Work
Preston is the 4th largest economy by employment and GVA growth and has a £25.5 billion economy which supports 650,000 jobs, making it one of the largest local economies in the north of the UK.
In the last 10 years, it has experienced 26% growth in employment, nearly 3 times the regional average and 2 times the national average, whilst benefitting from 25% of the total UK workforce within 1 hour drive. Preston’s employment future looks promising, following the news of the £13m government investment into Springfields nuclear site and HMRC signing a new long term lease securing 1,400 jobs for the foreseeable future.
new £5bn GCHQ creating 3,000 new cyber security jobs, and 30,000 total new jobs
New 62 acre
800,000 sqft of industrial space creating 1,500 new jobs
51%
increase in tech jobs, ranking Preston as the fastest growing city in the UK for jobs in this sector
50,000 sf.ft.
new veterinary school
BAE Systems new
Tempest fighter contract
creating thousands of new jobs.
Work Opportunities in Preston
