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FutureGoals To raise awareness about the demand for skills and jobs in our region, mostly in digital, engineering and manufacturing, and infrastructure (construction) To support you to make better informed choices about your future To help you learn more about the place you live, study and play Set context of the campaign: the campaign is based on research and feedback from young people, the reach will actually be in the region of 940,000 and will appear on bus stops within 500 metres of every secondary school in the region, poster pillars, delivered to every school, college, community centres, Job Centre Plus. The campaign will consist of 6 posters, postcards and a microsite featuring resources and videos.
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Leeds City Region Set context about the City Region – information taken from the LCR LEP Skills plan Financial & Professional services worth £13 billion Manufacturing Sector worth £7 billion
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Leeds City Region Leeds City Region is a huge economy and considered global economic ‘powerhouse’ We are the UK's largest City region outside of London We have 9 universities We 14 further education colleges Over 126,000 businesses are located here £66.5 billion GVA and 4.5% of England's total economic output is generated here – this means that as individuals, sectors and industries we contribute massively to the economy. Leeds City Region economy alone is bigger than nine European countries Over 126,000 businesses are located here We are the UK's largest City region outside of London
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Kirklees Strong commuting links to Leeds with relationships to Calderdale, Bradford & Wakefield Strong Engineering, Metrology & Innovation presence
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Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in Kirklees is £506
(source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2017) Sectors with the greatest number of employees in Kirklees: Wholesale and retail Manufacturing Health and social care (source: BRES, 2016) Some of the businesses in Kirklees include: National Physical Laboratory Reliance Precision Kier Construction Cougar Automation Textile Centre of Excellence MyCloud Media Did you know…? 37% of people who live in Kirklees work outside the district and the average distance people travel or their job in Kirklees is 7.9 miles! (source: 2011 Census)
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Leeds
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Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in Leeds is £537
(source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2017) Sectors with the greatest number of employees in Leeds: Wholesale and retail Health and social care Administrative and support services (includes recruitment agencies, renting of vehicles (source: BRES, 2016) Some of the businesses in Leeds include: Unilever Kier Construction Sky Digital HSBC Bank Siemens Burberry Did you know…? 22% of people who live in Leeds work outside the district and the average distance people travel or their job in Leeds is 8.2 miles! (source: 2011 Census)
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Calderdale
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Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in Calderdale is £503
(source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2017) Sectors with the greatest number of employees in Calderdale: Administrative and support services (includes recruitment agencies, renting of vehicles Wholesale and retail Manufacturing (source: BRES, 2016) Some of the businesses in Calderdale include: Nestle Covea, Royal Sun Alliance Ramsdens Solicitors Lloyds Banking Group Whitt & Son Did you know…? 36% of people who live in Calderdale work outside the district and the average distance people travel or their job in Calderdale is 7.6miles! (source: 2011 Census)
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York
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Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in York is £519
(source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2017) Sectors with the greatest number of employees in York: Wholesale and retail Health and social care Education (source: BRES, 2016) Some of the businesses in York include: Nestle Portakabin Network Rail Aviva Fera Science Ltd Anaplan Did you know…? 25% of people who live in York work outside the district and the average distance people travel or their job in York is 9.8 miles! (source: 2011 Census)
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Bradford
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Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in Bradford is £476
(source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2017) Sectors with the greatest number of employees in Bradford: Wholesale and retail Health and social care Manufacturing Education (source: BRES, 2016) Some of the businesses include: Morrisons Produmax Virgin media Yeme Architects Mumtaz JCT600 Did you know…? 30% of people who live in Bradford work outside the district and the average distance people travel or their job in Bradford is 7.9 miles! (source: 2011 Census)
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Wakefield
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Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in Wakefield is £484
(source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2017) Sectors with the greatest number of employees in Wakefield: Wholesale and retail Health and social care Manufacturing Transportation and storage (source: BRES, 2016) Some of the businesses include: Burberry T K Maxx OE Electrics Haribo Engie Harris cm Did you know…? 35% of people who live in Wakefield work outside the district and the average distance people travel or their job in Wakefield is 8.4 miles! (source: 2011 Census)
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Selby Strong commuting links to Leeds with relationships to Calderdale, Bradford & Wakefield Strong Engineering, Metrology & Innovation presence
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Facts about Selby Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in Selby is £543 (source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2017) Sectors with the greatest number of employees in Selby: Manufacturing Transportation and storage Wholesale and retail (source: BRES, 2016) Average distance travelled to work in Selby – 13.3 miles (national average 9.3 miles) (source: 2011 Census) 59% of people who live in Selby work outside the district
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Craven
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Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in Craven is £471
Facts about Craven Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in Craven is £471 (source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2017) Sectors with the greatest number of employees in Craven: Administrative and support services (includes recruitment agencies, renting of vehicles Wholesale and retail Manufacturing (source: BRES, 2016) Average distance travelled to work in Craven – 13.1 miles (national average 9.3 miles) (source: 2011 Census) 44% of people who live in Craven work outside the district
