Glasgow has emerged as the top city for tech professionals in the UK, according to a study by SEO agency Startup Voyager.
The research analysed the 100 most populated UK cities, focusing on metrics crucial for software developers, such as average salary, salary growth, job vacancies per 100,000 people and vacancy growth over the past year.
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Glasgow achieved an index score of ten, excelling in available vacancies per 100,000 people (8.77) and vacancy growth over the past year (7.53).
This indicates a robust job market with increasing opportunities for tech professionals.
Cheltenham followed closely with a score of 9.72, leading in salary index (10) and showing strong performance in salary growth (6.21) and vacancies (8.03).
Cambridge secured the third spot with an index score of 9.69, boasting the highest vacancies per 100,000 people (10).
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By GlobalDataThe city also performed well in salary index (7.43) and vacancy growth (6.14).
Portsmouth ranked fourth with a score of 9.57, driven by strong salary growth (7.89) and vacancy increase (8.03).
Northampton placed fifth with a score of 9.49, showing significant salary (8.77) and vacancy growth (8.35).
Belfast, with a score of 9.40, excelled in salary growth (9.42) and salary index (7.53), despite a lower vacancy growth score (4.04).
Lincoln ranked seventh with a score of 9.17, highlighting strong salary growth (8.54) and salary index (9.42).
High Wycombe, with a score of 8.99, demonstrated solid performance in salary index (7.89) and vacancy growth (7.33).
Bedford, scoring 8.90, showed consistent performance across salary growth (8.18), vacancies (6.90) and vacancy growth (6.60).
Manchester rounded out the top ten with a score of 8.53, excelling in vacancies (8.35) and maintaining a strong salary index (6.90) and vacancy growth (6.27).
The study underscores the emergence of cities beyond London as thriving tech hubs.
Portsmouth, Northampton and Belfast, in particular, demonstrated growth in tech salaries and job vacancies, offering expanding opportunities for professionals.
Portsmouth’s vacancy growth (8.03), Northampton’s salary growth (8.77) and Belfast’s salary increase (9.42) reflect these cities’ growing appeal to tech talent.
