Derby has one of the highest skilled workforces in the UK. Coupled with an affluent demographic and excellent education institutions in the city, finding the right people for your business will be a smooth process.

Workforce Stats

12% of Derby’s workforce are employed in hi-tech functions, four times the national average. The city also has the highest percentage of professional workforce in the Midlands at 41.9% – with the 25-34 age group seeing the biggest increase.

Derby also has access to 6 million people within an hour’s drive of the city. View Derby’s one hour catchment map here>

Demographic Profile

The demographic profile of the Derby area is well above the UK average on many affluent profiles including Wealthy Executives, Flourishing Families and Affluent Greys. Secure families make up the largest segment with 18% presence in the city.

Education Institutions

Derby and Derbyshire have an excellent choice of local authority and private schools, including Derby High, Derby Grammar, Trent College and Repton Schools – providing a talented pool of potential employees for any new business locating to the area.

Derby has two excellent local institutions Derby College and the University of Derby, both offer bespoke corporate training and development packages.

Derby College boasts being one of the UK’s Top 5 Further Educational Institutions, whilst the University of Derby won the prestigious Times Higher Education Award for ‘Outstanding Employer Engagement’.

The city also benefits from having 17 universities within an hour’s drive – delivering superb access to graduates.

Local Recruitment Companies

Recruitment from Derby’s skilled workforce is also available both through the national service Job Centre Plus as well as the regional firms in the city including Cherry Professional, Optus Consulting and Syntax Consultancy – with whom we have a strong relationship as business Bondholders.