- Data reveals emerging employment hotspots, number of job adverts posted – and the digital skill most requested by employers
- World of Work Leicestershire summarises local labour market
- 28-page resource guides jobseekers, career changes and advisers
How many job adverts were posted across Leicester and Leicestershire in 2021? And what is its biggest sector – employing more than 81,000 people?
These questions and more are answered in a new labour market guide published by the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP).
World of Work Leicestershire is a 28-page snapshot of the region’s labour market at the start of 2022 and contains local jobs and careers advice.
It shows:
- Digital skills were needed in more than 90% of all job roles. The most requested digital skill requirement listed in regional job adverts is for Microsoft Excel
- About 10% of the area’s workforce are employed in health and social care. The region’s adult social care workforce needs to grow by 36% over the next three years
- There are 1,020 companies operating in the Low Carbon industry in Leicester and Leicestershire. The sector employs 21,400 local people
- The largest employer in the region is Manufacturing and Engineering. It provides more than 81,300 jobs across 5,015 companies
- Logistics is increasingly sizeable, with growth in high-tech roles. 95% of the English population is accessible from Leicester and Leicestershire by road within four hours
- Sport Park contains the UK’s highest concentration of sports governing bodies and national sports organisations. The Sport sector employs 16,900 people in the region
- Leicester and Leicestershire’s economy is worth £25 billion – the largest in the East Midlands
- Leicestershire apprenticeships remain an option for all. People can use them to gain skills in the workplace or to change careers at any age
- The region has the largest automotive technology park in Europe. More than 40 businesses are based at MIRA and more than 500 jobs have been created there since 2011
- Leicester and Leicestershire’s workforce is built on micro, small and medium-sized businesses. A total of 99.6% of them have fewer than 250 employees. In total, there are 47,995 registered businesses in the city and county
- There were 125,000 unique job adverts posted across Leicester and Leicestershire between January 2021 and January 2022. 46% of them were in Leicester.
Kevin Harris, the Chair of the LLEP board, said:
“The World of Work report demonstrates again why Leicester and Leicestershire is such a great place to do business. The LLEP Skills Team has done a great job in collating a guide which presents the range of opportunities in our region.
“Equipping people with the skills that they need to work, and which are required by our employers, is a key focus for us.
“A growing economy needs skilled workers and we are keen to ensure that both young people and adults are aware of opportunities across the local economy.
“Publishing these summary guides raises awareness among local employers and industries and moves us towards our goal of a productive, inclusive and enterprising region for all.”
You can view the World of Work Leicestershire guide in full at https://bit.ly/LLEPWorldOfWork
