Jobs Preston

Preston holds around 130,000 residents and is situated in the centre of Lancashire, with Preston being one of the key cities in England’s North West. Preston became an official city in 2002, making it the 50th city in the country. With its strong business set up, and expanding transport and infrastructure, it is set to become a hub for international business. BAE systems are located there, a massive British Aerospace business, as well as Matalan retail, Alstom Transport, and the UKs aircraft supplier for the army.

With great transport links, it is a commuters’ heaven, and this is key to Preston’s strategy for growth. There is a city gateway project in place focused on improving the infrastructure, public spaces, and commuting and transport services to support businesses and residents within the city. The increased commuter and transport links are going to both bring with it jobs in Preston for the construction, as well as offering greater routes into and out of Preston for people to choose it as a place to commute to for jobs in Preston. With infrastructure build, comes with it a wealth of jobs both in trades and construction, and the various head office and administrative functions that comes with it. Recruitment agencies such as Daniel Adams can help projects and new businesses find the staff they need and offer individuals access to lots of jobs in Preston.

The employment rate in Preston is higher than the national UK rate. In addition to being home to big employment sectors, it also has the pioneering nuclear fuel plant. In recent year, Preston has also become well known for its media, creative, and technical industry businesses. It also has one of the biggest populations for students in the UK, which will be key to skills and business growth. Preston is ranked as number 5 for the volume of startup’s by graduates, with a lot of support through the university. This brings with it an increasing variety of Preston jobs that are available to residents.

The Preston heritage centre is currently part of a regeneration project and local government and commercial organisations are working collaboratively to increase Preston’s reputation as a city to draw in foreign investment and diverse industries and jobs in Preston. Work on this is already underway with the aim of Preston being seen as the third city in the North West, alongside Manchester and Liverpool, who are already key to the economy across Europe.