Revealing Manchester's status as a creative hub for the UK.

1. The Greater Creators report is the first result of the #ProjectManchester campaign, a joint initiative between LinkedIn
and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority begun in 2015 to help the Authority understand, and plan, for its
skills gaps as it forecasts 110,000 new jobs in the next decade. The initiative forms part of LinkedIn’s global Economic
Graph initiative to map the global economy.
Data insights are based on the aggregate profile information of LinkedIn's 614,000 members within Greater
Manchester, looking specifically at four key factors: workforce and skills, hiring, migration, and education.
BIRMINGHAM
of members with social media
marketing skills started a new position
in the 12 months to August 2015
moved to Greater Manchester in
the 12 months to August 2015
35%
GREATER CREATORSGREATER CREATORS
LinkedIn’s data insights into the Greater
Manchester economy:
REVEALING MANCHESTER’S STATUS AS A CREATIVE HUB FOR THE UK
A new data-driven snapshot from LinkedIn and the GMCA
36,000 members in Greater Manchester were
hired in the 12 months to August 2015
614K
4K
Different skills on
member profiles
33K
The most common skills among people hired
The skill most likely to get
you hired in Manchester:
Top source cities within the UK:
2.6M
10K
Members
Open job opportunities
Higher education
organisations
Conversations over 3 months
Companies represented
50K
2.
Soft Skill and
Personality - Analytical
and Problem Solving 3.Software QA
and User Testing
1.Social Media
Marketing
4.Foreign Language
Translation
5.
Microsoft Office and
General Business
Productivity 6.Recruiting 7.Digital and Online
Marketing
8.
Statistical
Analysis and
Data Mining 9.Customer
Service 10.Marketing Campaign
Management
CAMERA
OPERATION
BLACKBURN
PRESTON LEEDS
Manchester is drawing talent from across the UK,
especially London
63
LIVERPOOL
CHESTER
CREWE
2
7
LONDON
1
5
9
4
SHEFFIELD
8
24K MEMBERS
The organisations hiring the most people:
1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9 10
MANCHESTER
The top skills flowing into the region include:
C/C++
Theatre and
Drama
Game
development
Writing and
Publishing
Social Media
Marketing
TV andVideo
Production