Bristol City Council - Invest in Bristol - Business Sectors
Click on the sectors below for further information about each one:
- ICT (information and communications technologies)
ICT (information and communications technologies)
Key Reasons:
With over thirty companies, a large technical skilled workforce and a strong research capability Bristol is one of the leading centres for microelectronics and silicon chip design in Europe.
Bristol offers:
A highly qualified workforce
New companies have access to an estimated 3,000 people working in the microelectronics sector in Bristol including researchers, silicon designers and software engineers. The City`s superb quality of life helps to retain many graduates from local universities as well as attract international talent.
High quality business sites and premises
Bristol offers attractive locations close to city centre amenities and more spacious business park sites north of the city close to the motorways where many companies in this sector are located. A Science Park at Emersons Green to the north east of the city is planned.
A world class research capability
The Universities of Bath, Bristol and the University of the West of England can offer considerable research and development support in specialist areas, including nanotechnology, optoelectronics, microstructures and robotics.
Networking opportunities
The Silicon Southwest network, managed by the University of Bath, provides regular networking events, news and national and international promotion for the South West of England's microelectronics sector.
Sub-Sectors:
Semiconductor Technology, Wireless/Cellular Communications Technology, Information/Data Storage Systems, Electronic Design and Software/firmware, Robotics, Research and development, R&DSkills:
Skill Area: Software engineerSkill Salary: Up to £45,000
Skill Area: Electrical engineer
Skill Salary: Up to £45,000
Skill Area: Systems analyst
Skill Salary: Up to £30,000
Sector Companies:
Broadcom, Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Icera, Nokia Siemens, Orange, ST Microelectronics, Toshiba Research EuropeMain Business Functions
- Research & development
- Business services/ offices
- Advanced manufacturing
