Working In Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

In terms of population Birmingham is the largest city in the UK after London with over a million habitants. The city also boasts the largest city economy in the UK outside of the capital.


Manufacturing and Engineering Sectors

Birmingham has long been associated with the Manufacturing and Engineering sectors, with some 100,000 industrial jobs and engineering jobs in Birmingham and the surrounding areas.


Birmingham and the Service Industry

As with many other major towns and cities across the UK, Birmingham has seen much diversification within its workforce in recent years and a gradual shift from secondary sectors such as manufacture towards the Service Sectors.


Birmingham Retail Sector

Birmingham boasts a number of busy shopping centres and popular UK high street stores as well as the newly redeveloped Bull Ring Centre which houses over five hundred well known brands attracting thousands of customers daily.


Birmingham Tourism, Conference and Exhibition Careers

According to Economic Strategy and Informationopens a new window operated by Birmingham City Council, latest figures show that over twenty million people visit Birmingham each year making Birmingham one of the most popular tourist destinations in the UK. Tourists spend over £700 million in the city each year helping support over 25,000 full-time Birmingham jobs. Vistors to the City are often attracted by the city's sporting and many cultural venues such as the Symphony Hall.

Major conference centres in Birmingham include the International Convention Centre and the National Exhibition Centre both of which owned by the NEC group which employs thousands of people across a range of sectors and creating a range of employment opportunities.


Famous Employers in Birmingham

Birmingham is home to many famous house-hold name brands which operate within the city or its surrounding area, some of these companies include Birds Custard, Typhoo Tea, Chad Valley, Cadburys, HP Sauce, MG Rover Group and many more.


Finding Birmingham Jobs at ujob.co.uk

ujob.co.uk provides a regularly updated list of jobs in Birmingham as well as details about employers and recruitment agencies in the Birmingham area. If you are interested in employment opportunities in the surrounding areas we also provide a list of jobs in the West Midlands.