Jobs in Preston

Preston’s excellent location in Lancashire has helped it expand its overall employment structure from textile manufacturing and engineering to high-value sectors such as computing and finance, computing and business services.

British Aerospace Defence continues to employ over 10,000 staff in the region and the city is also home to the University of Central Lancashire which provides jobs for over 3,000 people and is one of the UK’s larger educational institutions.  This dynamic city has approximately 130,000 residents and a skilled local workforce.

Excellent transport links and a thriving retail industry mean that Preston is the ideal place to search for jobs.  Fishergate and Friargate are major contributors to Preston’s economy with large developments of shops, hotels and restaurants.  Residential developments are also being planned which will boost the economy even further.

Preston is currently on the threshold of a new regeneration project which will transform the city.  £1.8 billion has been put aside for the project which will include leisure and residential developments, a new Central Business District and improved accessibility to the city centre.  This means that Preston is likely to become a major employment hub in the North West region.