The latest Tech Nation report from Tech City UK covers 30 tech clusters across the UK, with four of these located in the Midlands: Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham and Worcester and Malvern.
Together, these clusters employ over 87,400 people in digital tech jobs. Also, the amount the region’s tech sector generates after its cost of operation is deducted (its Gross Value Added, or GVA) averaged £2.91bn from 2013-2015,
Here’s a quick glimpse at what’s going on in each of this region’s hubs:
Tech in Birmingham
Some 36,802 people are employed in digital tech economy jobs in Birmingham, with an average advertised salary for this sector of £43,718. This is significantly higher than the advertised average for non-digital tech jobs (£34,355).
The GVA of the city’s tech sector averaged £1.4bn from 2013-2015, with an average of 557 startups being born in the city from 2011-2015....