us.

    • AdTech / MarTech, Video Games
    • Paris, Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Bucarest, Lisbon, London, Shanghai, Tel-Aviv, Warsaw, İstanbul
    • Between 250 and 2,000 employees
  • LumApps
    LumApps
    LumApps

    LumApps est une start-up internationale d’origine lyonnaise qui développe depuis 2015 une plateforme d’Expérience Collaborateur en mode SaaS intégrée aux suites collaboratives de Google et Microsoft. Officiellement recommandée par Google et récompensée par le label Happy at Work en 2021, LumApps connaît une forte croissance depuis le début d’année.

    Avec une équipe de plus de 300 personnes réparties dans 7 bureaux (Lyon, Paris, Lille, Londres, Barcelone, Austin, Tokyo), LumApps accompagne des entreprises comme Veolia, Valeo, Air Liquide, Colgate-Palmolive, The Economist, Schibsted, EA, Logitech. Pour accompagner son développement à l'international, LumApps a levé 70 millions d'euros en décembre 2019.

    • Mobile Apps, SaaS / Cloud Services, Software
    • Tassin-La-Demi-Lune, Austin, Francfort-Sur-Le-Main, Londres, Paris, Valbonne, 渋谷1
    • Between 250 and 2,000 employees
  • Lightspeed
    Lightspeed
    Lightspeed

    Lightspeed powers the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy.

    Their one-stop commerce platform transforms and unifies digital and physical operations by enabling multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions and connection to supplier networks. With the Lightspeed commerce platform, merchants in retail and hospitality can build thriving businesses for the future.

    Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, Lightspeed is trusted by favourite local businesses, where the community goes to shop and dine in over 100 countries. Lightspeed has offices in Canada, the USA, Europe, Russia and APAC.

    They're passionate about enabling people to do their best work. They dream big and they're looking for people who do the same.

    • FoodTech, SaaS / Cloud Services
    • Paris, Amsterdam, Gand, Genève, Londres, Montréal
    • > 2,000 employees
  • Hopscotch Groupe
    Hopscotch Groupe
    Hopscotch Groupe

    HOPSCOTCH est un groupe de communication international créé en France, dirigé par ses fondateurs et ses managers, tous guidés par une vision d’entrepreneurs portée par la complémentarité des expertises. Le credo d’HOPSCOTCH ? Les « Global PR » qui s’articulent autour d’un mix inédit entre influence, digital, événementiel, relations publics et marketing services.

    HOPSCOTCH réunit, au sein de son Hub parisien, à Lyon, à Lille, à Marseille et à l’international plus de 800 collaborateurs experts dans tous les métiers de la communication : influence, événement, activation, digitalisation, communication interne, affaires publiques, marketing services…

    Convaincu que la valeur d’une entreprise ou organisation réside dans le soin apporté à son capital relationnel, HOPSCOTCH structure ses expertises autour de sa marque propre « Hopscotch » (Event / PR / Travel / Décideurs / Congrès / Luxe / Sport), et d’agences spécialisées : AD Crew, Alizeum, heaven, Hopscotch Interface Tourism, Human to Human, Le Public Système Cinéma, Le Public Système PR, Sagarmatha, Sopexa, Sport&Co et Uniteam.

    HOPSCOTCH dispose aujourd’hui d’un réseau international intégré, avec plus de 30 bureaux répartis sur 5 continents, permettant une capacité d’intervention dans plus de 60 pays.

    Agence engagée depuis plus de vingt ans, HOPSCOTCH place les enjeux RSE et développement durable au cœur de ses préoccupations, tant dans l’accompagnement de ses clients qu’en interne.

    • Digital, Event Management, Public Relations
    • Paris, Lille, Londres, Lyon, Montréal, Singapour, Toronto
    • Between 250 and 2,000 employees

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