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Manchester is more than a city with an illustrious past. It has a vibrant present and an exciting future. No other city offers more. Manchester’s advantages would be incomplete without mention of the people who live and work here. With a population of 2.5 million in Greater Manchester, this young city – 65% of the population are under 45 – has a well-educated workforce of more than 1.2 million.

Manchester’s solid higher education foundation contributes nearly 100,000 graduates and postgraduates every year with 18 universities within an hour’s drive. The city boasts one of the largest concentrations of higher education activity in Europe including UK University of the Year and the largest single site University in the country.

With excellent language, technical and customer service skills, and their well-known ‘can do’ attitude, the Manchester workforce makes the city an ideal location for developing forward-thinking service-oriented, working cultures.