MAKE IT MANCHESTER, THE UK’S FASTEST GROWING CITY
“Manchester is Britain’s fastest growing city and a place which has a real sense of ambition and momentum. City centre growth means more investment, more jobs and more opportunities.”
Manchester City Council.
From its enviable location and transport links, to first-class business, job and investment opportunities, Manchester is fast becoming the place of choice for an international audience.
Not only is it a vibrant city to live in, but it also opens up a whole world of opportunity for business owners and offers an impressive range of job prospects.
A THRIVING ECONOMY
Greater Manchester’s thriving economy is not only a result of recent investment, but its location at the heart of the country along with the variety of industries it has historically supported and championed.
It has also been named as the best place to relocate a company’s headquarters to, with 40% lower operational costs when compared to London.
MAKE IT ALL ADD UP
MANCHESTER IN NUMBERS
16,000 international students
36,000 graduates per year
>50% students stayed after graduation
2.83m population
1.8m are of working age
1.4n jobs, 1.3m in employment
£62.6bn econony
the largest creative, digital and tech cluster outside london
SIZEABLE STUDENT POPULATION
Talent, Talent, Talent!
Over 50% of graduates make our two great cities their permanent home. With a huge student population of over 100,000 people from five universities, this makes for a sizeable and sustainable pool of talent!
SPORTS CITY
Manchester has two Premier League Football Clubs.
Manchester United and Manchester City – and has been voted the world’s best sports city.
A BOOMING PROPERTY MARKET
Manchester is the largest UK property market outside of London and ranked as the second-best buy-to-let market in a study carried out by the HSBC.
House sales are booming, in fact residential house price growth in Manchester is anticipated to hit 28.8% over the next 5 years compared with 21.1% across UK.
CULTURE IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO – MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, LIBRARIES, THEATRE, FILM, MUSIC, FESTIVALS & DANCE.
GROWN IN MANCHESTER KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD!
The birthplace of Emmeline Pankhurst.
“Manchester is a city which has witnessed a great many stirring episodes, especially of a political character. Generally speaking, its citizens have been liberal in their sentiments, defenders of free speech and liberty of opinion.”
GROWN IN MANCHESTER KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD!
The birthplace of L.S. Lowry.
“I saw the industrial scene and I was affected by it. I tried to paint it all the time. I tried to paint the industrial scene as best I could. It wasn’t easy.”
GROWN IN MANCHESTER KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD!
The birthplace of The Smiths.
“No, it’s not like any other love. This one’s different…”
