In a globally competitive business environment senior executives need to achieve business objectives faster than ever and reduce costs, whilst improving service standards, quality and process effectiveness.
This strategic sourcing process usually involves elements of in-house versus outsourcing, offshore versus onshore, and business process reengineering where flexibility is key.
Sheffield offers a flexible onshore location, with many companies such as HSBC, Irwin Mitchell, Lombard (RBS), Norwich Union (Aviva) and Aon having back office processing centres in the city region.
Business Process Outsourcers have found the city provides them with a wealth of opportunities. Capita, EDS, Siemens, Liberata, TSC and Ventura all have sizeable operations here. We believe that there is still room for growth in this market in Sheffield, offering your company an exciting opportunity balancing quality, cost and low risk in a proven location.
The working age population in the Sheffield City Region is demonstrating phenomenal growth, at 5.2% it is significantly above the national average. Over 2 million people live within a 60 minute peak hour journey to work area, 1.3 million of these are of working age.
Employees have up to date and relevant work skills; training participation rates in the city stand notably above the national average. 15.5% of the working age population are currently participating in work related training.
The key commercial benefits of operating in Sheffield are:
Attractive location for recruitment of employees:
- Labour market costs are very competitive against both national and regional levels with particular strengths in:
- IT support personnel -12% lower than the national average
- New or semi-qualified professionals - 11% below the national average
- Sales and customer services – 10% lower than the national average
Business orientated universities
- Two business orientated universities in the city, with 12,000 graduates entering the economy each year, and 54,000 students in the city.
- Particular strengths and above average student numbers are found in business studies, modern languages, and law
- The University of Sheffield has a major law school, whilst Sheffield Hallam University has excellent IT and finance faculties
Cost effective location
- There is a good supply of affordable Grade A office accommodation within the city, with occupancy costs at 40% below equivalent London costs.
- Sheffield offers a high quality of life, making it an excellent place to live and work. For more lifestyle information see the Live section of the website.
World leading business investment professionals are on hand to support you:
- A dedicated JOBMatch HR business consultant; a unique, specialist and totally free service aimed at providing prospective inward investors with access to a trained and prepared workforce.
- A comprehensive service covering identification of property and planning assistance.
- Advice in identifying and securing financial support.
- A tailored relocation service via our partner Relocate 2 Sheffield, because we understand the significance of providing comprehensive domestic relocation support for those key individuals already with your business or for those you wish to recruit.
For further information and tailored support for your project please contact:
- Ann Allen, Investment Manager, +44 (0)114 223 2367