Lancashire Jobs

The diverse employment opportunities in Lancashire provide a wide choice for career seekers that register with local recruitment agencies. The aerospace industry alone employs around 26,000 people in over 100 companies, headed by the likes of BAE Systems and Rolls Royce, together with top tier suppliers such as Aircelle and the Smiths Group. Lancashire is internationally recognised in this field, on a par with other world-class technology centres like Seattle, USA or Toulouse, France.

Outside the technology sector, employers range from the large public organisations, providing services such as administration support and regulation, education, health, welfare and transport, through to private sector companies like multiple retailers and hotel chains, banks and other financial institutions.

A number of new sectors have also driven service industry growth in Lancashire. Most especially Real Estate and Business Services, which have seen a net gain of nearly 30,000 jobs in recent years. Key drivers have included large-scale real estate projects, the renting and leasing of machinery and equipment, computer services and a wide range of business activities including legal and accountancy services, business and management consultancy, industrial cleaning, call centres and other miscellaneous business activities, including recruitment.

New jobs creation in Lancashire has exceeded the national average over the past decade and local employment is at an all-time high. Conditions of virtually full-employment now exist across most parts of the sub-region and employment rates are well above many other parts of the country. This success has been helped by competitive labour costs and reasonable industrial and commercial rental levels.