Bristol City Council - Invest in Bristol - Business Sectors
Click on the sectors below for further information about each one:
- Public sector
Public sector
Key Reasons:
Bristol is home to a number of government departments and agencies including The Planning Inspectorate and Defence Equipment & Support (MoD) - The Environment Agency is locating its new headquarters in Bristol city centre. The City was rated a "top location" for higher value, policy and science functions by The Lyons Review (2004).
Bristol offers:
A large and highly skilled workforce
Bristol has a highly skilled workforce offering considerable strengths - there are 310,000 people of working age in the West of England with a qualification of NVQ level 3 and above and 204,000 are qualified to level 4.
Top grade office accommodation
A large number of new and proposed office schemes in central Bristol offer high-grade space with BREEAM "excellent" ratings. Many are in Temple Quarter, a major public sector hub, adjacent to Temple Meads Station.
Excellent access to London and other parts of the country
Temple Meads Station in central Bristol offers half hourly services to London and Birmingham as does Bristol Parkway Station to the north of the city. Journey times to London vary from 80 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes. The M4 and M5 motorways place London and Birmingham within a two-hour drive.
Sub-Sectors:
Central Government Departments and AgenciesSkills:
Skill Area: AdministratorSkill Salary: Up to £16,000
Skill Area: Policy officer
Skill Salary: Up to £30,000
Skill Area: Project manager
Skill Salary: Up to £35,000
Sector Companies:
The Arts and Humanities Research Council, The Environment Agency, The Higher Education Funding Council for England, Ministry of Defence - Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Organisation, Ofsted, The Planning Inspectorate, Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA)Main Business Functions
- Research & development
- Business services/ offices
- Advanced manufacturing