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Barnsley
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Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in Barnsley is £495
Facts about Barnsley Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in Barnsley is £495 (source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2017) Sectors with the greatest number of employees in Barnsley: Health and social care Wholesale and retail Manufacturing (source: BRES, 2016) Average distance travelled to work in Barnsley– 9.2 miles (national average 9.3 miles) (source: 2011 Census) 43% of people who live in Barnsley work outside the district
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Harrogate Strong commuting links to Leeds with relationships to Calderdale, Bradford & Wakefield Strong Engineering, Metrology & Innovation presence
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Facts about Harrogate Average weekly pay for full-time jobs in Harrogate is £536 (source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2017) Sectors with the greatest number of employees in Harrogate: Wholesale and retail Health and social care Professional, scientific and technical (source: BRES, 2016) Average distance travelled to work in Harrogate – 10.5 miles (national average 9.3 miles) (source: 2011 Census) 29% of people who live in Harrogate work outside the district
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Write Your Future Did you know in the digital sector…
The number of people employed in the region – 47,000 The number of jobs advertised in the last year – 41,000 The average salary (higher skilled digital jobs) - £40,000 (average in the region £21,000) To work in the digital sector you need technical skills such as programming language e.g. Java, software and website development
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Write Your Future Jobs in the digital sector Software Developer
Web Developer Computer Support Specialist Network Engineer Games Developer Data Analyst Cyber Security Analyst
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Write Your Future
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Make It Here Did you know in the manufacturing and engineering sector…
The number of people employed in the region – 144,000 The number of jobs advertised in the last year – 16,000 The average salary (higher skilled jobs) - £32,000 (average in the region £21,000) To work in the engineering and manufacturing sector you need technical and employability skills
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Make It Here Jobs in the engineering and manufacturing sector…
Mechanical Engineer Electrical Engineer Maintenance Technician Quality Technician Production and Process Engineer Computer Aided Design (CAD) Automation Engineer
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It Starts Here Key projects in the engineering and manufacturing
Over the next 5 years, £250million needs to be invested in Leeds City Region’s medical technology sector, resulting in lots of scientific engineering and manufacturing jobs The City Region will be the UK leader in Light Rail and High Speed Rail with the introduction of High Speed Rail 2 (HS2)
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Change the World Did you know in the construction and infrastructure sector… The number of people employed in the region – 62,000 The number of jobs advertised in the last year – 8,100 The average salary (higher skilled jobs) - £37,000 (average in the Region £21,000) To work in the Construction and Infrastructure sector you need technical skills such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) and more generic skills such as contract management, project management and
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Change the World Jobs in the construction and infrastructure sector
Quantity Surveyor Civil Engineer Construction Manager Land Surveyor Architect Process Manager Electrical Installation Manager
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Change the World Key projects…
Construction projects in Leeds City Region are worth over £13 billion (that's not including small projects and repair maintenance) HS2 £5billion will be invested in this project and will generate 28,000 construction related jobs
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The Robots are taking over… Or are they?
Discussion Automation
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What’s new for ? Creative Industries - The average pay in the creative industry is £29,000 a year. Useful skills: Marketing / Sales / Business development / Social media / Budgeting / Teamwork / collaboration / marketing: / Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Indesign / Social media / Graphic design / Creativity / Communication skills / Organisational skills / Planning / Writing / Detail orientated. Job roles: Marketing manager / Marketing representative / Graphic designer / Desktop publisher / Public relations specialist / Graphic designer / Actor / Artist / illustrator / Fashion designer COMING SOON – CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TOOLKIT Health Sector - The average salary in the health industry is £33,000 a year. Useful skills: Working with patients / Mental Health / Teaching / Care planning / Surgery / Dementia knowledge / Communication skills / Organisational skills / Planning / Leadership / Creativity. Job roles; Registered General Nurse / Personal Carer / Doctor / Care Assistant / Nursing Assistant / Health Care Assistant Focus on ODP (Operating Department Practitioner – currently a shortage role for the NHS) on futuregoals online. More vidoes and LMI coming soon…
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Apprenticeships Did you know…
Apprenticeships enable you to work and learn at the same time Opportunities span across a range of subject areas. ICT, engineering, manufacturing and construction – all demand areas in our region The average wage for apprentices is £170 per week in the UK. Some apprenticeship programmes have starting salaries of £18-20k The wage following an engineering apprenticeship in our region is £20k -£25k
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Apprenticeships Did you know…
Around 90% of young people stay in employment after completing their apprenticeship. Find our more…. Take a look at apprenticeships case studies on offer at employers such as the NHS and Nestle and other apprenticeships through the Get in Go Far Website
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It’s all about skills
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Want to find out more? Leeds City Region career learning
the-lep.com/futuregoals About making careers choices About Apprenticeships getingofar.gov.uk About Higher Education gohigherwestyorks.ac.uk/start-your-journey/ Careers The chart outlines different qualification routes and levels
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